Human Resources Generalist

The Human Resources Generalist is responsible for supporting the day-to-day execution of Hunter Quinn Homes' people strategy by serving as a trusted partner to leaders and employees across the organization. This role manages employee relations, payroll administration, recruiting support, onboarding, compliance, benefits administration, and HR operations while helping create an exceptional employee experience. The Human Resources Generalist partners closely with business leaders to ensure consistent application of company policies, maintain compliance with employment laws, and support a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR partner for assigned business leaders and employees by providing guidance on employee relations, company policies, workplace issues, and HR best practices.
• Coach leaders through employee performance concerns, corrective action, investigations, conflict resolution, and difficult employee conversations while ensuring consistency and compliance.
• Administer the company's payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, auditing payroll data, and coordinating employee changes affecting payroll.
• Maintain employee records, payroll information, HRIS data, and personnel documentation while ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding activities to deliver a seamless employee experience and ensure completion of all required employment documentation.
• Partner with hiring managers throughout the recruiting process by coordinating interviews, preparing offer letters, facilitating pre-employment activities, and supporting a positive candidate experience.
• Serve as a resource for employee questions regarding benefits, payroll, leave programs, and company policies while partnering with the Total Rewards team on benefits administration.
• Coordinate leave administration, employee status changes, benefit deductions, garnishments, and other employment-related transactions.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, company policies, and HR recordkeeping requirements.
• Assist with unemployment claims, employment verifications, audits, government reporting, and other compliance-related activities.
• Prepare employment letters, policy communications, organizational updates, and other HR-related correspondence.
• Support employee engagement initiatives, recognition programs, company events, and culture-building activities that strengthen the employee experience.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR and payroll processes, recommend solutions, and support implementation of process improvements.
• Develop strong relationships with leaders and employees by providing responsive, high-quality HR support and exceptional customer service.
• Champion Hunter Quinn Homes' mission, values, and culture while fostering teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 3–6 years of progressive Human Resources experience supporting multiple business functions.
• Experience administering payroll and partnering with Finance to ensure payroll accuracy and compliance.
• Demonstrated experience managing employee relations, investigations, policy interpretation, and employment law compliance.
• Experience supporting recruiting, onboarding, benefits administration, and leave management.
• Working knowledge of federal and state employment laws, HR best practices, and payroll regulations.
• Experience working within an HRIS platform; Paycor experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities with sound judgment and discretion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HR technology platforms.