Associate, HR Optimization

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as the first point of contact for employee, HR, and business leader inquiries in the ticketing system and shared email box, and provide ad-hoc support as needed for various requests sent to the HR Operations team.
• Partner successfully across HR, IT and other business functional teams to resolve employee inquiries/issues, provide solutions, and offer recommendations for process enhancements and improvements.
• Own the quality and accuracy of all employee data managed within Workday system and conduct regular audits to ensure data integrity; when necessary, coordinate with other team members to resolve data concerns, questions and issues.
• Manage new joiner end-to-end process including  new hire orientation which includes the pre joining checks and onboarding process, maintain updated employee data in their personnel file. Ensuring seamless onboarding experience, including background verification and
• Manage new hire on-boarding communications and forms to other internal Ares functions (e.g., IT, Compliance, Payroll, Corporate Services) to ensure seamless on-boarding across the organization.
• Manage background checks process – review progress reports, coordinate with candidates to obtain any additional information needed, consult with Ares legal on any flags that arise
• Support New Hire Orientation for all Mumbai. new hires (full-time and temporary) – including delivering orientation presentation and maintaining current knowledge of firm structure, policies, compensation and rewards, travel and expense policies, and benefits and perks
• Regularly review and update HR Operations SOPs to reflect changes in policies, regulations, and organizational needs
• Drive quality management strengthen, simplify, and improve HR processes with long term view of continuous improvement and employee experience
•  Adherence to all statutory compliance, timely review and need to update as per industry requirements.
• Contribute to HR projects such as process improvements and other initiatives to support HR effectiveness and support business objectives.
• Maintain and administer the Education Sponsorship Program for employees – including ensuring eligible employees meet the requirements, helping them with the necessary paperwork and approval process, and administering any reimbursements or repayments as necessary.
• Managing HRIS and consulting with stakeholders providing HR guidance whenever appropriate.

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Senior Associate, HR Optimization

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.