About DC Ranch Community Council
DC Ranch is a 4,400-acre community adjacent to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in north Scottsdale, Arizona. Established in 1997, it includes roughly 2,800 homes and 7,000 residents across 25 neighborhoods in four villages.
The community is governed by three collaborating entities: the Community Council, Ranch Association, and Covenant Commission. This role sits within the Community Council, a 501(c)4 organization whose mission is to facilitate a connected and welcoming community that instills pride and a sense of belonging in each DC Ranch resident. Its roughly 35-person professional team delivers communications, community engagement, events, facilities, finance, public affairs, and recreation in service of residents.
We Do Community Right through teamwork, professionalism, innovation, passion, and fun. We connect, collaborate, and create; we act with integrity and strive for excellence; we blaze new trails while honoring our legacy; we put our hearts into all we do; and we seek moments of joy. We plan ahead, we care for one another, and we take pride in serving this community well.
The Opportunity
This is not a paperwork seat, though there will be paperwork. The Community Council is looking for a true utility player: an HR professional who will build and lead the people function for a mission-driven team of roughly 35. You will modernize processes, stand up training, strengthen the part-time workforce experience, and serve as a trusted resource to leaders and staff alike.
Your customer is the team. You will be a guide and a trust-builder who understands the why behind the work, brings sound judgment to grey areas, and helps this community continue to do community right. If you are energized by improving and modernizing how things run and by supporting people as much as processes, this role is for you.
We are community-minded and all-in. The right person is happy to roll up their sleeves, jump in wherever the team needs them, and yes, put on the dinosaur costume alongside everyone else. We take our work seriously and we have fun doing it together.
What You Will Own
People Partnership & Culture
- Serve as the primary HR resource and trusted advisor to the Council's team of roughly 35, leaders and staff alike, with an internal-service mindset.
- Reinforce a positive culture by supporting culture-building activities and modeling DC Ranch values of integrity, respect, service, and community.
- Support employee engagement efforts, including surveys and feedback, and ensure timely, accurate internal HR communications.
- Develop and champion a clear strategy for the part-time workforce, so PT staff are supported, trained, and connected to the team.
Process, Training & Continuous Improvement
- Modernize and streamline HR processes, moving manual and paper-based workflows (including personnel action forms) to efficient, consistent systems.
- Build and coordinate manager and staff training, including All-Ranch training, professional development, and onboarding programs currently not running on a regular cadence.
- Create and maintain the employee handbook and keep it current for 2026 and beyond.
- Maintain and update job descriptions for clarity, consistency, and alignment with organizational standards.
Compensation, Benefits & Payroll
- Administer day-to-day benefits: enrollments, changes, leaves of absence (including STD and LTD), wellness communication, annual audits, and invoice reconciliation, in partnership with Employee Navigator and the benefits broker.
- Coordinate the annual benefits market review and open enrollment with external vendors.
- Manage accurate, timely payroll processing on Paychex in partnership with Council managers; process garnishments, deductions, and reimbursements.
- Administer compensation programs and support salary reviews using market data; coordinate annual filings including W-2 and Form 5500.
Compliance & Risk
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws in daily HR operations; escalate complex matters to leadership.
- Conduct preliminary employee relations inquiries and partner with supervisors and leadership on resolutions and disciplinary actions.
- Maintain HR policies and procedures; recommend updates as appropriate.
- Coordinate workers' compensation claims and return-to-work; support workplace safety initiatives and compliance.
Records, Systems & Reporting
- Maintain accurate personnel records and HR documentation to legal and organizational standards.
- Manage HRIS maintenance and safeguard the accuracy and integrity of HR data.
- Prepare HR reports and metrics (turnover, time-to-fill, training compliance) to support decision-making.
- Support HR budgeting and reporting, and lead special projects as assigned by leadership.
What We're Looking For
This role calls for someone meticulous who understands the reasoning behind the work, learns from experience, and brings sound judgment to situations without a clear playbook.
Required
- Sound judgment and critical reasoning: you can work in grey areas, weigh tradeoffs, and make well-reasoned decisions without a playbook for every situation.
- A builder's mindset (Innovation): demonstrated ability to create and improve HR processes, not just administer them, blazing new trails while honoring what works.
- An internal-service, trust-building orientation (Teamwork): you treat the team as your customer, connect and collaborate across the Council, and lead with care and discretion.
- Three to five years of HR generalist or HR management experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Working knowledge of employment law, HR best practices, and people operations.
- Hands-on experience with benefits administration, payroll systems, and employee relations.
Preferred
- SHRM-CP or PHR certification.
- Experience administering multi-carrier benefits and coordinating payroll across pay cycles.
- Experience with Paychex is a plus.
- Experience selecting, implementing, or running a project management tool such as Notion, Asana, or Monday.
- Experience supporting a mission-driven or community-focused organization.
How You Work
- You plan ahead and hate last-minute; you give and expect timely notice.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills; you manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- High discretion and professionalism with confidential information.
- Collaborative, approachable, and solution-oriented, with a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Comfortable using AI tools to work smarter and more efficiently, and eager to bring that mindset to the role.
Our Team Values
We Do Community Right. Our team values guide how we work with one another and how we serve residents:
- Teamwork: Connect, collaborate, and create.
- Professionalism: Act with integrity and strive for excellence.
- Innovation: Blaze new trails while honoring our legacy.
- Passion: Put our hearts into all we do.
- Fun: Seek moments of joy.
Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
