People Manager, Americas

The Role The People Manager will play a critical role in driving key initiatives for the Americas at Russell Reynolds. The person will report to the Director, People – Americas and will partner closely with the global delivery People team to handle many aspects of the People agenda including employee relations and day-to-day transacting and talent management. This role will have a specific requirement to act as the expert and lead on all matters related to the management of a large employee population in the Americas. The role with therefore partner closely with the senior key stakeholders such as Hub Leaders, Finance, department heads and Legal. Preferred location is New York, Chicago or Washington D.C. This role is a member of the global People team and underpinning their work will be their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Business Partnering Act as a business partner and internal expert on all matters related to human capital to stakeholders across the Americas Provide insight and data on people issues to the stakeholders through regular reporting and data analysis; Assist the People Director and the People team with international projects; and Employee Relations Lead and liaise with various employee relations issues such as disciplinary, leave of absence, conflict management. Partner with Legal and People Operations team to ensure compliance with legal and administrative requirements Conduct exit interviews and use information to address retention themes Performance and Talent Management Drive the mid-year and year-end reviews through administration of the appraisal process; Anticipate issues and follow up on appraisals, flagging performance issues to the People Director and relevant key stakeholders; Coach Managers and Leaders on providing quality feedback on an ongoing basis; work to create a culture of rich feedback. Lead talent review discussions including identification of succession plan for critical roles. Advise and support stakeholders in any performance management issues and retention of employees Provide support in the exit process Compensation and Benefits Drive the annual bonus allocation process by ensuring all involved understand the process including the decision makers and decision-making points. Work with the Benefits team to ensure employment benefits are effective and delivered as per employment contracts and contract variations. Policies and Procedures Partner with local office to ensure compliance with relevant employment and Health & Safety legislation and recommend corrective actions where required; Ensure groups in dedicated countries are aware of changes to HR policies and procedures; Immigration and Visa Partner with the People Operations team and liaise with external immigration lawyers to support any immigration matters affecting RRA employees; and Work with the Benefits teams to support any international transfers of current employees Internal Recruiting Partners with third-party agencies, our internal talent acquisition team as well as leaders on the hiring process to ensure the best candidates are sourced and presented for final selection. Provide the right level and amount of information to help Leaders make the best decision on internal recruitment; and With support from the People Operations team, ensure agreements within the contracts are carried out. Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is an organized, efficient team player who can thrive in a fast-paced work environment. Key competencies required for this role include: 10+ years relevant experience in professional services environment preferred Familiarity with HR Policies and Practices across the US (LatCa is a plus) Strong employee relations experience and knowledge of basic employment laws End-to-end project management experience is a plus Stakeholder management skills, including demonstrated experience owning relationships with senior leaders preferred Ability to take a consultative approach to the work and influence change across all levels of the organization Excellent communication (both verbal and written) Excellent attention to detail Ability to operate independently and effectively in a complex, fast-paced environment Strong proficiency in MS Office, Excel and PowerPoint HRIS proficiency (WorkDay experience preferred); comfort with people analytics platforms and AI-enabled HR tools Bachelor’s degree preferred Compensation The compensation available for the role considers a variety of factors including, but not limited to, work location, individual skill set, previous/applicable experience, and other business needs. The estimated salary range for individuals who work in New York City is $115,000 to $130,000. This salary range represents RRA's good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible base salary range at the time of posting and is one part of the total rewards RRA provides to employees. Our Firm Founded in 1969, Russell Reynolds Associates ( is a premier provider of senior-level executive search and leadership advisory services, serving clients globally for over 50 years. Our mission is to both improve the business performance of our clients through the appointment and development of outstanding and impactful leaders and teams and mitigate potential risks. We are a private firm with 47 offices and more than 500 consultants across North and South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific, covering all major business regions including Africa, Eastern Europe and Russia, the Middle East and the South Pacific. We complete over 4000 assignments each year. We are a private firm owned by the Managing Directors (Partners), who constitute over half of the consultants. We have deliberately chosen to remain private in order to focus exclusively on clients’ leadership challenges, undistracted by the pressure of near-term earnings. Russell Reynolds Associates has very strong relationships at the highest levels with leading global multinationals, fast-growing mid-cap multinationals and private enterprises. We work with many of the world’s premier private equity and venture capital businesses. We leverage our Consultants’ collective expertise to identify, assess, and develop leaders who can support the growth and success of our client organizations. Our success over the past five decades is attributable to the outstanding quality of our people, and a culture and business strategy focused on excellence in client service: We invest in long-term relationships, taking the time to gain a thorough understanding of each client’s business goals and strategy, their position in the marketplace and business life-cycle, their competition, and their culture. We assemble the most effective team to serve on each engagement, based on their expertise in the client’s needs including specific leadership issues, roles, business areas, and geographies. We maintain an open dialogue with our clients, their executives, and candidates throughout an engagement, ensuring expectations are met on both sides. We identify and help develop the most experienced and proven executives as well as those with the highest potential: leaders who make an immediate and significant impact on an organization. We understand the reputation, past experience, and competencies of each executive. We develop market insights and deliver those to our clients, partnering with them to identify and meet strategic talent needs. Why join Russell Reynolds Associates? RRA is recognized as one of the leading senior succession, leadership, and executive search firms in the world. The firm has very strong relationships at the highest levels with leading global organizations, and thus we spend our time with leaders of the business community and successful executives. We only work on projects in which our clients retain us exclusively, and these range from Board of Directors/Chairman through CEO, business management and functional leadership (CFO, CMO, CIO, Heads of R&D, etc.) roles. Our work is dynamic, analytical, highly interpersonal, and rewarding. We impact the success of the business and the individual. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Diversity, inclusion, and respect for individuality are at the core of our firm’s culture and are essential to the success of our executive search and assessment business. Both for ourselves and for our clients, we strive to attract the best people from the broadest pool of candidates. We embrace differences in race, religion, culture, gender, nationality, age, sexual orientation, thinking style, background, and perspectives, with the goal of providing a positive work environment for our employees and exemplary service to our clients. #J-18808-Ljbffr Russell Reynolds Associates