HR Consultant - Remote (DC, Northern Virginia or Maryland)

Are you looking to accelerate your career without having to hide your authentic self - a place where you can be you? A career that’s making a bigger impact on the world? At OneDigital, we are on a mission to help people do their best work and live their best lives. From the services we offer to the way we show up for each other each day, we are fueling dreams, achieving big goals, and embracing each other’s truest selves.

We understand that pursuing a new job is a big deal. Maybe you’re afraid you won’t fit in. Well, here’s the good news. For us, the days of “fit in to get in” are over and being different is not a barrier to getting ahead. Greatness comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and experience levels. If you are looking for a people-first culture that is wired for growth, driven to serve, and totally committed to having your back, give us a shot.Your best life awaits.

Must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for work visa or residency sponsorship.

We kindly ask that external recruiters, agencies, and search firms do not contact our hiring managers or employees directly regarding open positions. All candidate submissions must go through our official application process and must be made aware to our internal Talent Acquisition team to verify candidate ownership.

Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles sent to OneDigital without a prior signed agreement will be considered the property of OneDigital. In such cases, OneDigital reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidates without any financial obligation to the agency or recruiter.

Our Newest Opportunity:

Essential Job Functions

Client Services

• Provides client support on HR matters; provides extensive consultation with regards to wage and hour, leaves of absence, worker’s compensation, ensuring compliance with state and federal leave laws, and employee relations matters.
• Interprets client contracts and management of billable work with responsibility to track and properly report time, identifies supplemental services and opportunity for additional billable work.
• Serves as contact for clients and clients’ employees to answer questions regarding, among other things, policy, benefits, and payroll compliance.
• Keeps internal and external management advised of potential problem areas and recommends/implements solutions as appropriate.
• Effectively manages critical relationships with client representatives including employees, management, and vendors to ensure overall client satisfaction.
• May conduct HR assessments and create report for presentation to the client.
• Monitors Compliance Department email box and correspondence; responds to inquires timely, determining priorities and escalates sensitive matters when needed. Independently resolves issues involving appropriate parties and ensures proper organization and documentation of electronic communication.
• Develops, prepares, and conducts training content for original and updated webinars.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Duties

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Other projects as assigned.
• Local travel and some overnight travel may be required.

Experience & Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Advanced degree in business, human resources, or equivalent a plus, but not required.
• 8-10 years of professional HR experience, with focus on employment-related compliance knowledge.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Superior verbal/written skills and presentation skills.
• Good punctuation, spelling, grammar and attention to detail a must.
• Strong interpersonal skills essential.
• Course work/seminar attendance in HR, Payroll and Benefit compliance and strategies.
• Advanced working knowledge of state and federal regulations i.e. COBRA, ERISA, FMLA, PDL, PFL, CFRA, ADA, ACA.
• Certifications related to HR required (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP or equivalent)

Computer & Equipment Skills

• Microsoft Word – word processing at minimum 35 words per minute
• Excel – able to set up spreadsheets and develop formulas for data analysis
• PowerPoint – able to create basic training curriculum
• Outlook email and calendaring
• Must have the ability to learn HRIS, Benefit and Payroll systems.

Other Skills and Strengths:

• Communicates effectively and sensitively in a diverse workforce population.
• Effectively organizes and manages assignments in order to meet deadlines and goals.
• Ability to manage multiple e-mail boxes and effectively organize electronic communication.
• Able to compose, proof read, spellcheck and edit correspondence, reports and other original written outputs.
• Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide correctly, as well as calculate percentages, fractions, ratios and decimals in order to complete projections and financial summaries and other outputs.
• Able to understand and interpret benefit designs and plans as well as effectively translate this information to employees and management.
• Ability to perform employee training activities.
• Strong organizational skills needed to meet multiple deadlines and various client demands.
• Detail oriented and able to follow procedures.Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to collaborate with senior/executive leadership to meet the needs of the business.
• Listens to business leaders challenges and identifies opportunities to provide HR and business solutions.
• Adapts quickly to change and effectively manages new challenges.

Reasoning & Mental Abilities:

• Uses planning and evaluation skills to develop successful strategies and tactics.
• Makes sound decisions and sets goals based on available information to evaluate situations and requirements to plan and adjust work accordingly.
• Projects accurate future occurrences based on current or historic data.

The typical base pay range for this role nationwide is $45 to $60 per hour.

Your base pay is dependent upon your skills, education, qualifications, professional experience, and location. In addition to base pay, some roles are eligible for variable compensation, commission, and/or annual bonus based on your individual performance and/or the company’s performance. We also offer eligible employees health, wellbeing, retirement, and other financial benefits, paid time off, overtime pay for non-exempt employees, and robust learning and development programs. You will receive reimbursement of job-related expenses per the company policy and may receive employee perks and discounts.

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OneDigital is an equal opportunity employer. Not only as a matter of standard, but to honor and celebrate our differences. We believe that the power of ONE starts with you. We are committed to cultivating and preserving a culture that celebrates diversity, insists on equity and inclusion, and connects us. Ensuring our people feel seen, valued, respected, and supported is fundamental to our core values and business goals.

OneDigital provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of their: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law (collectively, “protected characteristics”). A copy of the Federal EEO poster is linked here.

Pursuant to local Fair Chance Ordinances, we will consider qualified applications with arrest or conviction records for employment. For applicable candidates, the following ordinances are linked here to inform you of your rights as an applicant:

City and County of San Francisco

City of Los Angeles

County of Los Angeles

Employment decisions shall comply with all other applicable federal, state and city/county laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. OneDigital complies with all criminal history inquiry [or ‘ban the box’] laws in California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

In short, we believe in hiring the most qualified applicant for the position, regardless of background.

This posting will remain live while OneDigital is actively accepting applications. Once candidates have been selected, the posting will be removed.

OneDigital understands the immense responsibility and opportunities provided by Artificial Intelligence. We utilize advanced Artificial Intelligence [AI] technologies to enhance our recruitment process. This includes using AI to filter candidates based on their qualifications and to rediscover potential candidates from our existing applicant pool. Our AI systems help us efficiently identify the best fit for our open positions, ensuring a streamlined and effective hiring experience. However, AI does not replace the humans in our process. If you have concerns about our use of AI, you may opt out where laws allow.

If you have questions about our hiring policies and practices, we would be happy to discuss upon receiving your application. We hope to welcome you to OneDigital and look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your interest in joining the OneDigital team!