People Operations Generalist — HR Compliance & Experience

MDpanel; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MDpanel is a leading provider of expert medical opinions in the United States, serving physicians, carriers, attorneys, and patients with a nationwide network. The People Operations Generalist supports hundreds of colleagues across 24+ states and Canada, focusing on employee relations intake, leaves, and multi-state compliance.

Reporting to the Director of People Operations, the role drives onboarding/offboarding, HRIS data integrity, and scalable processes, partnering with leadership to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• At least 4 years of progressive HR generalist experience, including direct ownership of employee relations intake and leave administration.
• Demonstrated multi-state HR experience with strong working knowledge of California employment law, including wage and hour, protected leaves, and accommodation requirements.
• Experience administering HRIS platforms and building reporting from them, with comfort working inside configured workflows, rules, and integrations, and the aptitude to learn new systems quickly.
• Evidence of having improved a manual or repetitive process through better use of systems, whether independently or in support of a system owner.
• Proven ability to handle highly sensitive matters with discretion, sound judgment, and complete documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trust with employees, managers, and leadership.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage concurrent deadlines across compliance, leave, and employee relations workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Employee Relations: serve as first intake for employee relations matters; document and escalate as needed.
• Leave & Accommodation Administration: administer leaves end-to-end across all states, including FMLA, CFRA, PDL, and state programs.
• Multi-State Compliance: manage the calendar for postings, registrations, reporting, and annual filings including EEO-1 and California pay data reporting.
• People Operations & Systems: own onboarding and offboarding execution for a consistent, compliant employee experience; backup to payroll; HRIS data integrity and reporting.
• Automate workflows across HRIS and adjacent tools; identify manual processes for automation.
• Maintain the employee handbook and policy library with updates.

Skills

Employee relations

Leave administration

HR data reporting

HRIS experience

California employment law

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Discretion

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

Rippling

HRIS platforms

Job description

MDpanel is a leading provider of expert medical opinions in the United States, serving physicians, carriers, attorneys, and patients with a nationwide network. The People Operations Generalist supports hundreds of colleagues across 24+ states and Canada, focusing on employee relations intake, leaves, and multi-state compliance.

Reporting to the Director of People Operations, the role drives onboarding/offboarding, HRIS data integrity, and scalable processes, partnering with leadership to ensure