Human Resources Generalist

Job ID: Type of role: Full-timeInterest: Internal roles / People & HRSkill group: CSSAFunctions: Firm AdministrationRegion: AllLocations: Washington DC (United States)Compensation Range: $90,400 - $113,000Posted (LinkedIn): Created: Apply: you'll work withYou are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference. When you join us, you will have: Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.What you'll doYou will coordinate key HR elements across the lifecycle of the colleague experience and act as a trusted resource for our Midwest and Atlantic regional office locations. You will deliver exceptional support to our colleagues and business partners, while ensuring compliance with important risk topics and legal requirements. You will be a trusted source of information and counsellor to colleagues and will play a front-line role in answering HR questions and escalating issues as needed. You will help create a smooth and engaging colleague experience across onboarding and offboarding by coordinating day 1 schedules and logistics, maintaining new hire reporting, completing I-9s, answering pre-start questions, presenting key HR information, and supporting a seamless first-day experience. You will also support transitioning colleagues through the offboarding process by managing data, executing key transition support programs, conducting exit interviews, handling recoupments and reconciliations, and helping ensure a caring and supportive experience for departing colleagues. You will manage mobility, flexible programs, and role changes across the region, including internal McKinsey programs, colleague rotations, and alternative work arrangements, while carefully administering the related processes, documentation, and communications that support colleagues through internal changes. You will also serve as the regional HR data and reporting expert by completing month-end audit reports, responding to stakeholder data requests, and using insights from HR data to support informed decision-making. You will partner on performance management and colleague development processes, including drafting performance improvement plans, assisting with feedback conversations, and supporting colleague transitions. You will also serve as a trusted advisor on Duty of Care programs and colleague care resources by helping colleagues access and navigate available support, championing these programs across the region, and managing important communications and reminders across offices. Our team works extensively within People Central, ServiceNow, and other HR systems. You will become an expert at operating within these systems to build expertise on key HR topics. You will also contribute to strategic projects and office/firm priorities – contributing to efforts beyond the immediate scope of your role as needed. As a member of the broader North America HR team, you may be a contributing member, convener, or leader of a group or groups of colleagues focused on specific HR service lines or projects. Flexibility and agility are necessary as your responsibilities will evolve based on business needs and your professional development. You will work in our Washington DC location with responsibilities across our Midwest and Atlantic region. Our regional locations collectively include more than 3,500 consulting and non-consulting colleagues. You will work collaboratively across our offices as well as with other firm functions, including people legal, immigration legal, payroll, talent management, recruiting, compensation and professional development. You will report to the Senior Manager of Human Resources for the Midwest and Atlantic regions.Your backgroundBachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required2+ years of human resources experience in a corporate or professional services environment is required; experience supporting performance improvement plans, performance management processes, and employee conduct matters is requiredAbility to navigate sensitive and complex employee situations with careSharp technical expertise and an intrinsic drive to explore, learn and innovateExcellent organizational capabilities, including the ability to initiate tasks independently and see them through to completionStrong problem-solving skills with the ability to manage a complex and largely autonomous work environmentAbility to work in-person in our Washington DC office a minimum of 2-3 days per weekStrong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels