Human Resources Manager

ABOUT CORNER TABLE

Corner Table Restaurants (CTR), the company behind The Smith, has a simple mission: make people happy. We are passionate about taking great care of our employees, our guests, and our community. We are obsessed with building a positive, empowering, and supportive culture. By working closely with local farmers and purveyors that we trust, CTR serves delicious food and drinks people crave to millions of guests each year.

With many more locations launching in the coming years, our team is growing fast, and we’re looking for smart, upbeat, authentic people to join us!

• Work with the Director of Human Resources to provide an integrated people strategy throughout the company, with a focus on acting as the dedicated strategic partner for restaurants.
• Responsible for managing all processes around performance management, promotions, raises, and internal transfers for the restaurants.
• Administer employee benefits including health insurance, FSA, commuter benefits, 401(k), and COBRA. Develop strong relationships with restaurant management and chef teams, providing coaching and development as needed.
• Own Employee Relations process in restaurants, conducting effective, thorough, and objective investigations, resolving employee grievances, and counseling employees and management.
• Oversee employment law compliance across areas such as leaves, salary transparency, notice requirements, and recordkeeping, ensuring timely policy and training updates.
• Manage I-9 compliance and related process improvements to ensure accurate documentation and ongoing audit readiness.
• Collaborate with Payroll to maintain compliance with pay, tax, and reporting obligations.
• Conduct internal audits and maintain accurate records to reduce risk and support reporting requirements.

• Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills; ability to build relationships at all levels.
• 3-5 years of full-cycle HR Generalist experience, or a graduate degree in Human Resources.
• Excellent understanding of all components of HR including systems, databases and metrics.
• Ability to be proactive, independent, efficient, and resourceful in a hands‑on fluid environment.
• Strong desire to learn and grow within the company, building initiatives from the ground up.
• Outstanding leadership and project management skills.
• Solid analytical and problem‑solving skills.

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits plan, including medical, dental, vision life insurance, and 401(k).
• Gym Discounts.
• Commuter benefits.
• Generous paid time off.
• A great environment to work in surrounded by talented, hardworking, passionate, and fun people.

The base pay range for this position is a salary range of $100,000-$135,000 per year. The determination of what a specific employee in this job classification is paid within the range depends on several factors, including, but not limited to, prior employment history/job‑related knowledge, qualifications, and skills, etc.

Location:

The position is based in New York, NY.

At Corner Table Restaurants, each person brings their own perspectives and experiences. We strive to create an environment that is consciously inclusive, psychologically, and physically safe, and ensures everyone can be heard and valued. Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace are essential to living our Core Values. We create and promote a culture that advocates for the equality of everyone, and it is our mission to continually maintain an environment where all our team members and guests belong, are respected, and thrive while being their best authentic selves.

Corner Table Restaurants is an Equal Opportunity Employer