Sr Generalist, Human Resources; CDX Pod

Job Information

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $85,0000-$100,000Â

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Reporting to the Directors and Managers of Human Resources, the Senior Generalist of Human Resources will perform human resource-related duties at an independent professional level and may carry out responsibilities in most or all of the following functional areas: employee relations, training, recruitment, labor relations, and affirmative action and employment equity programs. Working with partners across the organization, the candidate will be the administrative lead involved in the on‑boarding process.

These partners include the Office of Faculty Affairs, the Human Resources office, Payroll and International and Immigration Affairs as well as the Medical Staff Office at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

The Senior Generalist, Human Resources will provide comprehensive support to Human Resource, collaborating on departmental projects as needed. They will regularly meet with HR Managers and/or Director(s) for requested updates, participating in team meetings to review transaction statuses. Additionally, they will assist in training and mentoring colleagues, while serving as a liaison for internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely processing of HR/FA transactions.

The Senior Generalist will offer guidance to peers and provide backup support as required, including vacation coverage for departments. They should demonstrate solid knowledge and the ability to handle typical situations independently or with minimal supervision. Further, they will work with lower-level roles to maintain consistent resolution of typical situations.

Recruitment

• Assist with the recruitment of staff by posting positions on Columbia’s job sites and appropriate advertising sources, scheduling in‑person meetings, managing the I‑9 process; completing pre‑hire background checks, processing all new hires and ensuring efficient on‑boarding.
• Upon request, review applications and interview applicants to match experience with specific job‑related requirements.
• Independently coordinate all pre‑onboarding activities for the various employee populations.
• Liaise with internal and external constituents to resolve issues and to ensure timely processing of new‑hire/appointments and other related transactions.
• Recruitment Process
  
  Competency:
  
  Demonstrates solid knowledge and ability, and can independently or with minimal supervision, apply the competency in the full range of typical situations. Mentors lower‑level roles in maintaining consistent resolution of typical situations.
• ASR = Academic Search and Recruitment, interchangeable with Interfolio.

Onboarding

• Responsible for onboarding staff, faculty and researchers and students. This includes scheduling welcome program, medical surveillance and UNI creation.
• Communicate with new hires and departments to ensure smooth onboarding experience.
• Initiate and process template‑based hires in People Soft and/or nominations ensuring accurate collection and processing of the information collected in PAC.
• Process short‑term visitors and students utilizing JIRA.
• Onboarding Process
  
  Competency:
  
  Demonstrates solid knowledge and ability, and can independently or with minimal supervision, apply the competency in the full range of typical situations. Mentors lower‑level roles in maintaining consistent resolution of typical situations.

Payroll and People Soft Process Management

• Oversee the department’s preparation and processing of payroll using TLAM and management of time‑off tracking.
• Process any employment‑related changes in Talent Link, as well as PAF (i.e., updating position numbers, for promotions, or reclassifications; leaves of absences and terminations) for People Soft updates.
• Liaise with…