HR Generalist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

The Human Resources Generalist supports the full employee lifecycle for a distributed, multi-state workforce and helps ensure HR operations remain accurate, responsive, and compliant with applicable federal, state, local, and contract requirements.

This role is responsible for day-to-day HR administration across recruiting support, onboarding and offboarding, HRIS and records management, benefits and leave administration, payroll-impacting actions, compliance tracking, training coordination, and employee relations documentation.

The HR Generalist partners with employees, managers, Accounting, Operations, IT, and HR leadership to deliver practical, confidential, and audit-ready HR support.

Value Proposition: This role offers broad HR ownership, meaningful variety, and hands-on exposure to multi-state HR operations, federal contracting support, and employee lifecycle processes. The HR Generalist will work closely with employees, managers, and cross-functional partners to support practical, compliant, and employee-focused HR operations in a lean, mission-driven environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support recruiting activities, including requisition setup, job postings, candidate communication, interview coordination, and pre-employment documentation.
• Administer onboarding from signed offer through start-date readiness, including ADP onboarding workflows, I-9 completion, and coordination with cross-functional teams for payroll, systems access, and equipment setup.
• Manage offboarding activities, employee status changes, and payroll-impacting actions, including final pay coordination, PTO payouts, deductions, and related documentation.
• Maintain ADP Workforce Now and related HR systems, including employee data entry, records management, document maintenance, and recurring or ad hoc HR reporting.
• Support benefits, 401(k), and leave administration, including enrollments, qualifying events, employee questions, vendor coordination, and eligibility tracking.
• Assist with compliance across a multi-state workforce, including ACA, FMLA, FLSA, EEO, ADA, HIPAA, paid leave, workers’ compensation, and contract-specific requirements such as Service Contract Act support and wage determination tracking.
• Provide support for employee relations matters, including documentation related to performance concerns, corrective actions, accommodations, and terminations, with appropriate escalation to HR leadership.
• Coordinate HR communications, process documentation, training assignments, and other HR projects that improve employee experience and operational consistency.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of core HR operations across recruiting, onboarding, records administration, benefits, leave, payroll support, compliance, and employee relations documentation.
• Proficiency with ADP Workforce Now or comparable HRIS platforms, Microsoft Office, and document management systems such as SharePoint.
• Excellent communication, organization, and follow-through, with strong judgment and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accurate, audit-ready records and escalating compliance concerns appropriately.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent HR experience may be considered.
• Three or more years of HR Generalist or comparable HR operations experience required; broader independent experience preferred.
• Minimum of one year of experience with ADP Workforce Now or a comparable HRIS; ADP experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-state compliance, and preferably federal contracting, Service Contract Act administration, wage determinations, and HR-to-Accounting coordination.
• HR certification such as SHRM-CP or PHR preferred.

Work Arrangement:   Hybrid schedule: Monday and Friday remote; Tuesday through Thursday in our Winston-Salem, North Carolina office or remote.

Position Type:  W2 | Full Time | Salary | Exempt

Required Start Date: As soon as possible