HR Generalist

Evlo AI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Evlo AI in Seattle is seeking an HR Generalist to own onboarding, offboarding, benefits enrollment, and employee relations, partnering with payroll and leadership to ensure policy and program effectiveness.

You will maintain HRIS data, support performance reviews and compensation planning, and help document policies across the employee lifecycle. The role requires 3–6 years in HR and a relevant degree.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of HR generalist experience in a high-growth tech environment.
• Working knowledge of federal and multi-state employment law (WA/CA experience a plus).
• Hands-on experience with an HRIS and benefits administration platforms.
• Strong written communication and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Bonus: SHRM-CP or PHR certification; experience building people programs from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Own onboarding and offboarding end-to-end: new-hire paperwork, orientation, equipment coordination, and smooth transitions
• Administer benefits enrollment, leaves of absence (FMLA, state leave programs), and workers' compensation in partnership with payroll
• Serve as a first point of contact for employee relations questions, escalating complex investigations to leadership as needed
• Maintain and audit HR data in the HRIS (Rippling, BambooHR, or similar), ensuring records are accurate and compliance-ready
• Support performance review cycles, compensation planning, and policy documentation across the employee lifecycle
• Track HR metrics — headcount, retention, time-to-productivity — and report regularly to the People team and leadership

Skills

HR Generalist

Employee relations

Policy development

Written communication

Discretion & ethics

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or related field

Tools

Rippling

BambooHR

Job description

About The Role

The role owns the day-to-day operations that keep a growing people function running: onboarding, benefits administration, employee relations, compliance, and HR systems.

About The Role

The role owns the day-to-day operations that keep a growing people function running: onboarding, benefits administration, employee relations, compliance, and HR systems. The team is scaling fast, and this position sits at the center of it — partnering with recruiting, payroll, and leadership to make sure policies, processes, and people programs actually work in practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Own onboarding and offboarding end-to-end: new-hire paperwork, orientation, equipment coordination, and smooth transitions
• Administer benefits enrollment, leaves of absence (FMLA, state leave programs), and workers' compensation in partnership with payroll
• Serve as a first point of contact for employee relations questions, escalating complex investigations to leadership as needed
• Maintain and audit HR data in the HRIS (Rippling, BambooHR, or similar), ensuring records are accurate and compliance-ready
• Support performance review cycles, compensation planning, and policy documentation across the employee lifecycle
• Track HR metrics — headcount, retention, time-to-productivity — and report regularly to the People team and leadership

What We Are Looking For

• 3-6 years of HR generalist experience, ideally in a high-growth technology environment
• Working knowledge of federal and multi-state employment law (WA, CA experience a plus)
• Hands-on experience with an HRIS and benefits administration platforms
• Strong written communication and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and switching between strategic projects and daily employee support
• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Bonus: SHRM-CP or PHR certification; experience building people programs from scratch; familiarity with equity compensation basics