Associate People Business Partner

Company Overview

There’s a better way to work in finance—and more specifically, a better way to unlock value potential in private equity-backed portfolio companies. Working at the intersection of sponsors and management teams across every stage of the investment lifecycle, our team provides hands-on, execution-oriented support to elevate the office of the CFO.

So, what does it mean to work at Accordion? It means joining 1,400+ finance & technology experts in a high-growth, agile, and entrepreneurial environment while changing the way portfolio companies drive value. It also means making your mark on Accordion’s future—by embracing a culture rooted in collaboration and a firm-wide commitment to building something great, together.

Accordion is headquartered in New York City with 10 offices around the globe. Join us!

Role Overview: Associate People Business Partner

We are seeking a hybrid Associate People Business Partner (HRBP) and HR Project Manager to join our People Team. The ideal candidate is a hungry, creative, and detail-oriented individual who is eager to make their mark on all things people related. This is a unique role with the ability to toggle between traditional HRBP responsibilities and serve a critical project manager to our growing HRBP team. The role will also allow you to focus on certain HR disciplines depending on your strengths and passions.

In this exciting new role, this position will partner with the head of our People Advisory and Culture team and broader HRBP team to help drive a number of critical people programs spanning all of our practice areas. This role will work with multiple levels of leadership to develop, influence, and execute HR strategies and programs. This individual must understand our business model and functional priorities and act as a liaison between teams while assessing people's needs in areas such as leadership and career development, onboarding, HRIS, performance management, and employee relations. The individual will work closely with other members of the global HRBP team on projects, with a focus on maintaining our high-performance culture. The ideal candidate will combine strong project management skills with a good understanding of HR functions, business analysis, and stakeholder communication.

We are looking for someone who can diagnose problems with an analytical mindset and collaborate with colleagues to provide practical solutions. The position will work cross-functionally to deliver value-add strategic people business partnering and project management that reflects Accordion’s core values and helps further our strong culture.

This position must be based in either our New York City, Boston, or Chicago office with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week, blending the best of both worlds for efficiency and collaboration. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

What You’ll Do:

• Take a data-driven approach to deliver our ambitious people agenda and in an effort to support our growth strategy
• Project manage and support on all things people-related, including: performance management, learning and development, coaching, career pathing, employee relations, succession planning, compensation, organizational development and scaling, training, culture, diversity & inclusion, and employee engagement
• Build and foster trusting partnerships with the potential to independently be assigned a dedicated internal client, acting as a single point of contact, coach, partner, and confidant to senior leaders, people managers, employees across the entire employee lifecycle
• Assume tactical People Business Partner responsibilities for several of our Practices Areas and serve as a strategic business advisor to deliver key people priorities in support of the business strategy
• Analyze trends and metrics within the people team to help inform our people strategy
• Ability to be agile and ‘think on your feet’ – assist on projects when needed and forget the concept of working in silos.  We’re looking for someone who is results oriented and can seamlessly contribute when called upon.

Ideally, You Have:

• 3+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Experience in Consulting, Finance or Private Equity
• Proven ability to partner and influence senior leaders to help drive their people strategy and deliver upon business objectives
• Ability to act as an ambassador of our core values
• Experience working in a high growth environment
• Strong project management, communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to develop and manage project and resource plans
• Broad experience and specific knowledge of organizational design, talent management, employee relations, compensation, employee engagement, learning, and performance management

Ideally, You Are:

• Hungry, bright, and positive; you demonstrate great judgment and are proactive
• Excited to be part of a growing team, with a focus on driving future growth
• Experienced in consulting or professional services industries
• Passionate about accuracy and have strong attention to detail
• Independent and individually motivated with high integrity, but can also work effectively in a team
• A creative problem solver with outstanding oral and written communication skills
• Process oriented, but you also challenge convention
• Strongly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Consummate team player – we’re a small but scrappy people team and are looking for someone who is willing to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and take on whatever people challenge is throw their way.

Salary: $80,000 to $110,000 + benefits + bonus

Actual compensation packages are determined by evaluating a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, education, certifications, cost of labor and internal equity.

Accordion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Please note that as per Accordion policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our inclusive diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Accordion will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity. 

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