People & Development Generalist (North America)

Summary of Role & Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for People & Development programs across North America, including benefits administration, leave tracking, onboarding, offboarding, employee engagement initiatives, and employee lifecycle activities. 
• Administer employee leaves of absence and workplace accommodations, including tracking leave status, coordinating required documentation, partnering with internal stakeholders, and supporting compliance with applicable federal, state, provincial, and company requirements. 
• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee benefits inquiries, providing guidance and support while partnering with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure a positive employee experience. 
• Respond to routine employee and manager inquiries and escalate complex matters to the appropriate People & Development team member. 
• Provide administrative and operational support to the NALA People & Development Lead, including coordinating onboarding sessions, meetings, training programs, employee-related events, and ensuring timely follow-up on inquiries and action items. 
• Coordinate and support onboarding and offboarding processes to deliver a seamless and engaging employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle. 
• Maintain the accuracy, integrity, confidentiality, and organization of employee data, files, records, and documentation across all North America People & Development systems and platforms, ensuring information remains accurate, compliant, and up to date. 
• Process employee changes and updates, including compensation adjustments, job changes, reporting line updates, leave administration, employment documentation, and HRIS transactions. 
• Support compliance-related activities, including policy acknowledgements, training completion tracking, audits, recordkeeping, and employment documentation reviews to ensure alignment with applicable employment legislation and company policies. 
• Assist with employee relations documentation and maintain accurate records while supporting the NALA People & Development Lead with administrative follow-up activities. 
• Prepare and maintain reports, dashboards, and people-related metrics to support compliance requirements, operational needs, workforce planning activities, and People & Development initiatives. 
• Prepare reports and maintain People & Development data to support reporting and workforce analytics. 
• Support the review, development, and ongoing enhancement of People & Development processes, policies, workflows, and documentation to drive operational efficiency, consistency, and compliance. 
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Payroll, Finance, Talent Acquisition, IT, and business leaders to support People operations and organizational initiatives. 
• Contribute to special projects and broader People & Development initiatives as required. 
• Exercise the highest level of professionalism, confidentiality, discretion, and sound judgment at all times. 

Key Requirements & Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Human Resources, People & Development, or a related field. 
• Foundational knowledge of U.S. Human Resources principles, employment practices, and federal, state, and local employment regulations. 
• Preferred knowledge of Canadian Human Resources principles and applicable federal and provincial employment legislation. 
• Demonstrated experience administering employee leaves of absence, accommodations, and related employee support processes. 
• Hands-on experience coordinating and managing onboarding and offboarding activities. 
• Working knowledge of Human Resources processes, including employee lifecycle administration, HRIS management, employee records, benefits administration, and compliance support. 
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to research routine HR-related questions and escalate complex matters as needed. 
• Comfortable working in an administrative and operationally focused environment with a high volume of requests, transactions, and competing priorities. 
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively across all levels of the organization. 
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with exceptional time management, prioritization, and follow-through skills. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while working collaboratively with guidance from senior People & Development team members. 
• Strong sense of professionalism, integrity, confidentiality, and discretion when handling sensitive employee and company information. 
• Experience working with HRIS platforms and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. 
• Willingness to work Eastern or Central time zone hours 

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive group health, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your dependents
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) benefit (US only)
• Anthesis provides 100% Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance benefit.
• In addition, Anthesis covers 100% of Short & Long‐Term Disability Insurance benefits.
• Anthesis provides a 3% contribution into retirement plans, and you may elect to contribute more each pay period with a pre‐tax deduction up to a certain cap.
• Anthesis provides Employee Assistance Program and Travel Insurance
• Annual allotment of PTO, in addition to 56 hours of sick leave, paid company paid holidays, and more.
• An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis. 
• Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company.
• Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team.
• Work collaboratively on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients.
• Opportunity to work alongside of, collaborate with and learn from sustainability Subject Matter Experts (SME) who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have.