HR Generalist (Retail)

Location: HQ - Williamsburg, Brooklyn, United States; 100% on-site

Company

hirify.global is a New York City lifestyle brand and specialty retailer offering apparel, accessories, footwear, restaurants, and community-focused initiatives through stores and shop-in-shops worldwide.

What you will do

• Serve as a first-level HR resource for retail employees and store leadership, addressing workplace concerns, policies, attendance, performance, and disciplinary matters.
• Conduct initial fact-finding, maintain investigation and performance documentation, and partner with HR leadership on resolutions.
• Coordinate retail onboarding, Workday HRIS entry, IT requests, employment eligibility documentation, and compliance training.
• Support employee lifecycle administration, including hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, offboarding, leave documentation, and personnel records.
• Prepare HR reports, audit materials, compliance metrics, employee communications, and policy updates.
• Visit stores in the NYC market and support engagement, recognition, retention, training, and organizational development initiatives.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of HR experience and working knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience with HRIS systems, Workday, Google Workspace or comparable tools, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to build relationships with employees and managers, handle confidential information, and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in retail or food and beverage is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience in a scaling, fast-growing organization or a large company developing scalable and consistent HR processes.
• Familiarity with EEO, FLSA, HIPAA, and related employment requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, fully on-site work in the Williamsburg headquarters.
• Work across a multi-location retail and hospitality environment with employees in North America and internationally.
• Opportunity to contribute to employee engagement, education, community, and social-impact initiatives.
• Equal employment opportunity workplace.