HR Generalist - Recruiting Focused

Position Summary:

The HR Generalist plays a critical role in attracting, hiring, and onboarding top talent while supporting a broad range of human resources functions. This role will have a primary focus on Recruiting and will partner closely with leaders to understand workforce needs, drive effective recruiting strategies, and deliver a high-quality candidate and employee experience. In addition to talent acquisition, the HR Generalist will support the HR team as needed including employee relations, performance management, and HR operations in a shared services environment. This role can be remote or hybrid if the candidate lives near Canton, MA, San Rafael, CA or Glen Elyn, IL.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition (Primary Focus)

• Leads the full-cycle recruiting across a variety of roles
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and sourcing strategies
• Proactively source candidates using multiple channels (job boards, LinkedIn, networking)
• Screen, interview, and assess candidates to ensure alignment with role and company culture
• Manage the candidate experience from initial contact through offer and onboarding
• Develop talent pipelines for critical and high-volume roles
• Track and analyze recruiting metrics (time to fill, job posting budgets, candidate flow)
• Ensure a consistent, equitable, and compliant hiring process

HR Generalist Responsibilities

• Supports HR leadership on projects
• Provide guidance to leadership on employee relations matters, including performance, conduct, and conflict resolution
• Support performance management processes, including training

• Assist in employee engagement initiatives and culture building efforts
• Partner with HR leadership on talent development and succession planning
• Maintain accurate employee records and HRIS data integrity

Onboarding & Employee Experience

• Coordinate and facilitate new hire onboarding and orientation to ensure a smooth transition
• Is passionate about the candidate to employee experience
• Partner with managers to create effective onboarding plans

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field
• 3–5 years of HR experience including proven success managing full-cycle recruitment across multiple functions
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Ability to influence and partner effectively with leaders at all levels
• Knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience with HRIS and applicant tracking systems
• Experience with MS Office Suite including Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume or multi-site recruiting
• Experience with AdP Workforce Now
• Professional certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR)
• Experience supporting both recruiting and broader HR generalist functions
• Alignment to the company's mission

Key Competencies

• Talent acquisition expertise
• Business partnership
• Communication and influencing skills
• Problem-solving and sound judgment
• Confidentiality and professionalism
• Results orientation and accountability
• Presentation skills