HR Generalist

Gwinnett County Government; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Gwinnett County Government is seeking an HR Generalist to act as a trusted advisor to county departments while managing essential employee lifecycle processes. The role covers consulting on HR disciplines and ensuring consistent application of policies across the organization.

Responsibilities include full-cycle recruitment, performance guidance, training delivery, employee relations, benefits and leave administration, and compliance tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in HR, business, finance, or related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible HR experience in talent acquisition, performance management, compliance, leave, or related areas.
• Experience working with multiple HR disciplines and employee lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with county departments to support HR strategies and ensure consistent HR practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity using data analytics and reporting.
• Collaborate with compensation, payroll, benefits, and safety teams to streamline service delivery.
• Communicate and deploy HR initiatives, programs, and processes across the organization.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment requests including postings, sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding.
• Coach on performance management, development plans, and progressive discipline.
• Support department leadership in identifying upskilling opportunities.
• Coordinate mandatory and ad-hoc HR trainings (FMLA, harassment, performance management).
• Assist with career outreach events and engagement activities.
• Assess and triage employee concerns and guide through appropriate actions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a closely related field

Tools

Oracle Fusion Cloud

Job description

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.

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.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

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