What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Generalist position at Meketa Investment Group?
Introduction
The Human Resources Generalist plays a key role in delivering an exceptional employee experience and supporting Meketa’s culture, engagement and performance. This position partners closely with employees and leaders across the firm to strengthen connection and recognition, while also providing high-impact generalist support across employee relations, compliance reporting, recruiting and HR operations. This is an ideal role for someone who is highly people-centered, operationally strong, and motivated by building scalable programs and practices that improve the day-to-day employee experience.
Job Responsibilities:
Meketa Investment Group is an employee-owned full-service investment consulting and advisory firm. We work with some of the nation’s largest and most sophisticated institutional investors including public and private plan sponsors. We have a staff of over 250 employees among our six U.S. office locations and London.
Meketa recognizes that our workforce is a reflection of our company, and we operate in an inclusive environment that accepts and promotes diversity. We believe our employees can best serve our clients in an atmosphere where individuals are treated fairly, where professional growth is developed and encouraged, and where a healthy balance between work and home life is respected and preserved. To support employees, Meketa offers a competitive compensation structure, a wide range of benefits from core insurance benefits to time-based benefits, as well as flexible schedules and support for continuing education.
Meketa is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us.
The Human Resources Generalist plays a key role in delivering an exceptional employee experience and supporting Meketa’s culture, engagement and performance. This position partners closely with employees and leaders across the firm to strengthen connection and recognition, while also providing high-impact generalist support across employee relations, compliance reporting, recruiting and HR operations. This is an ideal role for someone who is highly people-centered, operationally strong, and motivated by building scalable programs and practices that improve the day-to-day employee experience.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead and deliver employee experience initiatives that strengthen engagement, connection and retention across offices and teams.
- Plan and execute firm-wide and office-based events and engagement, ensuring strong logistics, inclusive design, and clear communication
- Support and evolve employee recognition efforts, partnering with leaders to reinforce Meketa’s values
- Serve as a trusted, confidential resource for employees and managers, providing guidance on workplace concerns, performance conversations, conflict resolution, and policy interpretation
- Support employee relations matters, including documentation, investigations support as needed, and consistent application of policies and practices
- Coach managers on effective communication, feedback, and employee development, helping to strengthen leadership capability and consistency across teams
- Support HR compliance deliverables and recurring reporting needs, including employee data requests, survey reporting and RFP related HR inputs
- Maintain accurate HR documentation and records; support audits and ensure process consistency and confidentiality
- Assist with tracking and reporting key people metrics (onboarding, engagement, turnover, recruiting) to inform decisions and improve the employee experience
- Provide full-cycle recruiting support as needed: job postings, candidate coordination, screening, interview scheduling, and candidate communications.
- Partner with hiring managers to ensure a strong candidate experience and smooth interview logistics.
- Support offer process coordination, pre-employment checks, and onboarding transition
- Oversee and manage Meketa’s summer internship program, including onboarding, program planning, engagement activities, and serving as primary point of contact for interns and managers throughout the summer
- Support ongoing improvements to HR workflows and employee-facing processes
- Provide backup support for HR systems and tools (e.g. HRIS, ATS, engagement/performance platform) including data accuracy, reporting and troubleshooting.
- Contribute to HR projects that strengthen operational excellence and scalability
- Other projects, and duties, as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- 4 years of generalist level Human Resources experience.
- PHR or SHRM-CP (or higher) certification preferred.
- Demonstrated strength in employee experience, culture/engagement programming, and employee relations.
- Working knowledge of employment laws and regulations (FMLA, FLSA, ERISA, ADA, etc.)
- Strong project management skills, able to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines with high attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with judgement to handle sensitive issues with discretion
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), comfort working with HR systems and reporting.
- Experience supporting HR reporting, survey insights, or compliance/data requests
- Highly organized, proactive, and solutions-oriented; thrives in a fast-paced environment.
- Balances empathy with clarity and consistency; comfortable coaching managers.
- Brings a ‘builder’ mindset, strengthening programs, processes and experiences over time.
- Uses feedback and data to improve engagement and operational outcomes.
- Experience within the financial services industry preferred.
Meketa Investment Group is an employee-owned full-service investment consulting and advisory firm. We work with some of the nation’s largest and most sophisticated institutional investors including public and private plan sponsors. We have a staff of over 250 employees among our six U.S. office locations and London.
Meketa recognizes that our workforce is a reflection of our company, and we operate in an inclusive environment that accepts and promotes diversity. We believe our employees can best serve our clients in an atmosphere where individuals are treated fairly, where professional growth is developed and encouraged, and where a healthy balance between work and home life is respected and preserved. To support employees, Meketa offers a competitive compensation structure, a wide range of benefits from core insurance benefits to time-based benefits, as well as flexible schedules and support for continuing education.
Meketa is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us.