HR Generalist (US)

Innodata Inc.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Innodata Inc. is seeking an HR Generalist to support HR operations for a 300+ global workforce. You will own onboarding, records management, benefits administration, compliance, reporting, and HR projects across US regions.

You will drive initiatives from planning to execution, ensuring accuracy, legal compliance, and a positive employee experience. Collaboration with HR leadership on strategic priorities is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Human Resources
• Experience supporting a distributed workforce in the US is preferred
• Knowledge of US employment laws and HR policies
• Strong communication, organizational and process-improvement skills

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end onboarding and offboarding processes, including documentation and system updates
• Maintain accurate employee records across HRIS, payroll, benefits, and related systems
• Administer employee benefits programs and respond to inquiries in a timely manner
• Serve as primary contact for HR policies, employment documentation, benefits, and HR processes
• Execute lifecycle transactions including hires, promotions, transfers, leaves, compensation changes, and terminations
• Own and manage assigned HR programs and initiatives and ensure timely delivery of outcomes
• Develop and improve HR processes, templates, trackers, SOPs, and employee-facing resources
• Prepare HR reports, dashboards and workforce metrics with accuracy for decision-making
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, policies, retention, and audit standards
• Partner with HR leadership on projects and strategic priorities

Skills

HR Generalist

Job description

As an HR Generalist, you will support HR operations and employee lifecycle programs for a workforce of 300+ employees across US. This role will own and execute key HR processes including onboarding, employee records management, benefits administration, employee support, compliance, reporting, and HR projects.

You will be responsible for driving initiatives from planning through execution while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and a positive employee experience.

What You’ll Own

• Manage end-to-end onboarding and offboarding processes, including employment documentation, system updates, employee communications, and coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate employee records across HRIS, payroll, benefits, and related systems.
• Administer employee benefits programs, support enrollments and changes, liaise with external providers, and resolve employee inquiries in a timely manner.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee questions related to HR policies, employment documentation, benefits, and HR processes.
• Execute employee lifecycle transactions, including hires, promotions, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation changes, and terminations.
• Own and manage assigned HR programs and initiatives, ensuring timely execution, stakeholder communication, issue resolution, and successful delivery of outcomes.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve HR processes, documentation, templates, trackers, standard operating procedures, and employee-facing resources.
• Prepare HR reports, dashboards, audits, and workforce metrics, ensuring accuracy and providing actionable insights to support decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with applicable employment legislation, company policies, record retention requirements, and audit standards across HR processes.
• Partner with HR leadership on special projects, process improvements, employee experience initiatives, and other strategic priorities as required.

What You’ll Bring

• 3-5+ years of progressive experience in Human Resources, HR or People Operations.

Strongly preferred

• Experience supporting a distributed workforce across multiple US territories.
• Working knowledge of US employment legislation and familiarity with employment practices.
• Experience with process improvement initiatives, or cross-functional projects.
• Experience supporting technology, AI, data services, professional services, or project-based workforce environments.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

At Innodata, we believe the best teams are built from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences — and that diverse teams build better data, better products, and a better workplace. We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, valued, and empowered to do their best work.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business need, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital or family status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible hiring process.

If you require any accommodation to participate fully in our recruitment process, please let us know; we’re glad to support you.