McKinsey & Company Hiring for Junior HR Generalist Job at Chennai Full Time

You will be based in our Chennai office as part of our McKinsey Global Services India Pvt. Ltd. HR team.

The McKinsey Global Services India Pvt. Ltd. (“MGS”) consists of approximately 450 colleagues who serve the global firm across many paths such as visual graphics & media, executive assistants, global finance & accounting, client capabilities network, technology & development, finance, corporate tax, HR/people functions among various others. You will also provide HR support for McKinsey Digital Labs teams with approximately 150 colleagues, based out of pan-India locations.

You will coordinate key HR/benefits programs and processes across topics in a given geography, ensure compliance with all legal requirements and support exceptional risk management.

In this role, you will serve as a point of contact for colleagues who require assistance in various areas within the employee lifecycle. You will be responsible for various day-to-day people-related processes in Chennai by collaborating with multiple stakeholders from other locations, functions and service lines. You will be responsible for end-to-end HR reporting including developing and maintaining periodic and ad-hoc reports on employee data and metrics, analysis of business requests, and translating business requirements into effective and impactful dashboards/ reports. You will respond to a variety of first-level HR-related data/reporting inquiries from designated HR teams and business leaders.

You will work towards enhancing employee experience by owning and ensuring the availability and integrity of data across all critical areas of the employee life cycle such as onboarding, benefits administration, engagement, and exit. You will also be handling critical areas of the employee life cycle such as mobility, leave management, etc., and participating in various month-end activities. You will manage our people systems, conduct compliance audits and data processing. You will also develop and maintain HR data records including managing active and inactive employee files and support for storage of records.

• Master’s degree preferably in HR
• 2+ years of professional experience in HR
• Exposure to HR systems and labor law is a plus
• Adept in using MS office tools such as Excel; proficiency in Tableau is an advantage
• Experience in using reporting tools for the extraction and analysis of data
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong ownership evident through responsibility and accountability for end results
• Meticulous, strong attention to detail and highly organized
• Ability to meet deadlines and demonstrate good judgment on when/how to escalate issues
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)