Talent Generalist

Company Description About Team One: Team One is Publicis Groupe’s fully integrated media, digital, and communications agency built to help premium brands thrive in a rapidly evolving world. We’re known as the ‘architects of aspiration’ helping luxury brands reach modern affluents and next-gen consumers through culturally fluent strategies and experiences, unmatched access, and the agility to move at the speed of culture. We’re a team of 400+ creators, doers, and difference-makers across six North American offices—Los Angeles (our HQ), Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Boise. Together, we’re proud partners to iconic brands, including Lexus and the Lexus Dealer Association, Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton, Barclays, The RealReal, HKS Architects, Metabo HPT, KB Home, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Moėt Hennessy, Citi., and Cathay Pacific Airlines. We take pride in our industry-shaping creativity, connection, and exceptional culture that have been recognized with honors like Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators and Ad Age’s Best Places to Work. Overview About This Position: Talent Generalist responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, providing professional HR guidance/counsel through effective training, benefits administration, payroll management, recruitment assistance and various project based work. Will assist with resolving employee relations issues, and policy development & implementation. Ensure compliance with all state and federal labor and employment law regulations. Model an educational approach that enables line managers to improve their leadership and management skills. What You'll Do Partners with HRD to design & implement initiatives - creates company wide trainings by working with managers and the HR Director on determining appropriate training for employees.Provides managers and employees with fair advice/counsel regarding complaints/legal issues. Facilitates development of good working relationships with all employees in the agency.Partners with Associate Director, Talent on Performance Review trainingsOversees and manages onboarding and off-boarding.Responsible for maintaining Talent Tracking report.Maintains department budget.Administers Leaves of Absence.Be aware of, abide by & enforce Federal/State employment laws and Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi and Team One policies/procedures.Improves efficiency and service delivery through recognition and recommendation of changes in policies and/or procedures.Ensures Immigration guidelines/laws and Leaves (FMLA, PFL, CFRA, etc.) are managed appropriately. Assures that discrimination or unfair practices do not occur.Have strong analytical and project management skills, acts as a model to agency and maintains a strong balance between individual and company needs.Provides direction and strategy for employee development; and encourages effective conflict resolutions through a constructive airing of differences.Oversees yearly I9 audits to make sure we are compliant with all Federal Laws.Conducts yearly HR audits to make sure we are compliant with all Federal and State Laws.Manages and is responsible for all HRIS systems, provides reports and functionality supportMaintains the quarterly dashboard for turnover and trainings.Oversees Promotion and Transfer letters What You'll Bring: Minimum 3-4 years of HR related experience or at least 1-2 years of HR generalist experience. Strong knowledge of employment and labor laws. Experience in fast-paced Advertising or Creative environment preferred. Strong knowledge of payroll, benefits knowledge, excellent written and oral communication skills. Must have solid understanding of HR/Recruitment processes & HR-related regulations. Must have familiarity with HRIS, e.g. PeopleSoft, etc. Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Certification in HR or HR education is a plus. Skills and Abilities: This person must be highly organized, with a charismatic and varied communication style. Working Conditions: Team One is a professional, fast-paced, creative business environment. All employees are expected to support Team One’s commitment to providing a respectful & safe workplace. There may be times when lifting up to 25lbs. is required. Overtime, including evenings and/ or weekend work- may be required. There may be occasion to travel. All employees are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and acceptable manner during working hours and all work-related events, including but not limited to, holiday parties, off-sites, client meetings/events, shoot locations, etc. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. As an employee of Team One, a division of Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, you are expected to be aware of and adhere to all Publicis Groupe Policies, in addition to Team One and Saatchi & Saatchi policies. All Publicis Groupe policies supersede other policies except for when in conflict with California State Law. Why It’s Great To Work Here We live by our C.O.R.E. values:Collaborative - We work together to get better stuff done than we could alone.Optimistic - Honest and confident in our quest forward; believing the impossible is possible.Results-driven - Creativity is always in service of results and never for its own sake.Entrepreneurial - Build something new. Shoot for the moon. We offer comprehensive benefits and ‘work perks’ like great options for medical / dental / vision insurance, 401(k) with company matching, unlimited PTO, generous paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, family forming assistance reimbursement, pet adoption assistance + “pawternity” leave, etc. We’re part of Publicis Groupe which is a huge global network, so there are many resources that come with that like Business Resource Groups for a variety of communities like Publicis Parents, VivaWomen, Egalité, etc.We give back to our communities with our annual Day of Good and volunteer opportunities throughout the year. We love to grow our talent and promote from within whenever possible, and we offer professional development trainings and regular structured performance reviews.We have a lot fun! We have a whole committee called “Team Fun” that plans parties and events for us to celebrate birthdays, holidays, cultural moments, etc. Some recent fun events include a flower bouquet bar, origami lessons, and hearing from creative entrepreneurs at our Moonshot speaker series. Additional Information Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: USD $60,800.00 - USD $89,600.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 9/21/2026.