Generalist, Human Resources

NISA Investment Advisors, LLC (NISA) offers customized investment solutions for tax-exempt and taxable institutional clients. NISA manages over $283 billion in fixed income and equity securities and over $163 billion in derivative notional value. We seek bright, motivated individuals who can contribute to our growing team of professionals. Candidates with a high degree of independent thinking skills, strong analytical and quantitative skills, and team playing abilities are encouraged to apply.

World-leading organizations rely upon NISA Investment Advisors, LLC to manage highly customized, risk-controlled, long-term investment strategies. Based in downtown Clayton, NISA's nearly 400 colleagues work collaboratively together to provide clarity to complicated challenges faced by our clients. Because our workforce is central to what we do, we are currently in search of a Generalist, Human Resources who can help us continue to support NISA's business strategy through talent and continue to deliver exceptional experiences to our workforce.

At NISA, we are transforming how we deliver people solutions to our growing business and we need a unique talent to help us deliver. When we hire into the human resources team at NISA, we look for collaborative, lifelong learners, who are intellectually curious, infinitely passionate systems thinkers who enjoy building and delivering what they design. Our team is a rare opportunity to contribute to a shared vision, bring it to life, optimize it, and ensure it continues to meet the needs of our business. If you get excited about contributing to all areas of human resources and the business, this role might be for you.

Specifically, in this role, we need a systems thinker who is excited to support generalist needs across the HR function while helping us mature and materially improve all aspects of our work. While the responsibilities of the incumbent will evolve over time, based upon the needs of the business and the desire of the individual, core responsibilities will include:

Operating as a key frontline, in-person, point-of-contact on behalf of HR, interacting with leaders and employees routinely on a wide variety of needs, and delivering an exceptional experience consistently

Functioning as a true generalist - collaborating with HR and DEI colleagues to execute on our many accountabilities, with expected focus on supporting the creation, delivery and administration of various development resources, the administration of our job architecture and job description library, the creation and maintenance of HR's Standard Operating Procedures, maturation of HR reporting and analytics, HR project management, design and execution of employee engagement efforts and other work as needed or desired
• Operating "in the gray" to give shape to new initiatives by thoroughly researching, building sound recommendations that align to business needs, drafting materials that provide balanced support for the recommendation, and socializing to reach a decision
• Continuously improving and maturing HR practices and processes
• Actively learning about our industry, our business, and our stakeholders' needs to ensure we effectively customize our solutions to support business needs, strategically and real-time
• Maintaining knowledge of relevant external human capital best practices, and pursuing knowledge of emerging practices, that have been shown to drive business value
• Remaining agile; as a member of a small HR team, no two days will be quite the same

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, or a related field
• Generally able to work in-office during normal business hours
• Significant exposure to, and successes within, multiple disciplines within HR
• Strong desire to learn about, and contribute to, all HR disciplines
• Proven ability to seek out and listen to business needs, and build custom-fit solutions
• Exposure to HCMs, ideally ADP Workforce Now
• Able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and excellence
• Positive, energetic, collaborative contributor who enjoys working as a team in every sense
• Truly engaging verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to use data to tell a story, and to create custom reporting using Excel
• Experience with statistical analysis preferred
• 3 years of related experience preferred

NISA's culture encourages collaboration and innovation. We seek self-motivated, intellectually curious individuals willing to push themselves and others in an environment that celebrates fresh thinking. We equip employees with the resources needed to excel and we encourage personal development. NISA is dedicated to internally cultivating and rewarding talent. Employees at NISA are provided with a wide range of benefits, including health, dental, vision and life insurance options, paid time off, a competitive retirement plan, onsite cafeteria, fitness center, a health and wellness program and an educational assistance program.