Hr Generalist

Summary

Join Dwolla's small but impactful HR team as a driven and detail-oriented HR Generalist. You will be involved in all aspects of HR, from employee onboarding and offboarding to payroll, benefits administration, and project-based work. Approximately 80% of your time will be dedicated to administrative tasks, while 20% will focus on projects. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential, along with experience or eagerness to learn about AI tools for process improvement. This role requires a proactive and resourceful individual passionate about fostering a positive work environment. Dwolla offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including unlimited PTO, parental leave, and a remote-first work environment.

Requirements

• Two or more years of proven work experience in human resources job discipline
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business or related discipline
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information

Responsibilities

• Manage employee onboarding and offboarding activities
• Help maintain HR and employee data, ensuring the accuracy, integrity and confidentiality of the data in the human resources systems
• Partner with Finance team to execute company payroll, ensuring accurate administration and timely processing
• Assist with all benefits activities, including new hire enrollment, annual open enrollment, and benefits-related questions/changes/issues throughout the plan year
• Provide daily HR business partner support to the organization, responding timely to employees' HR needs
• Be the main point of contact for FMLA administration by gathering information, preparing paperwork, and other activities to support the process
• Assist with the administration of performance management cycles
• Help facilitate performance discussions between leaders and team members and assist with conflict resolution and disciplinary actions, ensuring compliance with company policies when necessary
• Recommends new approaches, policies, and procedures to continually improve the efficiency of the department and services performed
• Assist with conducting employee engagement surveys, including analyses of the data
• Help execute compensation strategies and framework
• Assist with HR audits and compliance reviews
• Assist in strategic planning for company culture and events by evaluating team feedback, proposing event plans and helping execute final plans
• Help lead company-wide trainings on a variety of HR topics throughout the year
• Assist in the rotation of retrieving company mail and distributing accordingly
• When needed, assist the Talent Recruiter with various recruiting and hiring activities, including: posting roles, conducting interviews, scheduling interviews with hiring team, and communication/planning with hiring managers
• Ad hoc business projects and other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong project management and organization skills, with the ability to manage several priorities concurrently and meet deadlines with accuracy
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to interact with all levels of management and staff
• Proven experience navigating HRIS systems and benefits portals
• Proficiency with Google Suite (Gmail, Sheets, etc) and Microsoft Excel
• Strong attention to detail with exceptional internal customer service skills

Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Time Off (with a mandatory PTO minimum of 5 days every 4 months)
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Medical, dental and vision insurance (Health plan options include FSA & HSA options and more…)
• Stock options
• 401k (with 4% company match)
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Our employees can work from anywhere in the US or from our Des Moines office
• You can move anywhere in the US and your compensation won’t change
• Combined with our unlimited PTO, you have the flexibility to enjoy the laptop lifestyle and balance work while traveling
• We actively support a healthy remote-first company culture by frequently providing both in-person and virtual opportunities for collaboration with co-workers
• We never miss a beat… by working both synchronously and asynchronously in our day-to-day interactions we’re able to stay full-steam ahead
• Remote-first home office stipend (and paid parking for our office-loving employees)