The HR Business Partner (HRBP) for Related’s Hudson Yards Experiences division will be based in the firm’s NYC headquarters, reporting to Related’s Head of HR Business Partnering, and serving as a strategic partner to the President and division leaders of Hudson Yards Experiences (HYE). The HRBP will be responsible for delivering all Related HR Corporate programs and processes for approximately 200 employees within HYE in alignment with its business and growth strategy. The HYE HRBP will handle all aspects of the employee life cycle from start to finish including talent acquisition and, in partnership with HYE’s President and division leaders, also talent development, compensation, and DEI strategies, serving as a trusted advisor for issues pertaining to employee relations, engagement and retention, and succession planning.

We’ll trust you to:

Employee Relations

• Coach and counsel managers and employees on all employee issues; identify and clarify problems, evaluate potential solutions and implement course of action
• Mediate and resolve employee relations issues; conduct investigations and recommends resolutions
• Improve manager and employee performance by identifying and clarifying problems; evaluating potential solutions; implementing selected solution; coaching and counseling managers and employees.
• Navigate sensitive and confidential issues, leverage Corporate HR legal resources to minimize risk in today’s changing legal environment
• Prepare necessary paperwork in compliance with the HYE progressive discipline policy including written warnings, performance improvement plans and separation letters.
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

Talent Acquisition

• Handle all recruiting responsibilities including creating and maintaining job descriptions, creating job postings, screening candidates, interview scheduling, extending offers, and overseeing pre-employment screening and onboarding
• Monitor current and future job openings, create and maintain relationships with candidates and candidate sources
• Work closely with operations supervisors to monitor headcount and proactively recruit for new hire classes, usually done in bulk
• Assist with onboarding and training of all new employees in conjunction with managers and Director of Operations

Talent Development & Management

• Collaborate with division leaders on their annual business, growth and succession plans, and development and learning opportunities for employees
• Drive and execute internal DEI strategy in conjunction with business leaders, employees and corporate initiatives
• Coach and counsel managers and employees as part of tailored employee growth and talent management plans
• Manage annual review process for all employees in conjunction with HYE’s President and Corporate HR
• Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Implement Corporate HR initiatives and policies as needed

Employee Engagement

• Develop and lead a strategic plan to improve and enhance the workplace culture focusing on the areas of communication, staff development, and celebrating and appreciating staff. Continually solicit feedback from the team to measure success
• Assess existing policies and implement new ones through a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) framework to support the hiring and success of a diverse and multilingual team. Collaborate cross-departmentally on projects that are identified by the DEI committee as delivering the most impact
• Potential to oversee day to day management of HYE Office Manager who handles logistics for staff engagement and DEI initiatives
• Manage cross-division communication and engagement opportunities
• Lead existing and new employee programs with HYE team

Compensation & Benefits Management

• Annual compensation planning and implementation for all employees in conjunction with corporate year-end compensation and promotion process
• Annual and/or as needed market analysis
• Provide guidance on benefits and leave matters in conjunction with Benefits team

Compensation:

• Expected annual base salary range: $90,000 - $100,000 Benefits Bonus
• Actual base salary within the above range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, and qualifications.

You’ll need to have:

• At least 5 years of relevant HR experience, particularly in a generalist capacity
• Mature professional with excellent judgment and intuitive interpersonal skills
• Highly entrepreneurial, self-motivated and results-oriented individual
• Superior communication skills:
  • Ease in working with people up and down the organization hierarchy
  • Naturally adaptive to different audiences
  • Diplomatically assertive
• Strong project management skills, specifically organization and time management
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to manage discreet, confidential matters
• Familiarity with New York laws on payroll, leave, wages, and hours helpful

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Divisional Overview 

Hudson Yards has become the cultural center of Manhattan’s New West Side. A template for the future of cities, this new neighborhood has not only changed the way New York looks to the world, but the way the world sees New York. Be part of one-of-a-kind experiences at New York’s newest neighborhood by joining our Hudson Yards Experiences team, the division within Related that is responsible for our ticketed attraction operating businesses including:

Edge: is the highest indoor/outdoor observation deck experience in the western hemisphere, offering sky-high views from over a hundred stories above New York.

City Climb: is the highest aerial adventure course in the world located on top of one of NYC’s tallest and most unique skyscrapers.

Vessel: an engaging and interactive public landmark. and, together with Hudson Yards’ Public Square and Gardens, the centerpiece of the Hudson Yards neighborhood.

Company Overivew 

Related Companies is a global real estate and lifestyle company defined by innovation and the most prominent privately-owned real estate firm in the United States. Formed 50 years ago, Related is one of the largest private owners and preservationists of affordable housing in the U.S. and is a fully integrated, highly diversified industry leader with experience in virtually every aspect of development, acquisition, management, finance, marketing, and sales. Headquartered in New York City, Related has offices and major developments in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, West Palm Beach, Miami, Washington, D.C., and London, and boasts a team of approximately 4,000 professionals. With over $60 billion in assets owned or under development, our projects include the 28-acre Hudson Yards neighborhood on Manhattan’s West Side, The Square in Downtown West Palm Beach, The Grand LA and Related Santa Clara in California and The 78 in Chicago. Each Related project emphasizes a strong commitment to environmentally conscious real estate development and advances the sustainable design, construction and management of urban spaces.