This HR Generalist position at Cerence is a newly created role, pivotal in supporting the HR function across multiple domains including business partnership, general HR support, talent and organizational development, shared services, and recruiting. The role ensures smooth HR operations, delivers high-quality support to employees and managers, and contributes to key HR projects and reporting, working closely with a collaborative HR team.

Must Have

• Support the Orientation/Onboarding program for new hires.
• Manage onboarding and exit survey reporting.
• Troubleshoot time and attendance issues in Workday.
• Maintain and clean up the HR intranet.
• Track engagement budgets.
• Provide ad-hoc reporting support.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects as needed.
• Support the LinkedIn Learning program.
• Administer the recognition platform.
• Manage reporting and follow-ups for compliance training.
• Oversee reporting and follow-ups on learning programs.
• Triage daily help desk tickets.
• Conduct monthly HR audits.
• Reconcile monthly purchase orders (POs).
• Reconcile weekly recruiting reports.
• Administer new hire and candidate satisfaction surveys.
• Proactive and detail-oriented individual.
• Thrives in a collaborative environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Comfortable working across departments.
• Commitment to supporting team goals.
• Experience in HR operations, document management, and recruiting.
• Proven ability to adapt to evolving priorities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Good to Have

• Workday experience

Perks & Benefits

• 5% bonus potential (performance dependent)
• Benefits

A Moving Experience.

Location: Remote US (Eastern Timezone) or Montreal, Canada

About This Role

This HR Generalist position is a newly created role. We are excited to welcome new talent into our team and continue to grow and innovate within the HR space as our organization evolves.

The HR Generalist plays a pivotal role in supporting the HR function across multiple domains, including business partnership, general HR support, talent and organizational development, shared services, and recruiting. This position is responsible for ensuring smooth HR operations, delivering high-quality support to employees and managers, and contributing to key HR projects and reporting.

This role will report to the Director of Talent and Organizational Development and will work closely with a collaborative HR team composed of talent acquisition, compensation, T&OD, HRBPs, and HR operations. The HR Generalist will be an integral part of this team, contributing to cross-functional initiatives and supporting the seamless delivery of HR services across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Partner Support

• Support the Orientation/Onboarding program for new hires
• Manage onboarding and exit survey reporting
• Troubleshoot time and attendance issues in Workday

2. General HR Support

• Maintain and clean up the HR intranet
• Track engagement budgets
• Provide ad-hoc reporting support
• Assist with ad-hoc projects as needed

3. Talent & Organizational Development (T&OD)

• Support the LinkedIn Learning program
• Administer the recognition platform
• Manage reporting and follow-ups for our new hire and annual compliance training program
• Oversee reporting and follow-ups on our learning program

4. Shared Services

• Triage daily help desk tickets
• Conduct monthly HR audits
• Reconcile monthly purchase orders (POs)

5. Recruiting

• Reconcile weekly recruiting reports
• Administer new hire and candidate satisfaction surveys

Compensation Structure

• Includes salary, 5% bonus potential (performance dependent), and benefits. Target salary range is between 68,000-85,000 USD.

Desired Background / Traits

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual who thrives in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills, be comfortable working across departments, and demonstrate a commitment to supporting team goals. Experience in HR operations, document management, and recruiting is highly desired, as well as a proven ability to adapt to evolving priorities and manage multiple tasks efficiently. Workday experience is a plus.

Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and www.cerence.com) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world’s leading automakers – from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC – to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 500 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.

As looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry.

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About Us

At AI, we help the world's leading automotive and technology brands leverage AI to create safer, more productive and more joy-filled brand and user experiences. We're looking for motivated, collaborative individuals who come alive with big challenges and are excited about AI's potential to shape the future of how people experience the world.

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