HR Consultant - Remote (DC, Northern Virginia or Maryland)

About the Role

At OneDigital, we are on a mission to help people do their best work and live their best lives. We embrace diversity and believe greatness comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and experience levels. If you are looking for a people-first culture that is wired for growth, driven to serve, and committed to having your back, we invite you to join us. Must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for work visa or residency sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Provides client support on HR matters, including extensive consultation on wage and hour, leaves of absence, worker’s compensation, compliance with state and federal leave laws, and employee relations matters.
• Interprets client contracts and manages billable work, tracking and reporting time while identifying opportunities for additional billable services.
• Serves as the primary contact for clients and their employees to answer questions regarding policy, benefits, and payroll compliance.
• Keeps management informed of potential problem areas and recommends or implements solutions as appropriate.
• Manages critical client relationships, including employees, management, and vendors, to ensure overall client satisfaction.
• May conduct HR assessments and create reports for client presentations.
• Monitors and responds to inquiries from the Compliance Department email box, determining priorities and escalating sensitive matters when needed.
• Independently resolves issues involving appropriate parties and ensures proper organization and documentation of electronic communication.
• Develops, prepares, and conducts training content for original and updated webinars.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Duties

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Handles other projects as assigned.
• Local travel and some overnight travel may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Advanced degree in business or human resources is a plus but not required.
• 8-10 years of professional HR experience, with a focus on employment-related compliance knowledge.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Superior verbal, written, and presentation skills; excellent punctuation, spelling, grammar, and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Coursework or seminar attendance in HR, Payroll, and Benefit compliance and strategies.
• Advanced working knowledge of state and federal regulations such as COBRA, ERISA, FMLA, PDL, PFL, CFRA, ADA, and ACA.
• HR certifications required (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent).

Skills

• Microsoft Word: Proficient in word processing (minimum 35 words per minute).
• Excel: Able to set up spreadsheets and develop formulas for data analysis.
• PowerPoint: Able to create basic training curriculum.
• Outlook: Proficient in email and calendaring.
• Ability to learn HRIS, Benefit, and Payroll systems.
• Effectively communicates and interacts sensitively in a diverse workforce population.
• Organizes and manages assignments to meet deadlines and goals.
• Manages multiple email boxes and organizes electronic communication effectively.
• Composes, proofreads, spellchecks, and edits correspondence, reports, and other written outputs.
• Performs basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and calculates percentages, fractions, ratios, and decimals for projections and financial summaries.
• Understands and interprets benefit designs and plans, translating this information effectively to employees and management.
• Performs employee training activities.
• Strong organizational skills to meet multiple deadlines and client demands.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to follow procedures.
• Multi-tasks and manages multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Collaborates with senior/executive leadership to meet business needs.
• Listens to business leaders' challenges and identifies opportunities to provide HR and business solutions.
• Adapts quickly to change and effectively manages new challenges.

Reasoning & Mental Abilities

• Uses planning and evaluation skills to develop successful strategies and tactics.
• Makes sound decisions and sets goals based on available information to evaluate situations and requirements.
• Projects accurate future occurrences based on current or historic data.

Pay

The typical base pay range for this role nationwide is $45 to $60 per hour. Your base pay is dependent upon your skills, education, qualifications, professional experience, and location. In addition to base pay, some roles are eligible for variable compensation, commission, and/or annual bonus based on individual and company performance.

Benefits

• Health, wellbeing, and retirement benefits.
• Paid time off and overtime pay for non-exempt employees.
• Robust learning and development programs.
• Reimbursement of job-related expenses per company policy.
• Employee perks and discounts.