Talent Management Associate

WHO WE ARE

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Our mission starts with you. We offer medical benefits that start on your first day as a CR employee that include behavioral health coverage family planning and a generous 401K match.Learn more about how CR advocates on behalf of our employees.

OVERVIEW

In People & Culture at CR no two days are the same. As our Talent Management Associate you will support the employee lifecycle activities that drive engagement growth and organizational performance--working with the full spectrum of our Talent Management team. We consider teamwork as the special ingredient in our People & Culture recipe.

In this critical position you will report to the Director Talent Management. You will move seamlessly to being the first point of contact for our candidates and employees as they embark on their CR journey to supporting our organizational strategy and workforce planning and coordinating the training logistics for our learning programs.

Were looking for someone who is detail-oriented highly responsive process-focused and committed to operational excellence in all aspects of their work. If you are ready to take the next step in your early HR career this could be the right opportunity for you.

This is a hybrid position for candidates residing within 75 miles of our Yonkers position is not eligible for sponsorship or relocation.

How Youll Make An Impact

Our P&C team is committed to building and sustaining a high-performing equitable and inclusive workplace. You will ensure process excellence attention to details and timely execution across critical P&C functions. On an ongoing basis you will provide:

People & Culture Support

• Provide administrative and coordination support for HR processes including managing employee records generating reports and maintaining data integrity in HR systems to support reporting and compliance requirements.
• Respond to general employee policy inquiries ensuring accurate timely and professional responses.
• Support P&C Partners in the implementation of organizational P&C strategies workforce planning employee changes employee relations & investigations and employee engagement initiatives.
• Assist with the coordination and tracking of employee engagement surveys action plans and follow-up communications.
• Contribute to process documentation workflow improvements and other operational enhancements that strengthen HR service delivery.

Talent Management & Learning & Development Support

• Coordinate and manage training and development logistics including scheduling sessions managing enrollment and ensuring accurate tracking in learning systems (e.g. LinkedIn Learning LMS).
• Administer and process individual learning requests (external training tuition reimbursement and professional development) ensuring compliance with budget and policy guidelines.
• Support the execution of performance management talent assessment and succession planning processes by coordinating communications data collection and reporting.
• Assist with the design and rollout of learning programs supporting facilitation participant engagement and evaluation.
• Maintain a continuous improvement mindsetregularly review processes to ensure efficiency accuracy and alignment with CRs culture of learning and growth.

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Support

• Provide operational support to the Talent Acquisition team including coordinating interviews scheduling hiring team meetings and managing candidate tracking in the applicant tracking system (Greenhouse).
• Support pre-employment and onboarding activities including background checks new hire documentation orientation scheduling and onboarding communications in collaboration with internal teams.
• Track recruitment metrics and generate reports to ensure hiring workflows are timely accurate and compliant.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition team and hiring managers to ensure a smooth welcoming and consistent onboarding experience for all new hires.
  
  

ABOUT YOU

Youll Be Highly Rated If:

• You have the experience. You 1-2 years of experience in HR Talent Management Talent Acquisition or Learning & Development.
• You have the education. Youve earned abachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or related field OR equivalent relevant experience
• Youknow the systems. Your experience includes working with HR systems applicant tracking systems and/or learning management systems (LMS); proficiency with Google Workspace; familiarity with HR systems such as UKG Greenhouse (ATS) and LinkedIn Learning strongly preferred.

Youll Be One of Our Top Picks If:

• You have a strong service orientation. Whether your stakeholder is internal or external senior leader or frontline employee you are adept at prioritizing requests and inquiries. You listen to understand not only to respond.
• You have proficiency with Google Workspace; familiarity with HR systems such as UKG Greenhouse (ATS) and LinkedIn Learning.
• You are data-minded. You have an analytical mindset; ability to collect analyze and interpret HR or learning data to support decision-making and improvement efforts.
  
  

FAIR PAY AND A JUST WORKPLACE

At Consumer Reports we are committed to fair transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive market-informed target salary range for this position is $65K-$75K. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall near the middle of this range. Compensation for the successful candidate will be informed by the candidates particular combination of knowledge skills competencies and experience. We have three locations: Yonkers NY Washington DC and Colchester CT. We are registered to do business in and can only hire from the following states and federal district: Arizona California Connecticut Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York Texas Vermont Virginia and Washington DC.

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