HR Business Partner

German Marshall Fund of the United States; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, seeks a proactive and detail-oriented HR Business Partner. This mid-senior level role involves managing HR operations for U.S.-based staff, ensuring compliance with employment laws, and providing strategic HR support across various functions including payroll, benefits, and employee relations. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of HR experience and will excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of HR experience in the U.S.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and payroll.
• Proficiency with HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance with federal and state employment laws.
• Oversee recruitment processes and onboarding.
• Serve as primary HR contact for employee inquiries.

Skills

HR operations

Compliance

Benefits administration

Recruitment

Employee relations

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

HRIS systems

Paylocity

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Job Summary

The HR Business Partner will manage HR operations for U.S.-based staff, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations while providing strategic HR support across payroll, benefits, recruitment, onboarding, and employee relations. This role requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual with a seasoned HR generalist background who can handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws, including EEOC and FMLA requirements
• Oversee HR audits and maintain all GMF personnel files
  
  

Job Summary

The HR Business Partner will manage HR operations for U.S.-based staff, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations while providing strategic HR support across payroll, benefits, recruitment, onboarding, and employee relations. This role requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual with a seasoned HR generalist background who can handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

HR Operations & Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws, including EEOC and FMLA requirements
• Oversee HR audits and maintain all GMF personnel files
  
  

Benefits Administration

• Manage the administration of contracts with HR vendors (e.g. SIG, Orenda, Hub Internatinoal, WEX, One Village, and Principal); monitor Retirement accounts and liaise with Principal and Hub International as needed
• Make updates in HRIS related to benefits: rates, benefit offerings, employee cost sharing, etc.; conduct post-open enrollment audit
• Manage Benefits enrollment, changes, and terminations
• Oversee utilization and recordkeeping of employee leave programs such as vacation, sick leave, leave of absence; ensure compliance with federal and state regulations
  
  

Recruitment & Onboarding, Offboarding

• Coordinate pre-employment processes, including background checks and reference verifications
• Conduct regular (quarterly) recruitment data analysis and metrics
• Lead onboarding sessions, ensuring smooth transitions for new hires; evaluate effectiveness and make design enhancement when needed.
• Conduct final pay offboarding meeting with employees
• Process severance payments for US based staff
• Review and execute employee appointment letters
  
  

Employee Relations & Development

• Serve as the primary HR contact for employee inquiries, policies, and compliance.
• Implement professional development programs and maintain staff skills development records.
• Conduct 30-60-90 day check-in with new staff and hiring managers; prepare periodic reports of results and provide to HR DMD for review and decision making
  
  

HR Administration

• Process vendor invoices, ensuring timely payments.
  
  

HR Systems, Tools, Policies And Practices

• Maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.
• Perform periodic system audit for Paylocity, WEX, CIGNA Employer Portal, Mutual of Omaha, Perform Yard and Clear Company to verify and confirm new hires, termination and any other changes are recorded correctly.
• Work closely with IT to trouble shoot and make changes and system enhancements to platforms as needed.
• Maintain data in HRIS and maintain all HR documentation and manage systems/tools for all HR data and records
  
  

Reporting

• Provide reporting and materials to support compensation and other employment matter decisions
• Identify relevant HR metrics for reporting; develop plans for collecting data and schedule for reporting; prepare reports in a usable and easily readable format
• Respond to the EEOC and provide relevant reports
• Participate and prepare compensation and benefits survey through TTDC, SHRM, etc. Ensure survey reports are saved and available to the HR team for analysis
• Liaise with Finance to support payroll and provide reports for payroll processing
  
  

Knowledge And Skills Needed

• Minimum 7 years of HR experience in the U.S.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, payroll, benefits administration, and recruitment.
• Proficiency with HR systems, especially HRMs such as Paylocity, Clear Company, and benefits platforms.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  
  

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field.

Salary: $70,200 - $87,800

We highly encourage individuals of all backgrounds and identities to apply. Don’t meet every single requirement? At GMF we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace, so if you are excited about this role, but your experience does not align perfectly, we encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles at GMF?

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiry to [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Strategy/Planning and Information Technology

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