Winston Water Cooler seeks a dynamic and highly experienced Human Resources Generalist - HRBP to join our team supporting 70+ branch locations within a multi-state environment. The Human Resources Generalist is responsible for supporting and executing a broad range of human resources functions, including onboarding and offboarding, orientation, compensation, benefits administration, and learning and development. This role serves as a strategic partner to managers and employees, helping drive organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and compliance with employment laws and company policies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide new hire onboarding and offboarding support.
- Support HR policies and procedures among partners, managers and employees.
- Promote a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
- Coordinate new hire orientation.
- Facilitate partner and employee onboarding training.
- Support partner and manager performance improvement plans.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
- Conduct HR audits and maintain accurate employee records.
- Assist with unemployment, workers compensation, VOE’s, and compliance matters.
- Support compensation projects and processes.
- Support benefits programs and respond to employee inquiries.
- Coordinate annual open enrollment activities.
- Support employee training and development programs.
- Generate and analyze HR metrics, including turnover, retention, and recruitment data.
- Utilize HRIS systems to maintain accurate workforce data.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- 2-5+ years of progressive HR experience.
- Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with HRIS systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
- HIPPA certified.
- Advanced knowledge of employee fully insured, level-funded, and self-insured benefits regulations and compliance requirements.
- Ability to lead with empathy and compassion for others.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- A solution seeker.
- Expert benefit invoicing and payroll deductions reconciliation experience.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Reporting).
Preferred Qualifications:
- HR certification such as Society for Human Resource Management-CP/SHRM-SCP or HR Certification Institute PHR/SPHR.
- Experience supporting multi-state workforces.
- Knowledge of compensation and benefits administration.
- Experience with Paycom system administration, workflow configuration, reporting, and audits.
- Bilingual English/Spanish