What’s the role about?

The HR Partner will be pivotal in our mission to offer an outstanding employee experience in their area of responsibility. You will support our Retail teams on the West Coast, ideally based in LA.

You will partner with key stakeholders to elevate the employee experience and provide an exceptional HR service with the support and collaboration of our East Coast HR Partner based in New York and our Global Centers of Excellence based in the UK.

Who you are

  • An inspirational partner able to influence at all levels effectively.
  • An excellent communicator able to influence across multiple geographies and time-zones.
  • Highly organized with an eye for detail, energised by working at pace and a real ‘self-starter’.
  • A confident, credible problem solver; able to guide stakeholders with natural intuition for balanced decision-making, commerciality and risk mitigation.
  • A collaborative team player and a key contributor for your market to global HR projects.
  • Able to prioritize a demanding workload and pivot between strategic deliverables and ‘roll your sleeves up’ basics.
  • Works with transparency and trust.
  • CIPD / SHRM qualified and proficient in using Microsoft programs and HRIS systems.

What you’ll be doing

  • Be the subject matter expert for employment legislation in California, interpreting and advising on current employment legislation, risk and mitigation.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of market appropriate HR policies, procedures, and practices in accordance with federal and state legal requirements.
  • Work closely with Retail Store Managers and Area Managers to build positive relationships, coaching and mentoring stakeholders to improve their skillsets and confidence managing ER cases.
  • Collaborate with the Global Centers of Excellence to continue to elevate the candidate and employee experience from Talent Acquisition to off-boarding.
  • Provide a first point of contact for general incoming queries to the HR team and escalating as appropriate.
  • Partner with our 3rd party providers on all compliance for state and federal legislation and regulations, not limited to FMLA, ADA, EEO and FLSA.
  • As the subject matter expert and, in conjunction with the Global L&D team, design and deliver training programmes on employee relations.
  • Provide support on effective management of lifecycle operational processes including LOA and reasonable accommodations.

What we’ll do for you

  • Provide you with a competitive salary
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Generous employee discount
  • Medical, Vision & Dental benefits program
  • Paid Time Off & Flexible hybrid working policy
  • 410K plan
  • Plus many more

Compensation $80,000 - $85,000

If you want to start your story at Reiss as our HR Partner, don’t miss out - apply now!

#WeAreReiss

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.

We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.