HR Associate

Peabody Essex Museum; Salem (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Peabody Essex Museum is seeking an HR Associate in Salem, MA to support benefits administration, HRIS oversight, onboarding, and staff events. You will process employment and benefits transactions, maintain data integrity, and ensure compliance with federal/state regulations and museum policies.

We value 2+ years in HR, hands-on benefits experience, HRIS familiarity, and strong organizational skills. This full-time salaried role offers a competitive range and collaborative environment in a busy

Qualifications

• 2+ years of human resources experience, including benefits administration.
• Experience with HRIS platforms and Leave Management administration.
• General understanding of payroll and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Administering and monitoring Leave of Absence cases, benefits changes and elections and serves as a key point person during Open Enrollment.
• Coordinating employee events, schedule and organize training sessions for our Professional Engagement Program.
• Participating in front-line and volunteer recruiting efforts including scheduling, interviewing and reference checks.
• Provide administrative support for departmental initiatives.

Skills

HR experience

Benefits administration

HRIS

Leave Management

Payroll understanding

Tools

HRIS

Job description

If you're looking for an opportunity to grow your HR skillset and join a high performing team consider applying to the Human Resources Associate role. You support a broad range of human resources functions, including benefits administration, HRIS oversight, input and maintenance, departmental invoicing, staff events and recruiting. You administer and process employment and benefits transactions, including new hires, transfers, promotions, and other employee lifecycle events, while ensuring data accuracy, integrity and in compliance with federal and state regulations, as well as museum policies, procedures, and best practices.

Other core responsibilities include:

• Administering and monitoring all types of Leave of Absence cases, benefits changes and elections and serves as a key point person during Open Enrollment.
• Coordinating employee events, schedule and organize training sessions for our Professional Engagement Program
• Participating in front-line and volunteer recruiting efforts including, scheduling, interviewing and reference checks.
• Provide administrative support for departmental initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have 2 or more years of human resources experience, including hands on benefits administration, experience with HRIS platforms, Leave Management administration and a general understanding of payroll.

This position is well-suited for someone who thrives in a structured, detail-oriented environment and enjoys balancing routine processes with meaningful interactions. Success in this role requires strong organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, a commitment to accuracy, and a collaborative, service-oriented mindset

The HR Associate is a trusted professional who handles confidential information with discretion, demonstrates calmness and emotional maturity in stressful situations, communicates effectively with diverse audiences, and builds positive working relationships across the organization. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace or other cloud-based applications, along with strong written and verbal communication skills is essential. Open mindedness, flexibility and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are key attributes for this position.

This is a full-time (35 hour work-week), salaried role with a hiring range of $51,000 to $58,000 commensurate with experience.