HR Generalist

Western Computer; Deutschland; Remote; USD 62.000 - 73.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology company is seeking an HR Generalist to enhance employee experience and support operations. The ideal candidate has 2+ years in HR roles, strong communication skills, and is familiar with HR systems like UKG and Greenhouse. This is a fully remote position.

Leistungen

Comprehensive medical benefits

Monthly tech stipend

Flexible PTO

Annual learning allowance

Qualifikationen

• 2+ years working in a HR Generalist capacity or a similar role.
• Solid grasp of core HR processes and compliance basics.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters.

Aufgaben

• Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Assist in maintaining accurate employee records.
• Collaborate on the maintenance of Employee Handbook.

Kenntnisse

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Discretion and professionalism

HR tools familiarity

Google Suite proficiency

Tools

UKG

Greenhouse

Jobbeschreibung

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About the Job

Newsela is seeking an HR Generalist to join our People team. The ideal candidate has at least two years of experience in a generalist function on a People team, with tech industry experience strongly preferred and SaaS industry experience a plus. This position will play a critical role focusing on the operations side of the People Team, supporting our workforce by delivering key HR functions including, compliance, onboarding, and more, and will partner with Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, People Operations, and Payroll & Benefits. In short, you’ll ensure our people feel supported, informed and empowered.

What You’ll Be Doing

Employee Lifecycle & Experience

• Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes to ensure a seamless employee experience.
• Assist in maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee records within Google Drive and our HRIS (UKG).
• Help drive initiatives to improve employee engagement, recognition, and retention.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition & Talent Management to support candidate scheduling, workforce planning, performance review cycles, employee surveying and exit interviews.

HR Systems & Operations

• Partner with the Director of People Operations and HRBPs to assist in the management of HR systems, ticketing processes, and ensure data integrity across platforms (e.g., HRIS, ATS, Jira, payroll).
• Monitor HR metrics, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with the Payroll & Benefits Manager to support accurate payroll and benefits processing; act as a backup for payroll coordination when needed.

Policy & Compliance

• Collaborate on the maintenance of our Employee Handbook and other policies and documentation.
• Help HRBPs and People Ops document HR policies, procedures and best practices.
• Assist in researching federal, state, and local labor & employment laws and internal policies to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate the Leave of Absence process in partnership with the Payroll & Benefits Manager and external vendors (Sparrow).

Communications & Culture

• Coordinate and facilitate company-wide all-hands including content planning, building collateral (slides) and presenting.
• Serve as a key player in managing HR-related communications, helping craft and distribute company-wide updates, policy changes, and employee initiatives in a clear, consistent voice.
• Act as the central point of contact for responding to inbound employee inquiries on people topics and coordinate employee engagement initiatives and internal communications.
• Gather feedback and insights from employees post-communications or events to continuously improve messaging and format

Required

Why you’re a great fit:

• 2+ years working in a HR Generalist capacity or a similar role
• Solid grasp of core HR processes and compliance basics
• You have a proven ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters with discretion and professionalism
• You have exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• You have a bias to act and drive toward completion
• You are familiar with HR tools and systems (e.g., UKG, Greenhouse)
• You’re passionate about building inclusive, equitable workplace cultures
• You’re proficient with the Google Suite

Preferred

Experience with sisting with corporate audits

Compensation

• Base salary: $62,650 - $72,050 per year.
• Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits.

Why You’ll Love Working At Newsela

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.
• Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!
• Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more!
• Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.
• Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 10 company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st), and Sabbatical Leave offered at tenure.
• Professional Development: Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.
• Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.

About Newsela

Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.

Location: United States (Remote)