HR Generalist

Gwinnett County; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Gwinnett County in Lawrenceville, GA seeks an HR Generalist to partner with county departments, manage employee lifecycle processes, and ensure consistent policy application.

The role covers recruitment, performance guidance, training delivery, benefits oversight, and employee relations, reporting to the Human Resources department.

Qualifications

• Three years of progressively responsible experience in HR disciplines.
• Ability to partner with departments to implement HR practices.
• Experience interpreting policies and applying compliance across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with departments to support HR strategies and ensure adoption of HR practices.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, and performance guidance.
• Coordinate mandatory and ad-hoc HR trainings and events.
• Assist with employee relations, investigations, and leave policies.
• Maintain confidential records and respond to HR inquiries.

Skills

Data analysis

HR knowledge

Communication

Coaching & guidance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

Oracle Fusion Cloud

Job description

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Job Info

• Job Identification 1000172
• Posting Date 11/10/2026, 12:59 PM
• Locations 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA, 30046, US (On-site)
• Job Type Full-Time Merit
• Grade C42(1)
• Minimum Salary $66,331.20
• Maximum Salary $87,879.00
• Department Human Resources

Job Description

The HR Generalist serves as a trusted partner and advisor to County department, while directly managing essential employee lifecycle processes. Incumbents will serve as consultants on a wide range of HR disciplines and ensures consistent application of policies and processes across the organization.

Job Description Continued

Strategic Partnership and Consultation

• Partner with assigned customer departments to support HR strategies and processes, and ensure consistent implementation of HR practices
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity and recommends course of action based on data analytics and reports
• Collaborate closely with specialized HR counterparts (compensation, payroll, benefits, and safety) to streamline service delivery
• Communicate and deploy HR initiatives, programs, and processes to ensure adoption and understanding

Talent Acquisition & Development

• Manage full-cycle recruitment requests, including job postings, sourcing, interviewing and onboarding
• Provide coaching and guidance on performance management, including performance improvement and developmental plans, and progressive discipline
• Assist department leadership with identifying team member upskilling opportunities
• Facilitate mandatory and ad-hoc training sessions on HR topics and policies (e.g. FMLA, unlawful harassment, employee performance management)
• Coordinate and attend career and outreach events

Employee Relations

• Assess and triage employee concerns to determine the appropriate course of action, routing complex or high-risk matters to the Employee Relations team while directly resolving appropriate cases through guidance, mediation, or proactive support
• Assist with employee investigations and reasonable accommodation requests when needed

Benefits and Leave Administration

• Provide oversight and guidance to employees and managers on leave policies and programs (e.g. FMLA, leave of absence, military, parental leave)
• Partner with the Benefits Team to facilitate seamless return-to-work processes for employees transitioning from workers' compensation, or short-term/long-term disability
• Assist with employee benefits administration, including employee inquiries, enrollment support and communication of benefit programs

Compliance & Administration

• Interpret and apply HR policies, employment laws, rules, and regulations
• Manage the coordination and compliance of random and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol drug testing
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records with a large volume of personnel transactions and audits
• Represent the organization on Department of Labor (DOL) inquiries, documentation requests and hearings
• Complete various administrative tasks as assigned and needed

Functional Attributes

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a closely related field
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in one or more of the stated competencies (talent acquisition, performance management, compliance and risk management, leave, compensation, total rewards, workforce planning)
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years or more of proven progressively responsible HR experience
• Working knowledge across various HR disciplines and deep understanding of the full employee lifecycle
• Advanced knowledge and practice in compliance, policy interpretation, performance management, and talent acquisition
• Direct exposure to benefits administration, leave management and compensation structures
• In-depth working knowledge of federal and state employment laws (e.g., FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Title VII)
• Adaptability - demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities
• HR certifications such as PHR, SHRM-CP and others
• Experience working in Oracle Fusion Cloud