Sr HR Operations Specialist - Hybrid

Sr HR Operations Specialist

Position Overview:

Success and excellence at Benchmark mean not only executing but executing at a high level consistently. The Sr HR Operations Specialist plays a pivotal part in ensuring our execution of HR operations is at the highest level with the utmost customer service. This role ensures efficient, compliant, and scalable HR operations in a dynamic, multi-state environment. The Sr HR Operations Specialist is responsible for owning and performing HR-related duties in the following areas: staffing and onboarding, benefits, employee relations, performance management, and employee offboarding.

Ideal candidates for this position have a strong operational mindset with advanced critical thinking skills, proven relationship-management skills, and the ability to independently manage complex, high-volume workflows in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Functions of the Role:

• Own and execute onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and seamless employee experience.
• Maintain, interpret, and continuously improve HR SOP’s to ensure processes remain efficient, compliant, and scalable.
• Administer company benefits including health programs, life event changes, leave of absences, and accommodation requests.
• Communicate and administer human resource policies and procedures along with multi-state employment laws.
• Respond to employee relations issues, conduct investigations, and partner with management on the best next steps.
• Coordinate Company unemployment responses.
• Partner with managers to create and update job descriptions through job analysis and researching market pricing.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on ADP, processing changes, running reports, and ensuring data integrity within the system.
• Remain current on evolving regulations and legal requirements to minimize legal risk and ensure compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Classification: Full Time, Exempt

Essential Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Strong operational and process-oriented mindset with the ability to own outcomes
• Proven ability to prioritize and multi-task
  
  
  

Essential Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Cont’d:

• Advanced critical thinking skills
• Ability to solve problems and make sound decisions with incomplete information
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries
• Extensive organization skills
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt to shifting priorities
• Proven relationship-management skills
• Ability to take ownership of complex processes and drive resolution independently
• Working knowledge of HR best practices
  
  
  

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of five (5) years of multi-state HR experience required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of company benefit administration experience required.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now required.
• Mortgage experience preferred.
  
  
  

Education / Licensing Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources required; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• PHR or SHRM-CP preferred.
  
  
  

Working Conditions:

Fast-paced environment.

Requires normal vision (corrected) both close and distant.

Requires normal hearing levels (corrected).

Requires working at a desk to use a phone and computer for extended periods of time.

Requires sitting, bending.

Works effectively with frequent interruptions.

Lifting requirements of 10 lbs. occasionally.

Minimal travel

Along with a great culture and competitive pay, full-time employees are eligible to receive additional benefits:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans and Company match

Company-provided life insurance

8 paid holidays

AND MORE!