Onsite People Operations & Benefits Specialist

Horizontal Talent; Saint Louis Park (MN); On-site; USD 63,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Disability (Short Term & Long Term)

Training & Development

Wellness Resources

Job summary

Horizontal Talent in Saint Louis Park, MN is seeking a People Operations & Benefits Specialist to handle daily HR operations with emphasis on benefits administration, HR technology, and employee support. This onsite role serves as the primary HR contact and coordinates benefits activities while maintaining accurate data across systems.

You will oversee benefits enrollment, COBRA, and HR lifecycle transactions, ensuring data accuracy in the Paylocity HRIS and with vendor systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in benefits administration and HR operations.
• 2–4 years of HR or People Operations experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication; detail-oriented.
• Ability to manage multiple workflows and prioritize.
• Familiarity with benefits administration and COBRA a plus.
• Proficiency with Paylocity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first-line HR support responding to inquiries.
• Triage inquiries, resolve complex issues, and escalate when needed.
• Administer health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and other plans.
• Manage benefit enrollments, changes, and terminations, including COBRA.
• Ensure accurate data transfer between HRIS and benefits vendor systems.
• Maintain benefits system configuration and data integrity.
• Plan and execute open enrollment activities.
• Maintain employee records in the Paylocity HRIS and other systems.
• Analyze and process lifecycle transactions including hires, terminations, and changes.
• Audit HR and benefits data and support reporting needs.
• Manage onboarding/offboarding and other HR workflows.
• Administer leave and ADA accommodation processes; coordinate with internal teams and vendors.
• Collaborate with Finance, Staffing Operations, and vendors on timely processing.
• Identify recurring issues and communicate improvements to leadership.
• Build knowledge of benefits compliance requirements (ACA) and related tracking and audits.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Multitasking

Process adherence

Customer-focused

HR practices

MS Office Suite

Paylocity HRIS

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

2-4 years HR experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field or equivalent experience

Tools

Paylocity

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Horizontal Talent in Saint Louis Park, MN is seeking a People Operations & Benefits Specialist to handle daily HR operations with emphasis on benefits administration, HR technology, and employee support. This onsite role serves as the primary HR contact and coordinates benefits activities while maintaining accurate data across systems.

You will oversee benefits enrollment, COBRA, and HR lifecycle transactions, ensuring data accuracy in the Paylocity HRIS and with vendor systems.