Human Resources Operations Specialist

HR Operations Specialist

Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid – Onsite 3 days/week; increasing to 4 days/week in April) need only locals

6 months Contract Role

About the Role

The HR Operations Specialist will support the full employee lifecycle within a structured, professional corporate environment. This role plays a key part in ensuring seamless onboarding, accurate HR administration, and consistent follow-through across all HR processes. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple tasks with precision and professionalism.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full employee lifecycle, with a strong emphasis on onboarding and new-hire coordination.
• Facilitate onboarding tasks including documentation, background checks, system access, and orientation preparation.
• Maintain accurate employee records and support HR transaction processing in the HRIS (Workday preferred).
• Assist with compliance tasks including I-9 verification, audits, and policy adherence.
• Support benefits administration, employee status changes, reporting, and HR documentation.
• Provide polished, high-quality HR support to employees, managers, and internal partners.
• Ensure processes are completed accurately and on schedule, with strong ownership of follow-through.
• Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes and proactively recommend improvements.
• Collaborate with HR team members on projects, onboarding cycles, and employee experience enhancements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2–5 years of experience in a corporate HR environment (professional services, finance, investment, banking, or similar corporate office).
• Experience supporting onboarding, employee lifecycle tasks, and HR administrative functions.
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms (Workday experience is preferred).
• Demonstrated strength in organization, time management, and handling multiple priorities.
• Strong attention to detail with consistent, reliable follow-through.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; professional and polished demeanor.
• Ability to work independently and proactively drive tasks to completion.

Work Schedule

• Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite weekly, increasing to 4 days onsite starting in April.
• Standard corporate business hours.

Interview Process

• Three interview rounds, approximately 30 minutes each:
• Round 1: Virtual interview (situational/behavioral HR questions).
• Rounds 2 & 3: Onsite, back-to-back with HR leadership.
• Preferred interview days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or early December.