Associate, HR Generalist

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week

Role Overview

This associate-level role partners closely with Human Resources Business Partners (HRBPs) to support the execution of core HR processes and initiatives. The role is heavily focused on operational excellence, process coordination, and data-driven support across talent management, compensation, and employee lifecycle activities.

This position plays a critical role in ensuring HR programs are executed efficiently, accurately, and on time, while supporting business leaders with insights and seamless HR service delivery.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with HRBPs to execute HR programs, initiatives, and cyclical processes aligned to business and talent strategies
• Serve as a key operational support layer ensuring processes run smoothly, on time, and with high accuracy
• Execute core administrative and transactional HR activities with strong attention to detail
• Coordinate logistics including scheduling, tracking deliverables, and managing follow-ups
• Support compensation planning processes including data consolidation and reporting for department head and executive (EMC) reviews
• Coordinate and consolidate promotion and salary adjustment data for leadership review and company announcements
• Prepare, analyze, and consolidate HR data to support decision-making and executive reporting
• Create ad hoc reports and presentation materials for HRBPs and business leaders
• Support performance management and talent review calibration processes, including preparing materials, capturing notes, and rolling up results for executive review
• Support performance check-in and feedback processes (reminders, completion tracking, reporting)
• Conduct exit interviews and prepare quarterly exit survey insights and summaries
• Serve as a point of contact for day-to-day HRBP inquiries
• Support organizational initiatives, including position management updates and broad organization changes file submission in coordination with HRIS
• Assist with workforce-related processes such as international work request coordination
• Recommend ideas and processes to improve employee experience and HR department procedures
• Participate in and/or lead special projects to develop and enhance HR objectives, systems, tools, and/or processes
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 2–3 years of experience in Human Resources or related field
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Experience working with HR systems (e.g., SuccessFactors) preferred
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams
  
  

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $65,000-$83,300

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Company Overview

At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.

Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.

As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.

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Job Requisition ID: 93804