Description
About the Role
We're hiring a part-time People & Culture (P&C) Partner to own the full employee lifecycle — from first candidate touchpoint through offboarding — for our New York and Detroit studios, and Investor Communications business based in our New York studio.
This is a standalone, senior HR generalist / HR Business Partner role: you'll be the sole dedicated People & Culture presence supporting both locations, working directly with the Executive Director and people managers across the business.
This is a high-autonomy, high-visibility role suited to an experienced HR Business Partner, Senior HR Generalist, or People Partner who wants full ownership of talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, Learning & Development, and HR operations — not a narrow slice of the function.
Why this role
You'll have full ownership of the People & Culture function for two offices — real autonomy, direct executive access, and the chance to shape policy, process and culture, rather than execute someone else's playbook. This is a role for someone who wants strategic scope and hands-on delivery in equal measure.
Key Responsibilities
What You'll Own
Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
- End-to-end recruitment and applicant tracking system (ATS) ownership (using existing system)
- Interview coordination, structured interview design, and hiring manager enablement
- Candidate communications, employer branding, and candidate experience
- Background screening and reference checking
- Offer letter, job ad, and interview scorecard template ownership
Onboarding, Induction & Offboarding
- Welcome letters, new-hire onboarding design and execution across NY & Detroit studios, and Investor Comms business
- New joiner induction sessions
- Full leaver / offboarding cycle management
- New-hire compliance onboarding
Employee Relations
- Employee relations case management, investigations, and manager coaching across both offices
- General HR correspondence: contract changes, confirmations, salary review letters
Compliance, Risk & Data Protection
- Americas specific compliance training platform ownership (Zywave): assignment, reporting, content, and automation
- Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) maintenance, and supplier contract review
- Onboarding and compliance reporting
- New York and Michigan employment law compliance
Policy & Employee Voice
- P&C policy ownership and updates
- Employee feedback channel administration and routing
- Whistleblowing process administration
Learning & Development
- Management training design and delivery
- L&D platform ownership development actions, reporting, and trend analysis
- New-hire learning content
Reporting & Analytics
- Consolidated HR reporting and trend analysis across recruitment, compliance, ER, and development data
- Insights and recommendations for the Executive Director and leadership team
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What You'll Bring
- 10-12+ years of progressive Human Resources / People & Culture experience, including HR Business Partner or senior generalist experience
- Proven experience owning HR end-to-end in a standalone or lean-team environment — comfortable being the only HR presence in the room
- Working knowledge of New York State/NYC and Michigan employment law; multi-state HR experience preferred
- Experience managing employee relations cases and workplace investigations independently
- Familiarity with GDPR, data protection principles, and HR compliance frameworks
- Experience with HR systems such as an ATS, background screening tools , compliance training platforms, and L&D/performance frameworks
- Experience in a creative, marketing, experiential, or agency environment strongly preferred
- Excellent judgment, discretion, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner directly with senior leadership.
Benefits
What we can offer you:
- Work with a state-of-the-art product and deliver it to exciting and innovative brands.
- Learning and development opportunities that contribute to professional growth.
- A fun, engaging work culture
- Be part of a mission-driven team that values agility, integrity, and excellence.
- Opportunity to contribute to large-scale, high-impact projects from day one.
- Dedicated personal growth & development through our GrowForward programme.
Benefits and perks offered:
- Comprehensive paid time off benefits
- Hybrid work model, where our team comes into the office a minimum of 3 days per week
- Generous parental leave
- Up to 4% safe harbor company 401k match
- Comprehensive, low-cost health benefits