Talent Advisory Manager

Location: New York

Job Description ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Employee Relations

• Advise managers on employee relations (ER) matters for attorneys and Business Services Professionals (BSPs); provide practical, risk-aware guidance aligned with firm values.
• Conduct investigations (harassment, discrimination, workplace conduct); draft findings and partner with Talent Leadership/Legal as needed.
• Coach managers on feedback, corrective action, and conflict resolution; ensure consistent, and fair policy application.
• Maintain thorough documentation; track and analyze ER trends and recommend preventative actions.

Performance Management

• Support the full cycle: new-hire check-ins, goal setting, mid-year, year-end/calibration.
• Advise on PIPs, coaching, and development; upskill evaluators on effective feedback.
• Use data to identify high-performer development and low-performer risk; support talent moves and workforce planning.

In-Office/Hybrid Policy

• Drive change management and communications for the firm’s four-days-per-week in-office model; clarify expectations for attorneys and BSPs.
• Monitor adherence using HRIS/timekeeping/badge data with Operations; report trends and recommend actions.
• Coach on fair application, exceptions, and non-compliance; partner with Total Rewards on accommodations.

Compliance laws and firm policies (Title VII, FLSA, FMLA, ADA/ADAAA, ADEA, pay transparency; state/local leave). California experience a plus. Required Training (Local/Regulatory)

• Coordinate/deliver mandatory report status, and refine content with Talent Development for attorney/BSP audiences.

Time and Absence Administration

• Oversee time, attendance, and leave/accrual processes for attorneys/BSPs; partner with Payroll on accuracy>

Offboarding (Voluntary and Involuntary)

• Lead end-to-end separations with legal/policy compliance, coordinating final pay/severance/COBRA and asset recovery/deprovisioning with Security/IT/Facilities, and capture exit insights to inform retention.

Data, Systems, and Reporting

• Maintain HRIS/case-management data integrity and deliver dashboards on ER, performance, leave, attendance, and turnover with actionable insights for leadership.

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