What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate, Human Resources Generalist position at LAGOS?
About Us
Since 1977, LAGOS has been a pioneer in fine jewelry, combining precious materials and expert craftsmanship to offer modern, iconic styles for women and men. Founded by master jeweler, Steven Lagos, the brand’s signature Caviar collections offer bold, unique styles that encourage personal expression. Today, Steven’s daughter. Kate Lagos serves as Associate Designer and Brand Stylist, continuing the tradition of excellence and creativity that defines the brand’s iconic Caviar collections.
About You
You are a highly organized and proactive HR professional with a strong foundation in full-cycle recruiting and a passion for building high-performing teams. You bring a balanced approach of operational discipline and talent strategy, enabling you to effectively manage hiring needs while supporting broader HR functions.
You excel at partnering with hiring managers, understanding business needs, and translating them into effective hiring strategies. You are detail-oriented, solutions-driven, and capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining a strong focus on candidate and employee experience.
Position Summary
The HR Generalist leads full-cycle recruiting while owning key HR operational functions, including onboarding, payroll and benefits administration, and performance management support. This role ensures talent acquisition strategies are effectively executed and aligned with workforce planning priorities, while maintaining accurate, compliant, and scalable HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
This position plays a critical role in building a strong, sustainable talent pipeline and reinforcing operational excellence. By driving efficient hiring outcomes, delivering a high-quality candidate and employee experience, and ensuring the integrity of core HR programs, the HR Generalist directly supports both immediate business needs and long-term organizational growth.
Essential Functions
Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
Success in this role is defined by the ability to consistently deliver high-quality hiring outcomes while maintaining operational excellence across core HR functions.
To thrive and grow with our company, you must possess and continue to develop the following competencies:
LAGOS is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, or citizenship. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Since 1977, LAGOS has been a pioneer in fine jewelry, combining precious materials and expert craftsmanship to offer modern, iconic styles for women and men. Founded by master jeweler, Steven Lagos, the brand’s signature Caviar collections offer bold, unique styles that encourage personal expression. Today, Steven’s daughter. Kate Lagos serves as Associate Designer and Brand Stylist, continuing the tradition of excellence and creativity that defines the brand’s iconic Caviar collections.
About You
You are a highly organized and proactive HR professional with a strong foundation in full-cycle recruiting and a passion for building high-performing teams. You bring a balanced approach of operational discipline and talent strategy, enabling you to effectively manage hiring needs while supporting broader HR functions.
You excel at partnering with hiring managers, understanding business needs, and translating them into effective hiring strategies. You are detail-oriented, solutions-driven, and capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining a strong focus on candidate and employee experience.
Position Summary
The HR Generalist leads full-cycle recruiting while owning key HR operational functions, including onboarding, payroll and benefits administration, and performance management support. This role ensures talent acquisition strategies are effectively executed and aligned with workforce planning priorities, while maintaining accurate, compliant, and scalable HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
This position plays a critical role in building a strong, sustainable talent pipeline and reinforcing operational excellence. By driving efficient hiring outcomes, delivering a high-quality candidate and employee experience, and ensuring the integrity of core HR programs, the HR Generalist directly supports both immediate business needs and long-term organizational growth.
Essential Functions
Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
- Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts, partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, provide strategic consultation, and manage the hiring process from intake through offer
- Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies that build strong pipelines and align with workforce planning priorities and organizational growth
- Enhance employer branding through job postings, career page content, and candidate-facing materials to attract and engage top talent
- Lead onboarding execution to ensure a seamless transition from offer to integration, driving early engagement, productivity, and alignment with role expectations
- Support the administration of payroll and benefits programs, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing and data integrity
- Serve as a point of contact for employee inquiries, partnering with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure effective program delivery
- Maintain records and ensure audit readiness, supporting compliance requirements and driving continuous process improvements
- Maintain HR systems and employee data integrity while ensuring consistent, efficient HR processes across the employee lifecycle
- Support compliance with employment laws and internal policies, maintaining accurate documentation and audit readiness
- Support the performance management strategy, including administration of employee reviews, calibration support, and alignment with organizational goals
- Partner cross-functionally to implement HR programs and support employee engagement initiatives
Success in this role is defined by the ability to consistently deliver high-quality hiring outcomes while maintaining operational excellence across core HR functions.
- Consistent, High-Quality Hiring Outcomes: Roles are filled efficiently with well-aligned candidates, supported by strong hiring manager partnership
- Proactive Talent Pipeline & Employer Brand: Talent pipelines are actively developed, and candidate-facing materials effectively attract and engage top talent
- Seamless Onboarding & Employee Experience: New hires are integrated smoothly with clear expectations and support
- Accurate, Compliant HR Operations: Payroll, benefits, and HR processes are executed with precision, reliability, and audit readiness
- Operational Discipline & Continuous Improvement: HR processes are organized, scalable, and continuously improved to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
- Time to Fill / Time to Start
- Offer Acceptance Rate
- Candidate Satisfaction Score
- Payroll & Benefits Accuracy Rate
- HR Process Efficiency & Data Integrity
- A bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
- A minimum of 5-7 years of HR experience, with a strong emphasis on full-cycle recruiting
- Strong knowledge of HR principles, best practices, and extensive understanding of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization
- Strong organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with ATS and HCM software, Rippling experience a plus, and Microsoft Office Suite
- High ethical standards and the ability to handle confidential information with integrity
- Professional HR certification is highly desirable (PHR or SHRM-CP)
To thrive and grow with our company, you must possess and continue to develop the following competencies:
- Customer Focus: Ensuring that the internal and external customer’s perspective is a driving force behind strategic priorities, business decisions, organizational processes, and individual activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ needs; promoting and operationalizing customer service as a value.
- Driving for Results: Setting high goals for personal and group accomplishment; using measurement methods to monitor progress towards goals; tenaciously working to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement and continuous improvement.
- Building Trusting Relationships: Using appropriate interpersonal styles to establish relationships with customers and internal partners; interacting with others in a way that promotes openness and trust and gives them confidence in one’s intentions.
- Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make change successful.
- Growth Orientation: Harnessing technical expertise, continuous learning, and commitment to improvement to optimize processes, address challenges, and achieve impactful results.
LAGOS is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, or citizenship. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.