Sr. Associate, Human Resources

Sr. Associate, Human Resources

Tapestry, New York, NY, US

We believe that difference sparks brilliance, so we welcome people and ideas from everywhere to join us in stretching what's possible. At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands Coach, Kate Spade New York, Stuart Weitzman was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We're always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.

Primary Purpose: The Sr. Associate, HR Operations will be responsible for various tasks and/or projects supporting daily operations to align with our HR goals/objectives. The role is based in our headquarters in New York City in a hybrid-capacity (3 days a week in the office, Tues, Wed, Thurs) and will report into the Sr. Director, HR Business Partner.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Human Resources and/or Operations to

Workforce Planning:

• Effectively manage and partner regularly with Finance and Total Rewards to effectively manage compensation budgets, forecast processes and staffing plans, including:
• Quarterly Outlook (QO), Workforce Budgeting (WFB), Annual Operating Plan (AOP), temporary staffing
• Tracking of people related activity in a consistent, templatized format
• Oversee the integrity and accuracy of employee data, ensuring seamless HRIS (PeopleHub) transactions and resolving complex issues in partnership with People Services, including assisting leaders with PeopleHub transactions (i.e. our HRIS platform) and troubleshooting issues
• Gather relevant compensation data for offers and salary change proposals

Recruitment:

• Track current and upcoming open jobs
• Provide operational execution for opening new roles including:
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to assign a recruiter
• Open position in HR people management system
• Provide hiring managers with instructions to open job requisitions and materials needed to kick off a search
• Manage salary range calculation for all job postings
• Monitor process milestones ensuring timely execution of approvals and deliverables
• Liaise with hiring manager and third-party temp vendor on temp searches including:
• Ensuring position descriptions are created
• Opening position in HR people management system
• Providing budget to third party vendor
• Follow-up with third party vendor if challenges arise with the search
• Support temp to perm conversions
• Liaise with Talent Acquisition to support internship program recruitment and placement efforts

Leadership and Functional Talent Reviews:

• Support and coordinate leadership and functional talent reviews, including data management, reporting, and presentation development.
• Partner with HR leadership on succession planning, organizational design, and change management initiatives.

Engagement & Culture:

• Run reports from online engagement tools and surveys
• Assist action planning materials as needed
• Champion onboarding initiatives and drive continuous improvement for new hire and internal mobility experiences.

People Management system support and reporting:

• Serve as a subject matter expert for HR systems and processes, providing advanced support, reporting, and dashboard creation for business leaders.
• Utilize data analytics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, presenting findings to HR and business leadership.
• Proactively leverage data to inform HR strategies and measure the impact of HR initiatives.

Organization Design:

• Lead the development and maintenance of org charts (Visio), supporting ongoing organizational changes and design proposals.
• Prepare and deliver accurate financial impact reports and proposals associated with org design proposals

Other:

• Support on-boarding initiatives for all new hires and anyone changing roles
• As part of Global HR team involvement in HR projects as needed and for development
• Miscellaneous administrative HR support as needed

The accomplished individual will possess

• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, and HRIS platforms.
• Strong experience with data analytics, reporting, and visualization tools.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement and operational excellence.
• Strong business acumen, operational/process thinking, and intellectual curiosity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional partnerships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• High sense of urgency, customer focus, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong learning agility, resilience, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Proven ability to drive results, take initiative, and anticipate business needs.

An outstanding professional will have

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required; HR certification preferred.
• 3+ years of progressive experience in HR operations, project management, or related HR roles.
• Familiarity with Workday or similar HRIS platforms preferred
• Demonstrated experience leading HR projects or initiatives with measurable impact.
• Experience shaping and influencing project approaches and business outcomes.
• Experience with process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma) and data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) preferred.

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.