HR Generalist

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an HR Generalist to support core people operations and provide responsive day-to-day assistance across the employee lifecycle. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing employee support, administrative coordination, and HR data accuracy in a fast-moving environment. The role partners closely with internal teams to help keep onboarding, reporting, systems activity, and general HR processes organized, timely, and consistent.

Responsibilities:
• Manage employee lifecycle transactions such as new employee setup, position changes, and offboarding updates within HR systems.
• Coordinate onboarding activities, including orientation logistics and follow-up support to help new employees transition smoothly into the organization.
• Act as an initial point of contact for HR-related questions, responding to shared inbox requests and directing more sensitive matters to the appropriate partners.
• Work with payroll, benefits, and leave administration contacts to help resolve employee questions and ensure timely follow-through.
• Prepare recurring workforce reports and assist with distributing HR data to stakeholders in an accurate and organized manner.
• Support HRIS-related processes by maintaining records, monitoring workflows, and helping ensure information remains current across systems and trackers.
• Assist with employee communications, training acknowledgements, and documentation management to strengthen process compliance and recordkeeping.
• Help promote operational consistency across HR by tracking tasks, following up on open items, and supporting shared services activities as needed.• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2–4 years of experience in HR operations, HR coordination, payroll support, benefits administration, recruiting support, or a related function preferred.
• Familiarity with multiple areas of HR operations, such as onboarding, employee support, leave coordination, reporting, payroll administration, or benefits processes strongly preferred.
• Experience working with HRIS platforms and related tools required; prior exposure to enterprise HR systems is highly valued.
• Ability to support reporting, transaction processing, workflow administration, and shared services activities with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, service-focused environment with shifting priorities and frequent cross-functional interaction.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, with sound judgment when handling sensitive employee matters.