Entry Level Hr Business Partner Jobs in Ridgefield, CT

Is the opportunity to join a culture where "We Do the Right Thing," and "We Courageously Shape Our Future Together" important to you? If so, Guardian is seeking a motivated individual to join our team as HR Business Partner Consultant

As an HR Talent Partner Consultant, you will provide essential support to the HR team and play a crucial role in driving HR initiatives within the organization. Working closely with senior HR professionals, you will assist in delivering a broad range of HR projects and partnering with various business units to support their human resources needs. This position offers an excellent opportunity to develop HR expertise and project management while contributing to the overall success of the organization.

You have

• Support and partner with Senior HR Talent Partner(s) in delivering comprehensive HR services, including employee relations, performance management, talent acquisition, and training and development.

• Lead and operationalize core HR processes (performance management, compensation planning, talent reviews, onboarding), ensuring a high-quality, consistent experience across the organization.

• Drive colleague engagement survey strategy and follow-through, leveraging data and AI-enabled tools to identify themes, synthesize insights, and equip leaders with actionable recommendations.

• Assist in preparing data and facilitation techniques to develop insights into progress against key initiatives and change management.

• Assist in implementing and executing key HR processes (performance management, compensation planning, onboarding, talent management) to deliver talent management outcomes.

• Own and maintain governance of job description and role architecture frameworks, ensuring consistency, clarity, and alignment across hiring managers and recruiting processes.

• Partner with Guardian's immigration function and external counsel (BAL) to support and relationship-manage visa cases, acting as a key liaison across colleagues, managers, and legal partners.

• Lead or partner with COEs or Talent Partners on communications, lunch and learns or other change management initiatives.

• Translate data into insights, developing executive-ready materials (e.g., briefs, presentations, talking points) to inform decision-making and track progress against key initiatives.

• Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) (e.g., Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, L&D) to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions aligned to business priorities.

• Champion company purpose and values with colleagues and leaders.

You have

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Previous experience (3+years) in HR or a related role preferred.

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with employees at all levels of the organization.

• Strong assessment and analytical skills.

• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and maintain a high level of professionalism.

• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple deadlines.

• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and data integrity.

• Solid understanding of HR principles, practices, and employment laws.

• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Familiarity with HRIS systems (ideally Workday) is a plus.

• Functional skills and leadership behaviors aligned to Guardian's HR Capability Model

• A natural curiosity to learn about the business, HR function, and industry within which you are working. (Business Acumen)

• Experience and an invested interest in leveraging data to influence decision making outcomes. (Data Judgment)

• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the bigger picture, and align your work, decisions, and ideas with the overall goals of the function and organization. (Strategic Thinking)

• Experience in building relationships and collaborating with colleagues at all levels. (Relationship Management/ Collaboration)

• Experience and understanding of the importance of effectively attracting, developing, and retaining top talent within an organization. (Talent Management)

• Proven ability to be flexible and adaptable in the face of changing circumstances. (Agility)

Location

• Hybrid: 3 days a week in office - NYC, Hudson Yards; Bethlehem PA; Holmdel, NJ or Stamford CT. 2 days WFH

• Travel as needed to other locations as needed (Pittsfield, MA, Bethlehem PA)

Salary Range:

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you'll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian's Purpose - to inspire well-being - we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits.Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MyHR@glic.com. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site.

Visa Sponsorship

Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.

Notice Regarding Guardian's Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

As part of Guardian's job application process, Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools ("AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening. This preliminary screening may be used to help identify applicant materials and resumes relative to their indication that the applicant meets the requirements for the specific job for which they are applying, as specified in the listing posted on Guardian's jobs website (Careers at Guardian at https://www.guardianlife.com/careers). At Guardian, we do not use AI Tools to substantially assist or replace human judgment or discretionary decision making in our hiring process. All hiring decisions will be made by Guardian colleagues.

Please be aware that if you apply for a specific position with Guardian, you will have the choice of opting out of Guardian's use of AI Tools during the job application process. If you would like to request an alternative process that does not utilize AI Tools or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, within ten business days of your position application, you must email your request to MyHR@glic.com, making sure to provide your name and job requisition identification number. Guardian will retain your applicant materials and resume and all information therefrom in accordance with Guardian's document retention policy, a copy of which you may request via MyHR@glic.com.

Additionally, at applicable times, Guardian will make public the most recent bias audit results for such AI tools, which may be found here.

Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.