HR Generalist & Talent Acquisition Specialist

Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Recruiting

• Own the recruiting process from job opening through candidate handoff or hire.
• Develop and execute proactive recruiting strategies.
• Source candidates through LinkedIn, email, direct messaging, job boards, professional networks, and other channels.
• Review applications and assess candidate qualifications.
• Conduct screening calls and first-round interviews.
• Develop interview questions and evaluation criteria.
• Evaluate candidates based on qualifications, communication, experience, cultural fit, and potential success.
• Provide objective feedback to hiring managers and leadership.
• Coordinate interviews and maintain a candidate pipeline in the ATS.
• Provide a professional candidate experience throughout the process.
• Improve recruiting processes and track metrics including applicants, interviews, sourcing activity, time-to-hire, and conversion rates.
• Build candidate pipelines for frequently hired positions.
• Write and optimize job descriptions and postings.

HR Administration

• Manage employee onboarding, required documentation, equipment, systems access, and accounts.
• Manage offboarding, company property returns, and system-access removal.
• Maintain accurate employee records, HR policies, documentation, and compensation information.
• Track vacation, sick time, and other time off.
• Assist with payroll processing and coordinate with payroll providers or leadership.
• Help ensure HR processes are followed consistently.

Employee Relations & Management Support

• Serve as a point of contact for HR questions and concerns.
• Partner with managers and leadership on performance and workplace issues.
• Support performance concerns and disciplinary situations.
• Participate in termination and offboarding processes.
• Handle sensitive employee information confidentially.
• Help identify and address employee-related issues proactively.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional HR and/or recruiting experience.
• Hands-on recruiting and outbound candidate-sourcing experience.
• Experience conducting phone or video screenings and first-round interviews.
• Experience recruiting for multiple types of roles.
• Strong understanding of the full recruiting lifecycle.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interviewing and candidate-evaluation skills.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple open positions and HR responsibilities.
• Comfort handling confidential employee information.
• Experience with HRIS, ATS, Ashby, payroll, recruiting, or other HR technology platforms.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and common business software.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in a fast-growing company or startup.
• Experience recruiting for remote or distributed teams.
• Experience recruiting for sales, marketing, account management, operations, or other professional roles.
• Experience in digital marketing, e-commerce, the creator economy, social media, or TikTok Shop.
• Experience building recruiting processes from the ground up.
• Experience supporting employees across multiple geographic locations.
• Payroll or employee-benefits administration experience.

Compensation

• Annual salary: $50,000–$65,500.