# Specialist, People Partner

**Company**: Success Academy
**Location**: New York
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $100,000-$125,000 USD
**Category**: Human Resources
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

We are seeking a Specialist, People Partner to join our team at Success Academy. As a key operational anchor and independent executor, you will provide high-quality, independent day-to-day HR support to assigned client groups, ensuring complete compliance with policies and standard operating procedures.

## Key Responsibilities

- Deliver high-quality, independent day-to-day HR support to assigned client groups, ensuring complete compliance with policies and standard operating procedures.

- Resolve routine HR inquiries and operational issues locally, exercising sound judgment on when to resolve problems independently and when to escalate to Lead People Partners.

- Maintain total data integrity across HRIS systems (Workday), routine reports, and talent trackers to enable accurate, data-driven leadership decisions.

- Process and resolve all client requests and employee communications within a strict 24-hour response standard to maintain high operational velocity.

- Serve as the primary technical and procedural resource for peers and junior People team members, driving organisational consistency.

- Identify operational bottlenecks across HR workflows and proactively design and propose streamlined fixes.

## Qualifications

- 3 to 5 years of professional HR experience in a fast-paced environment (e.g., HR Generalist, HR Specialist, or Associate HRBP role).

- Strong technical familiarity with Workday or other enterprise HRIS platforms, with a proven track record of maintaining clean data and workflows.

- Specialised functional expertise in core HR practices, employee onboarding/offboarding, performance tracking, and policy interpretation.

- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).

## Competencies

- Domain Expertise: Demonstrates specialised functional knowledge in core HR processes, policy interpretation, and employee lifecycle management.

- Execution Capability: Consistently delivers accurate, high-quality, and error-free work products with minimal day-to-day supervision.

- Proactive Drive: Takes immediate initiative to identify process gaps and propose simpler, faster solutions without waiting for direction.

- Clear Communication: Conveys HR policies and complex guidelines directly and clearly to stakeholders across all organisational levels.

- Culture Alignment & Accountability: Embraces direct, frequent feedback, takes full ownership of results, and actively embodies core organisational values.

## Compensation, Benefits & Perks

- Day-One Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting your first day (SA covers 82% of our core medical plan), plus a free One Medical membership and confidential mental health support via EAP/Talkspace.

- Financial Security: 403(b) retirement plan with a 3% employer match, up to $2,400/year in employer HSA contributions, employer-paid life/disability insurance, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility.

- Time to Recharge: Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and paid parental leave.

- Perks & Stipends: A $50/month cellphone stipend ($600/year), pre-tax commuter benefits, backup family care, and performance-based earning incentives.

## Skills

### Required
- Workday
- HRIS
- HR practices
- policy interpretation
- employee lifecycle management

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