Manager, People & Culture

Beam

$115K — $140K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in senior HR business partner or HR Manager roles
  • Experience with talent under a Collective Bargaining Agreement
  • Strong communicator, able to simplify complex topics
  • Highly organized and adaptable in a fast-paced environment
  • Good working knowledge of HR laws specific to New York
  • Experience in real estate, capital markets, asset management, or tech preferred

Responsibilities

  • Provide high-impact HR solutions and support
  • Drive initiatives to enhance employee engagement and retention
  • Lead hiring efforts including workforce planning and compensation benchmarking
  • Manage promotions, internal mobility, and cross-boarding processes
  • Build partnerships with leaders to drive people strategy
  • Collaborate on talent growth and compensation planning
  • Champion an inclusive culture through innovative programs

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Paid parental leave
  • Clear expectations and honest feedback
  • Strong focus on professional growth
  • Collaborative, ego-free work culture
Full Job Description
Job Title: Manager, People & Culture

FLSA Status: Exempt, Salaried

Location: New York, NY

Worksite Status:Onsite

The Role

The Manager, People & Culture is an energetic, creative problem solver who thrives on partnering with a wide range of people-leaders, front-line team members, and cross-functional experts-to deliver innovative people solutions that fuel business growth.

You'll play a hands-on HR generalist role across talent acquisition, data and processes, org design, and performance management-working with professionals across the organization to turn strategy into action. As a key partner to the business and the Sr. Director of People, you'll help shape and scale impactful People practices in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate broadly, influence decisions, and build strong relationships across teams while championing culture, navigating complex challenges, and driving meaningful outcomes.

What You Bring

  • A true collaborator who loves working across teams, levels, and disciplines
  • Curious, driven, and solutions-focused-you raise the bar and lead with heart
  • Authentic, approachable, and energized by helping others succeed
  • A natural connector who builds relationships, celebrates wins, and supports teams through challenges
  • Someone who is passionate about driving and creating a culture that makes Beam Living a great place to work


What You'll Do

  • Provide critical, high-impact HR solutions that deliver excellent, SLA-driven people support
  • Drive initiatives that enhance employee engagement, retention, and morale across our teams
  • Lead hiring efforts-workforce planning, requisitions, compensation benchmarking, and job description development and revisions
  • Manage cross-boarding, promotions, and internal mobility processes
  • Build strong partnerships with leaders and team members to drive people strategy and execution
  • Collaborate with L&D to support talent growth, feedback, promotions, and compensation planning
  • Champion a positive, inclusive culture through innovative programs and initiatives that lead to strong engagement
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on a wide range of people and business challenges
  • Coach leaders on performance management, development, and employee relations
  • Strengthen and drive team engagement, morale, retention, and productivity
  • Guide organizational design, workforce planning, and change initiatives
  • Use and analyze data and trends to inform smart, scalable solutions for people issues
  • Ensure consistent, thoughtful application of HR policies and practices


What You Bring (Experience & Skills)

  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience)
  • 5+ years in senior HR business partner or HR Manager roles
  • Experience working with talent under a Collective Bargaining Agreement
  • Proven ability to work with diverse stakeholders across functions and levels with vary levels of management experience
  • Strong communicator-clear, confident, and able to simplify complex topics
  • Skilled in change management, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making
  • Highly organized, adaptable, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
  • High emotional intelligence and sound judgment
  • Event management and planning experience for employee events
  • Good working knowledge of HR laws at the federal level, as well those specific to the state and city of New York
  • Knowledge of employee benefits, worker's compensation, and leave administration
  • Experience in real estate, capital markets, asset management, tech, or similar a plus
  • Proficiency in MS Office and HR systems
  • Preferred: HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP/SCP) and Predictive Index experience


You should be:
  • Authentic. You do you. Together, we'll do something amazing
  • A passionate person with a love for real estate and investing; and believes that helping others win is a noble cause, essential to our success
  • An excellent team player who enjoys working with others and has strong interpersonal skills
  • Highly motivated, energetic, and organized
  • A social leader. You should get passion from bringing people together to celebrate wins and support each other through tough times


What We Offer

We take care of our people-because that's how great work happens. Expect clear expectations, honest feedback, and real support to grow your career. We embrace and model our core values:
  • Be a good neighbor
  • Stay Curious
  • Raise the Bar
  • Lead with Heart

Our culture is collaborative, ego-free, and rooted in trust, accountability, and continuous improvement. We value diverse perspectives and believe better outcomes come from different voices at the table.

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and perks like paid parental leave.

If this sounds like your kind of team, let's talk. Life's too short to work with people you don't enjoy.

As of the date on which this job advertisement is posted, the Company anticipates that the pay range for this role is $115,000 - $140,000 (this represents the presently-anticipated low and high end of the Company's pay range for this position). Actual pay may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

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