People Team Specialist

At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We're deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there's going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We're willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence. If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.About the Role:At PitchBook we believe our people are what set us apart, and as a member of the People team your contributions will directly impact the success of our employees and the company. PitchBook is a values-driven company. Our team embodies these values in everything we do, and we take pride in setting a positive example for our colleagues at all levels.The People team fosters a culture of collaboration, and we hold ourselves to a high bar to consistently deliver an exceptional employee experience. We create a positive environment where employees are supported and empowered to do their best work. We push ourselves to continuously learn while leveraging diverse skill sets and perspectives to create employee-centric programs that are as impactful as they are fun. If you are driven to do great work and are committed to doing your job with passion, you have found the right team!The People Team Specialist provides operational, administrative, and program support across employee engagement, talent acquisition, onboarding, and employee lifecycle activities within the New York office. Working in close partnership with members of the broader People Team, this role helps ensure the successful execution of People Team programs, processes, and employee experiences.This position serves as a key operational resource by coordinating activities, managing communications, supporting recruiting and onboarding processes, administering local engagement initiatives, and facilitating day-to-day People Team operations. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities while delivering a high level of service to employees, candidates, and internal stakeholders. Primary Job Responsibilities: Employee Engagement * In collaboration with the Employee Engagement team, coordinate employee engagement programs, recognition initiatives, office events, volunteer activities, and culture-building experiences * Own local Employee Engagement related communication calendar and messaging to ensure employees know what is happening, including but not limited to Intranet, Slack, Outlook, etc. * Manage local engagement playbooks, SOPs, and processes that could be replicated in other offices * Participate in research related to logistics, vendors, registrations, swag management, and related activities for employee events and programs * Collect and organize employee feedback and program metrics to support continuous improvement efforts * Manage local engagement related budget * Support the administrative management of the company store * Serve as local partner to employee resource groups, office leaders, and Morningstar to help teams navigate resources, programming opportunities, and engagement processes * Collaborate with local Facilities team in the execution of local events Talent Acquisition Support * Own end-to-end interview scheduling process including phone screens, virtual and onsite interviews, and debrief sessions while consistently meeting and exceeding internal SLAs and performance metrics * Own communication with candidates,