HR Generalist: Recruiting, Benefits & Growth Ops

Gables Search Group; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Six Degrees Search partners with an established financial services firm in Wheaton, IL to identify an HR / Business Manager. This hands-on role emphasizes recruiting, benefits administration, HR operations, and office processes, with ownership of day-to-day HR tasks in a growing organization.

The ideal candidate has 3–10 years in HR, a Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business Admin, and a proven ability to work independently in a smaller firm. Competitive base salary plus bonus and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3-10 years of progressive HR experience with hands-on recruiting and benefits administration.
• Experience or exposure in financial services, banking, insurance, mortgage, or investment management preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting & onboarding: manage full-cycle recruiting, postings, sourcing, interviews, and offers.
• Benefits administration & employee relations: manage benefits programs and open enrollment, assist with questions and elections.
• HR operations & process improvement: maintain HR records, payroll support, and develop/improve HR policies.
• Business & office operations: assist leadership with projects, coordinate vendor relationships and internal communications.

Skills

Recruiting

Onboarding

Benefits administration

Payroll

HR systems

Organization

Communication

Initiative

Independent work

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

HRIS

Payroll software

Job description

Six Degrees Search partners with an established financial services firm in Wheaton, IL to identify an HR / Business Manager. This hands-on role emphasizes recruiting, benefits administration, HR operations, and office processes, with ownership of day-to-day HR tasks in a growing organization.

The ideal candidate has 3–10 years in HR, a Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business Admin, and a proven ability to work independently in a smaller firm. Competitive base salary plus bonus and benefits.