Associate Business Partner

We are the better way to work in finance. As private equity’s value creation partner, we sit at the heart of PE—where sponsors and CFOs meet. Through financial consulting rooted in data, technology, and AI, we help clients drive value—supporting the office of the CFO to drive end-to-end value creation.

If you crave challenging work and are looking to grow, come solve complex issues alongside 1,400+ finance & technology experts in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Backed by premier private equity firms and headquartered in New York with 10 offices around the globe, we are a high-growth, entrepreneurial firm looking for people who want to be part of building something great. Come make your mark.

We are seeking a hybrid Associate, HR Generalist 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 work 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 our New York City office and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

• 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.

• 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…