HR Generalist Job at Penrod in Milwaukee

HR Generalist

Are you a team player with a passion for HR, compliance, and building great employee experiences? Penrod is looking for an HR Generalist to join our growing team! As an HR Generalist, you'll provide day-to-day tactical HR support across a range of functions, including administration, compliance, recruitment, benefits, and engagement. Sound like a fit? We'd love to hear from you!

What you can expect to do...

• Employee Relations
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee queries, concerns, and engagement initiatives.
• Manage Culture Amp surveys and employee feedback processes.
• Facilitate Culture Sponsor meetings and support company culture programs.
• Resolve employee relations issues with professionalism and confidentiality.
• Performance Management
• Assist with performance review processes to ensure timely completion and consistency.
• Support managers in addressing performance issues and developing improvement plans.
• Compliance and Record Keeping
• Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws.
• Act as the BambooHR administrator, owning all employee records and data.
• Manage leave programs, including LOA, and ensure accurate HR documentation.
• HR Administration
• Own benefits administration, including enrollments, terminations, reporting, audits, and annual open enrollment.
• Provide regular reporting and insights to leadership using HR data.
• Manage onboarding processes for new hires and contractors.
• Recruitment
• Lead full-cycle recruitment for high-priority roles, managing 8-12 open positions at a time.
• Partner with agencies and contractors to build a strong talent pipeline.
• Write, refine, and maintain job descriptions while leveraging Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter for system management.
• Conduct initial candidate screenings to ensure skillset and cultural alignment.

You'll know you're successful if you...

• Within two weeks, take ownership of contractor and employee onboarding.
• Within one month, become the go-to expert for BambooHR and insurance-related inquiries.
• Within three months, fully manage open enrollment and benefits administration processes.
• Lead recruitment efforts from outreach to negotiation, filling roles within 4-5 weeks.
• Ensure employee satisfaction with HR support (target: ≥85%).
• Maintain compliance audit accuracy and documentation quality at 100%.

You're a good fit if you...

• Have 3+ years of HR experience with exposure to multi-state HR needs.
• Hold a SHRM-CP or PHR certification.
• Are highly organized, detail-oriented, and have excellent time management skills.
• Have experience managing HRIS systems (BambooHR experience is a bonus).
• Possess thorough knowledge of federal and state employment laws, with a preference for multi-state expertise.
• Have proven recruiting experience in the technology consulting space (bonus for Salesforce consulting).
• Are resourceful, proactive, and comfortable with context-switching.

You'll have an edge if you...

• Have experience scaling HR operations at organizations with 50-200 employees.
• Have supported H1B candidates or sponsorship processes.
• Have payroll experience and familiarity with benefits administration.
• Are comfortable leading strategic HR projects and presenting data-driven recommendations.

Compensation and Benefits
Targeted salary range: $65,000-$85,000 to be determined by the candidate's level, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and alignment with market data.

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for eligible employees
• 50% employer-paid premiums for dependents without coverage through their employer
• Employer-paid short-term disability
• Unlimited PTO, Volunteer Time Off, and 10 company holidays
• 401k + 4% Company Match
• Monthly wellness and phone stipends
• Remote home office stipend
• Training cost coverage
• Paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Annual company get-together - PenrodPalooza!

And the people! Our people always top the list of what makes working at Penrod so amazing. Work with talented, team-driven, and friendly people who love what they do!
About Penrod

Penrod is a healthcare and life sciences consulting company that empowers exceptional experiences by engaging and consulting on technology and enabling digital transformation. Founded in 2011, a Summit Salesforce Partner since 2016, and HIPAA compliance accredited, Penrod has helped hundreds of companies ranging from startup to the Fortune 500; from pre-FDA approval to full commercialization; from specialty clinic to major healthcare system; improve their own patient experiences and implement technology to meet the challenges of the industry as they continue to evolve.

Penrod is an equal opportunity employer. Penrod does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, arrest or conviction record, marital status, military service or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law and reasonably accommodates applicants and employees as required by applicable law.