HR Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Act as a primary HR contact for designated clients, delivering prompt and considerate support.

• Address employee relations inquiries, interpret policies, and provide general HR compliance assistance, including managing leave and accommodation processes across various states (experience in California and New York/NYC is essential).

• Participate in client meetings to share updates, provide follow-ups, and manage documentation.

• Utilize internal platforms such as ClickUp, Clockify, and Slack to monitor work and communicate progress.

• Take ownership of HR deliverables, including employee handbooks, policies, onboarding/offboarding toolkits, and performance frameworks, ensuring a high standard of human-centered work throughout.

• Independently draft and refine deliverables, escalating only strategic or unfamiliar issues while applying an equity-informed perspective.

• Monitor timelines, milestones, and deliverables in ClickUp, updating task statuses daily, and proactively identifying bottlenecks or retention/utilization concerns.

• Collaborate with the Client Account Manager (CAM) on scope-related inquiries and meeting arrangements.

• Delegate formatting, research, or administrative tasks to Project Support when necessary.

• Draft and enhance internal SOPs and processes as our internal systems evolve.

• Provide feedback and insights on internal People practices as we grow, ensuring we embody the principles we advocate.

• Attend monthly team meetings.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of HR generalist experience (preferably in nonprofit or values-aligned environments).

• A commitment to social justice and an equity-informed mindset.

• Practical experience managing leave and accommodation procedures across multiple states, with a solid understanding of California and New York regulations; knowledge of Massachusetts or Oregon is a plus.

• Proven experience leading HR initiatives such as policy development, audits, or onboarding/offboarding systems.

• Experience overseeing full-cycle HR project delivery, including client interactions, timeline oversight, and task management.

• Familiarity with compliance areas such as FMLA, ADA, EEOC, and wage & hour regulations.

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

• Proficient in (or eager to learn) ClickUp, Slack, and Google Suite.

• Strong organizational abilities and the capacity to work independently.

• A proven history of creating processes or documentation that are easily transferable to others, rather than solely existing in personal knowledge.

• Experience with compensation structuring and job leveling is advantageous but not mandatory.

• Experience supporting employee relations investigations and conflict resolution.

• Background in designing performance frameworks or onboarding programs.

🏝️ Benefits

• 20 hours of vacation time.

• 40 hours of sick time.

• 11 paid holidays, including a fully paid winter break.

• Opportunity to participate in a 401(k) plan.

• Discount on Peloton membership.

• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership roles, including increased project ownership and strategic client engagement.