Human Resource Generalist

Role & responsibilities

• Partner with Business Unit (BU) leaders to understand business goals and translate them into aligned people strategies.
• Advise leaders using a blend of business insights, people expertise, and professional services industry knowledge.
• Provide practical guidance to BU leaders and service line leads on HR policies, processes, and people decisions
• Act as a point of contact for people-related matters within assigned BU.
• Compensation Guidance & Workforce Planning
• Support workforce planning activities including hiring plans and team structures.
• Provide inputs and guidance during annual reviews, promotions, and job changes.
• Support performance management processes including goal setting, reviews, and feedback cycles.
• Assist managers in development planning and identifying training needs.
• Contribute to talent review discussions and succession planning processes.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development to deliver high-quality programs aligned with business needs.
• Assess engagement trends and recommend strategies to strengthen team culture, belonging, and retention.
• Support leaders in creating a consistent and positive employee experience across the employee lifecycle.
• Act as Site HR for Hyderabad, driving employee engagement and workplace initiatives.
• Provide first-level guidance on employee relations issues and workplace concerns
• Support BU leader and service line leads in handling performance-related matters and documentation.
• Escalate complex cases appropriately and collaborate with HR leadership when required.
• Data-Driven Insights
• Leverage workforce analytics to identify trends, diagnose issues, and inform decisions.
• Present insights to leaders related to hiring, retention, compensation, and overall organizational health.
• Support organizational and process changes, ensuring sound planning and effective communication.
• Partner with BU leaders and service line leads to support teams through transitions and evolving business situations.
• Collaboration & Cross-Functional Partnership
• Partner closely with Centers of Excellence (Talent Acquisition, L&D, Compensation, and People Operations) to deliver integrated People programs.
• Ensure strong communication flow between BU leaders, service line leads and People Operations.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 6 to 8 years of progressive HR/People experience, ideally in a professional services, consulting, or accounting environment.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to advise and influence outcomes.
• Fundamental understanding of compensation principles and ability to guide leaders on pay decisions, job leveling, and other considerations.
• Strong communication, facilitation, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leveraging HR analytics to drive recommendations.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with competing priorities.