Human Resources Business Partner / HR Manager – CONFIDENTIAL

Professional Alternatives; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Alternatives in Houston is seeking an HR Generalist/Talent Success professional to own the employee experience from sourcing through onboarding and beyond. This hands-on, tech-forward role combines people and data, leading full-cycle recruiting, partnering with managers, building talent pipelines, improving onboarding, and leveraging HR tech, analytics, automation, and AI.

Join a small to mid-size AI real estate-focused firm preparing for growth toward an IPO, and help scale the HR

Qualifications

• 3–4+ years HR generalist and full-cycle recruiting in a small/mid-size company.
• Experience with HRIS/ATS platforms (ADP, Paylocity, or Ashby a plus).
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field; HR certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting from sourcing to offers and onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to define needs and drive hiring processes.
• Build talent pipelines using traditional and AI-enabled sourcing.
• Improve onboarding with 30/60/90 day plans and first‑30‑day integration.
• Use HR tech, analytics, automation, and AI to optimize HR workflows and decision‑making.
• Support benefits, time off, employee relations, and culture initiatives.

Skills

HR generalist

Full-cycle recruiting

HR analytics

AI-enabled recruiting

Employee lifecycle

Sourcing strategies

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR / Business

HR certification (plus)

Tools

ADP

Paylocity

Ashby

Job description

HR Generalist/Talent Success – up to 80K with 3 years’ experience OR HR Manager/Talent Success – up to 100K with 4-7 years’ experience

IMPORTANT – have excellent tenure, be AI savvy and passionate, and come from a small to mid-size company; 3-7 years’ max experience

We're looking for a Talent Success/HR team member to own the employee experience from sourcing through onboarding and beyond.

This is a hands‑on, tech-forward role for someone who enjoys both the people side and the data side of HR. You'll lead full‑cycle recruiting, partner with managers and leadership, build talent pipelines, improve onboarding, and use HR technology, analytics, automation, and AI to make our people processes smarter and more effective.

We're a small, growing AI real estate company preparing for its next stage of growth and working toward becoming a public company. You'll have the opportunity to help build the HR infrastructure and talent organization that will support that growth.

This isnot a narrow HR role. We need someone who is comfortable tackling both strategic initiatives and detailed administrative work—and who naturally thinks, "I'll figure it out."

What You'll Do

• Own full‑cycle recruiting from sourcing and screening through offers, onboarding, and early employee integration.
• Partner with hiring managers to define needs, develop recruiting strategies, and drive hiring processes.
• Build creative talent pipelines using traditional and AI‑enabled sourcing.
• Represent and sell the company to candidates, schools, professional networks, and recruiting communities.
• Design and improve onboarding, including 30/60/90‑day expectations and first‑30‑day integration.
• Support benefits, time off, employee relations, HR administration, and other employee lifecycle needs.
• Use HRIS, ATS, analytics, and AI tools to improve recruiting, reporting, workflows, and decision‑making.
• Track talent metrics such as time‑to‑fill, pipeline health, turnover, candidate experience, and onboarding effectiveness.
• Build automations and scalable processes that improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Support culture, engagement, employer brand, compliance, and special projects.
• Jump into tasks outside traditional HR responsibilities when the business needs it.

What We’re Looking For

• 3–4+ years of broad HR generalist and full‑cycle recruiting experience, preferably in a small or mid‑sized company.
• Strong experience across the employee lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, benefits, time off, and employee support.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers and business leaders.
• Strong talent pipeline development and candidate relationship skills.
• Experience with HRIS/ATS platforms; ADP, Paylocity, or Ashby is a plus.
• Familiarity with HR analytics, AI‑enabled recruiting, and process automation.
• Excellent communication, organization, and attention to detail.
• Strong computer, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field required; HR certification is a plus.

We value broad hands‑on experience in a smaller organization over highly specialized experience in a large, siloed HR environment.

Who You Are

You're smart, hungry, capable, and personable. You have grit and gusto, enjoy learning, and want great mentorship.

You're comfortable moving from recruiting a senior candidate to building a spreadsheet, solving an HR issue, improving a workflow, or researching something you've never encountered before.

You don't ask, "Is this my job?" You ask, "What needs to get done?"

If you want wear a lot of hats, learn quickly, use technology intelligently, and have a meaningful impact, we'd like to meet you.

Founded in 1998, Professional Alternatives is an award‑winning recruiting and staffing agency that utilizes technology and relationships to deliver top talent.