People & Culture Generalist

About the role

Continua Interiors offers furniture, walls, and audio‑visual solutions to transform work, learn, and heal environments across the Midwest. The company values culture, community, and connection, and operates as a movement reshaping the dealer landscape. Core values: Strive To Be Great, Do Hard Things, Stronger Together, Own It. Employees enjoy a state‑of‑the‑art facility, use of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), quarterly all‑company meetings, community service opportunities, company social hours, and the chance to make a positive impact with their talents.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the functional expert and administrator for HRIS (Paylocity).
• Manage system configuration, maintain data integrity, troubleshoot tech issues, and manage vendor file feeds.
• Align with Talent Acquisition to navigate upcoming headcount needs, manage internal candidate transfers, and ensure seamless system handoffs from candidate tracking to Paylocity for onboarding.
• Partner with managers on role evolution, promotions, and transfers, while directly managing execution of these changes within Paylocity (employment status, reporting lines, compensation updates).
• Support departments navigating organizational restructuring, team shifts, or leadership transitions by guiding managers on effective communication frameworks and strategies to minimize team disruption.
• Compile reports and design custom dashboards from the Paylocity database.
• Administer open enrollment and maintain benefits systems.
• Manage complex Leave of Absence programs (FMLA, ADA, STD/LTD, state‑specific LOAs) and audit HRIS data for ACA/COBRA compliance.
• Partner with payroll to conduct comprehensive payroll audits, ensuring accurate cross‑system data.
• Advise managers through performance review cycles and guide them during annual merit and bonus cycles by analyzing internal equity data and market benchmarks.
• Lead employee relations discussions and investigations using HR best practices.
• Keep a pulse on organizational health to proactively address culture and retention issues.
• Participate in injury intake meetings and analyze claims data for patterns; provide safety recommendations to managers and elevate critical risks to the Director of People and Culture.
• Manage the offboarding process, conducting exit interviews and executing terminations within Paylocity; administer 401(k) plan terminations.
• Maintain strict adherence to federal, state, and local employment laws; administer regular audits and update company policies, procedures, and handbook guidelines for organization‑wide compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field and/or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 3 years in a comprehensive Generalist role.
• Extensive working knowledge of employment law, compliance, and HR best practices.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and dispute resolution skills; proven ability to build cross‑functional trust.
• Ability to engage, advise, and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Genuine enthusiasm for working with people and creating a positive employee experience.
• High degree of self‑direction, flexibility, and willingness to learn.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, sharp attention to detail, and systematic organization.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality with sensitive data.
• Effective time management and ability to prioritize tasks to meet critical deadlines under pressure.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office