HR Generalist

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: Job Description Role Summary At OneDigital, an HR Generalist is a developing HR professional who manages HR programs and projects partnering with our internal team and clients to advance their business objectives. While remaining objective and independent, HR Generalists conduct research to solve issues, provide recommendations, identify workflows and processes, and support the overall HR team to achieve the client’s results. Responsibilities include executing and optimizing day-to-day HR processes, processing full cycle payroll, implementing strategic and tactical HR plans and processes, while ensuring efficient management of our client’s resources. This position is hybrid and may require local onsite travel to client locations. Location Requirement Candidates must be able to work on-site from one of our field office locations: Kansas City, MO; St. Louis, MO; Cleveland, OH; Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; or Minneapolis, MN. Essential Duties and Responsibilities General HR Duties: Support HR Consultant and clients on all tactical HR matters, including federal, multi-state and local compliance, the interpretation of policy and procedures, HR program audits, unemployment and Workers Compensation administration, performance management, hiring and dismissal protocols and support, compensation, labor management, and employee training and development. Responsible for independently managing multi-state payroll and related activities including computation of wage and overtime payments, calculating and recording payroll deductions, paycheck advances, bonus runs, commissions, fringe benefit reporting, separation payments, regular payroll audits, and serving as client representative with various state agencies including setting up of new states and local tax jurisdictions as needed. Works on system conversions and implementations related to payroll and time and attendance. Performs benefits administration to include enrollments, terminations, COBRA administration, open enrollment, and monthly invoice reconciliation. Provide effective remote and on-site consultative support as required to build a strong working alliance with current and prospective OneDigital clients. Conduct HR research and assist OneDigital team members and clients in developing, implementing, and executing HR policies, procedures, programs, trainings, presentations, documents, spreadsheets, client reports, surveys, assessments, recruitment-related activities, and other HR services as requested. Track, process, and facilitate communications for client employee leaves of absence and other workflows to optimize Client’s HR Function. Ensure accurate file maintenance of all documents and data in shared drives. Proactively seek ongoing knowledge and expertise in the HR environment as well as general business trends and practices; share expertise with others. Client Relationship and Account Management Collaborate with HR Consultant on client action plans, consult with, and provide information to contributing team members on a timely basis to meet client deadlines efficiently. Develop and maintain relationships with assigned clients’ management team and employees as directed. Identify opportunities to introduction solutions from OneDigital’s broad team of colleagues. Project Management Prioritize and manage time optimally in accordance with client’s service plan. Manage workload and ever-changing priorities to ensure all deliverables are of top quality and met on a timely basis. Ensure accurate time tracking and descriptions of all client work performed. Make recommendations to HR Consultants regarding assignment of work. Pre-plan and communicate anticipated overages and coordinate with consultants or clients as appropriate and in writing prior to incurrence. Other Key Functions Intentionally model behavioral competencies and OneDigital values, demonstrating what expected performance looks like of HRC team members. Follow and help improve standard operating procedures, tools, templates, and analytics to ensure consistent, efficient, and excellent client service for support across the HRC team. Plan, coordinate, and execute on the weekly internal Development Calls that serve as team professional development and team building. Support OneDigital business development efforts with HR expertise as requested. Proactively learn and promote OneDigital services. Actively participate in OneDigital culture initiatives and meetings through attendance and by providing ideas, expertise, and open communication. Perform other duties as needed. Behavioral Competency Requirements Demonstrated consistent proficiency of: Communication - clear, open, and honest communication; developing proficiency to facilitate difficult conversations, internally and externally, in a manner that leads to productive working relationships and actionable positive outcomes for all parties. Client chameleon – the ability to work proactively and productively with clients and a dispersed team with varying personalities, working styles, demands, and ways in which they receive and respond to information. Interpersonal Effectiveness – willingness to actively listen and ask questions. Offer options, opinions, and direction. Come from a place of empathy and connect authentically with others. Adapts perspective as new information is presented. Innovation – demonstrates creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related challenges. Has the ability to work collaboratively in any environment, in person and remote, across clients and the organization. Has excellent problem-solving skills and an openness to different approaches to solving challenges. Account Management – models timely, proactive, relationally focused engagement with clients ensuring all parties understand the work to be performed, completion timeframes, budget constraints and quality standards. Coaching and Teamwork – consistent modeling of behavioral competency requirements and service delivery practices that promote sharing, skill building and actioning of positive behavioral competencies within the team and for clients. Demonstrates a deep level of care for colleague and client relationships. Efficiency & Effectiveness – produces solid work product and task outputs in a timely manner and with consistent quality in the desired results. Focuses on ways to streamline processes and work to provide desired results with minimal resource consumption. Time management – the ability to manage assigned work in a manner that provides the space and time required to complete and balance responsibilities effectively. Demonstrated ability to support and manage the work and several client relationships at any given time, providing strong HR counsel and work product. Customer service – brings a consistently positive attitude to the team and the work with a client-centric focus to creative problem-solving, collaboration, option generation and decision-making. Adaptability to new ideas and information. Works with an appropriate sense of urgency, responsiveness, and pro-action. Initiative – proactively creates solutions for client business needs and challenges. Recognizes team and individual performance in a way that is meaningful for them. Drives continued positive progress in the face of obstacles. Other Qualifications, Skills, and Requirements Ability to travel locally as required to support clients and OneDigital. A proactive track record of managing client requests and a passion for advising on all aspects of HR. Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Strong oral, written, and verbal communication skills. Curiosity, an engaging style, and an urge to seek out creative solutions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Self-management of own time, awareness of client time, utilization of hours. Resourcefulness and the ability to work with limited supervision in meeting deadlines. Active networking and upkeep on HR trends and research to provide new ideas to the team. Active development of social science knowledge that lends to understanding clients and employees. Education, Training & Experience 4-6 years of related or equivalent human resources experience; Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Business Administration preferred. Experience processing full cycle multistate payroll is required. SHRM-CP and/or HRCI-PHR certifications are highly desirable. Solid foundation of HR knowledge – particularly, understanding of federal, state and local employment laws, regulations, and practices; multistate is ideal; as well as a keen ability to serve as a business partner. Familiarity with general business management functions. Demonstrates ability to work cross-functionally within an organization. Demonstrates proficiency in project management skills and the ability to manage the moving parts and priorities of multiple clients and projects simultaneously. Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications, HRIS systems and video conferencing technology, specifically Zoom and Microsoft Teams, are required. Experience with processing payroll in multiple systems is preferred. Demonstrated ability to learn new technology systems. Compensation and Benefits The typical base pay range for this role nationwide is $65,000 to $70,000 per year. 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. To learn more, visit: 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! OneDigitalis a growing organization of caring, collaborative, and driven professionals who have dedicated their careers toimproving the lives of millions of people every day. We arein the people business. We offer employers and individuals insurance, financial services and HR consulting services, which improve the wellbeing, health and financial security of people across the US. Learn More At OneDigital, our promise is to help you do your best work and live your best life. Working at OneDigital is more than a career,it isa calling to serve. It is “a career of consequence.” We set the bar high and the pace fast. We value growth and learning and always make time to celebrate our successes. We have each other's back and usewords like love and family in the same sentence with achievement and accountability. #J-18808-Ljbffr