Human Resources Associate

About the role

We are seeking a detail-oriented, energetic, and proactive HR Associate to join our growing team. This entry-level position is ideal for a recent graduate possessing a bachelor’s degree who is eager to build a comprehensive foundation in Human Resources. This role will perform a broad range of duties to ensure organizational effectiveness, efficiency and compliance. The HR Associate role is salaried, exempt, and full time. It is a hybrid position.

Key Responsibilities

• HR Processes & Onboarding: Own the end-to-end new hire onboarding pipeline, coordinate manager/buddy training, and administer the tracking and scheduling of performance reviews.
• Data, Payroll & Benefits: Support the administration of regular payroll cycles, track stipends/milestone payouts, manage employee benefits enrollments (including Open Enrollment and Qualifying Life Events), and maintain accurate records across all core internal databases.
• Time-Off & Compliance Tracking: Manage and log employee paid time off (PTO) requests, track annual minimum utilization, provide monthly reports to managers, and monitor compliance for new hires & ongoing training programs.
• Retention & Engagement Programs: Oversee employee milestone rewards, tenure incentives (including trip and sabbatical programs), birthday PTO, and employee gifting.
• Employee Relations & Recruitment: Provide general support for everyday employee inquiries, assist with policy application, and coordinate candidate background checks and student tours to support recruitment efforts.
• Office Administration Backup: Partner with the Office Coordinator to assist with shared administrative duties, including backup, office supply procurement, mail distribution, and maintaining an organized office environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be located in DFW or willing to relocate
• Must possess willingness to learn new skills and information
• Exceptional ability to create a welcoming environment
• Extremely strong time management, communication and organizational skills
• Strong sense of responsibility and urgency with tasks
• Demonstrated strength in multi-tasking with high attention to detail
• Excellent planning, written, and verbal communication skills
• Must be proactive and solution-oriented
• Team player, flexible, cooperative and willing to help in all areas of the office
• Hightly reliable, accurate, and works well independently
• Familiarity or prior experience with project management tools, like Asana, preferred
• High sense of confidentiality and discretion when handling sensitive employee information
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Position Status

Position Status: Salaried Exempt