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Financial Services company with plans for significant growth. They're looking for a hands-on HR professional who can take ownership of recruiting, benefits administration, onboarding, and general HR responsibilities while helping improve processes as the organization expands. Recruiting & Onboarding

• Manage full-cycle recruiting, including job postings, candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer coordination.
• Partner with leadership to identify hiring needs and support workforce planning.
• Coordinate new-hire onboarding, orientation, and employee documentation.
• Help develop recruiting and onboarding processes as the organization grows. Benefits Administration & Employee Relations
• Coordinate employee benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other employee benefits.
• Manage annual open enrollment and assist employees with benefits questions and elections.
• Work with benefits brokers, insurance carriers, and outside vendors.
• Maintain employee records and assist with employee relations matters.
• Support HR compliance, policies, and employee communications. HR Operations & Process Improvement
• Maintain HR systems, personnel records, and employee documentation.
• Support payroll administration and coordinate employee changes.
• Develop and improve HR policies, procedures, workflows, and internal processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and employee experience.
• Help establish scalable HR practices to support future growth. Business & Office Operations
• Support leadership with general business administration and special projects.
• Coordinate office operations and vendor relationships.
• Assist with internal communications and operational initiatives.
• Take ownership of administrative responsibilities that help the organization operate efficiently.

Requirements:

• Ideally 3-10 years of HR experience, although we're flexible for the right candidate.
• Hands-on recruiting experience, including sourcing, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding.
• Strong employee benefits administration experience, including open enrollment, employee questions, and working with brokers and insurance carriers.
• Financial services industry experience or exposure is important. Banking, insurance, mortgage, investment management, wealth management, or related industries would all be relevant.
• Comfortable working in a smaller organization where responsibilities may evolve.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Experience with HR systems, employee records, compliance, and general HR operations.
• Someone who's proactive, organized, personable, and comfortable working independently.
• Experience helping improve HR processes and procedures would be a plus.