Human Resources Generalist

Who You'll Work With

You’ll work in our Baku office as part of our HR Team within EEMA (Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa) People function.

HR Generalists coordinate key HR elements within/across the lifecycle for colleagues in a given geography. They ensure compliance with all legal requirements, maintain local HR processes, and support exceptional risk management. They serve as key points of contact and counsel colleagues, on a broad range of HR policies and guidelines.

You will report to the Manager of Human Resources for the TCO (Turkey, Caspian, Central Asia) office.

Your Impact

In this role, you will act as a trusted source of information and counsellor to colleagues, play a front line role in answering HR questions and escalate issues as needed. You will independently manage efforts such as onboarding (e.g., Day One experience of all new firm members) and offboarding.

You will manage HR events and administration of programs as appropriate (e.g., role change, rotations, mobility, alternative programs – flex, remote working, etc.). You will be responsible also for benefits administration (e.g., open enrollment process) and communication, ad-hoc, weekly, and annual personnel analysis and representation letter. You will actively build expertise in areas such as People Central and other HR systems; you may also develop specific expertise in recruiting and hiring process for select functions, other HR processes across life cycle, proactively identifying issues and proposing solutions, other Duty of Care programs and HR projects to support office/firm priorities (e.g. Mind Matters, workplace safety, Got a Concern), contributing to efforts beyond immediate scope as needed.

Additionally, you will develop processes such as evaluation, performance management, and capability building. You will communicate and interpret policies and procedures, as well as risk management efforts, protect the firm and firm members from risk.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• University degree, preferably in HR, business administration
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with a diverse range of people in a fair and consistent manner
• Ability to communicate effectively–both verbally and in writing–in English as well as the local office language
• Knowledge of HR/People systems (e.g. SuccessFactors)
• Understanding of local labor considerations
• Ability to navigate the life cycle of events for colleagues, employee relations
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving skills; ability to manage ambiguity with an open mind and positive attitude
• Evidence of sound judgment, professionalism, maturity, trustworthiness