Engelhart

People Generalist

Houston, Texas · Full-time

Work authorization required$200k-$500kDetected 28 days ago

ExcelProcess ImprovementRecruitingPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsHRISResearchLeadershipCollaborationMentoringAdaptability

About the role

We are seeking a proactive, motivated, and highly trusted People Generalist to join our Houston, TX office.
This is an exciting opportunity for an HR professional looking to broaden their experience and take on meaningful responsibility within a dynamic international firm.
This will be a full-time role, owning the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities

Support employees and managers throughout the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, employee relations, performance management, development, recruitment, offboarding, and responding to People-related inquiries.
Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems (including HiBob HRIS and Greenhouse ATS), support audits and compliance activities, and prepare People data, metrics, and reporting.
Manage U.S. employment-based immigration and employee mobility processes, coordinating with external legal counsel to support filings, track renewal deadlines, and maintain work authorization compliance.
Build strong relationships with local leadership up to Desk Head and C-Suite, providing responsive and high-quality People support and gaining exposure to senior stakeholders.
Confident operating as the sole HR presence on site, you build credibility quickly and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
You bring strong emotional intelligence and are developing your coaching skills, balancing empathy with a clear and pragmatic approach.
Experience using AI tools to improve productivity, streamline workflows, and support business processes.
A track record of building strong relationships with employees, managers, and stakeholders and collaborating effectively within a global team.

Requirements

You work closely with the wider People Team, aligning on approach and sense-checking decisions to ensure consistency.

Skills

Working knowledge of US employment law.
Familiarity with employment-based US immigration processes and working with external immigration counsel.
Strong Excel skills and experience analyzing HR data and reporting.
Experience using HRIS and ATS platforms, ideally HiBob and Greenhouse.
In addition, the following experiences are not required but desirable for this role:
Experience working with a PEO (e.g. ADP TotalSource).
Experience working in mid-size organizations (200 - 500 employees).
Previous exposure to financial services, commodities, and/or technology sectors.

Compensation

You will gain exposure to a broad range of People disciplines, including employee relations, compensation, benefits, payroll, talent acquisition, learning and development, HR systems, and people analytics.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and participation in Engelhart's discretionary bonus plan.
20 days of paid time off and 10 public holidays.
Robust benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, HSA and 401(k) contribution match, and supplemental benefits partially subsidised by the Company.
Experience supporting employee lifecycle processes, including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, payroll, benefits, and offboarding.
Hands-on experience in payroll processing (ideally using ADP), benefits administration, and support of payroll audits and compliance activities.

Company info

Engelhart was founded in 2013 by BTG Pactual Group as a commodities trading company. Our business model is "asset light" and highly diversified - giving us the ability to adapt effectively and nimbly to changing market conditions. We have assembled successful multidisciplinary teams, leveraging advanced fundamental analysis with deep quantitative and weather research capabilities. Our activities are underpinned by strong risk management practices and by powerful technology and operational excellence. We have exceptional teams with diverse global backgrounds and decades of experience, and are driven by a highly collaborative culture, across products and competencies.
In 2024, Engelhart acquired Trailstone, a global energy trading and technology company. The acquisition provides us with new expertise, analytics and proprietary technology which is being used to provide risk management and optimisation services to help maximise the value of our clients' renewable power. The acquisition also expanded Engelhart's capabilities into physical natural gas across North America, a critical fuel to support the energy transition.
Our talented and experienced individuals work together according to its four company values: Performance, Agility, Collaboration, Entrepreneurship.
Engelhart was founded in 2013 by BTG Pactual Group as a commodities trading company.
Our business model is "asset light" and highly diversified - giving us the ability to adapt effectively and nimbly to changing market conditions.
We have assembled successful multidisciplinary teams, leveraging advanced fundamental analysis with deep quantitative and weather research capabilities.
Our activities are underpinned by strong risk management practices and by powerful technology and operational excellence.
We have exceptional teams with diverse global backgrounds and decades of experience, and are driven by a highly collaborative culture, across products and competencies.
In 2024, Engelhart acquired Trailstone, a global energy trading and technology company.
The acquisition provides us with new expertise, analytics and proprietary technology which is being used to provide risk management and optimisation services to help maximise the value of our clients' renewable power.
The acquisition also expanded Engelhart's capabilities into physical natural gas across North America, a critical fuel to support the energy transition.

Visa & Work Authorization

Manage U.S. employment-based immigration and employee mobility processes, coordinating with external legal counsel to support filings, track renewal deadlines, and maintain work authorization compliance.

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