HR Associate

Empowered Hospitality

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New York, NY Until 8/21/2026 2+ years exp First posted March 27, 2026 Last posted March 27, 2026
Job description

As an HR associate, you will learn from Empowered Hospitality HR consultants and directors and support Empowered Hospitality clients through the detail-oriented execution of a broad range of administrative tasks. As an associate, you will be responsible for onboarding and offboarding, recruiting, administering benefits, auditing documents, handling claims, conducting research and supporting our discovery and client onboarding processes. You must also bring tireless curiosity, exceptional attention to detail and unblemished professional ethics and integrity to our firm.

Core Competencies

  • Supporting project leadership with a positive, humble and service-oriented mindset
  • Balancing multiple time-sensitive assignments while meeting deadlines
  • Executing HR tasks with curiosity, rigor and consistency
  • Exercising exceptional attention to detail and written communication skills to execute flawless deliverables


Responsibilities

  • HR administration, including:
    • Job posting, candidate screening and interview coordination
    • Onboarding and off-boarding
    • Employee document filing and organization
    • Auditing
    • Crafting job descriptions, employee handbooks, and other core HR documents
    • Administering benefits enrollments and terminations
    • Processing payroll
    • HRIS management
  • Preparing training materials, presentations and other client deliverables
  • Supporting reporting and analysis utilizing various HRIS systems, Excel, and other tools
  • Conducting research on various topics related to regulatory compliance
  • Preparing comparative analyses of benefit programs, HRIS software, ATS, etc.
  • Taking detailed notes during client meetings
  • Organizing E|H’s document storage, systems and tools
  • Performing other tasks as directed by E|H principal, directors or consultants

Experience & Education

  • 2+ years’ experience in HR or business administration
  • Demonstrated success managing a high volume of time-sensitive administrative tasks
  • Familiarity with hospitality work environment
  • Strong MS office skills, business communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Fluent in written and spoken English; proficiency in written and spoken Spanish preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree required; human resources, business administration, or related field preferred
  • SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, PMP, or other related certification preferred

Details

  • Compensation: $80-120k
  • Vacation: 15 days PTO + 12 company holidays
  • Healthcare: Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
  • Retirement & financial: 401(k) with employer match; pre-tax commuter, medical and childcare benefits; monthly cell phone and internet reimbursement; laptop and home office reimbursement
  • Lifestyle support: Work-from-home flexibility; WeWork membership; team-building events; tuition reimbursement; employee recognition program; student loan refinancing; pet insurance


Empowered Hospitality is an equal opportunity employer.

About this role

Summary

Support HR tasks including onboarding, recruiting, benefits, HRIS, and compliance.

Job title

HR Associate

Experience level

2+ years

Minimum experience

2+ years exp

Industry

hospitality

Location requirements

New York, NY; remote work allowed.

Salary

$80k–$120k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

HR administrationrecruitingbenefitsHRISExcelcommunication

Preferred skills

Spanishcertificationhospitality

Specializations

HR administrationrecruitingbenefitsHRIScompliance
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid City