HR Generalist

About the role

The HR Generalist will act as a hands‑on partner for Corporate IT, Purchasing, and HR functions while supporting global HR initiatives across multiple regions. This role delivers employee‑relations, performance‑management, talent‑development and compliance services, focusing on a high‑performing technical workforce.

Key responsibilities

• Provide primary HR support for U.S. Purchasing, IT, and HR teams, serving as the main point of contact for employees and leaders.
• Process employee hours in eTime and handle payroll‑related requests such as tuition, shoe, and parental‑leave reimbursements.
• Manage onboarding, orientation, transfers, off‑boarding and job changes.
• Partner with leaders to drive employee engagement, retention and development strategies.
• Oversee employee‑relations matters including attendance, leaves and performance issues, ensuring proper documentation and resolution.
• Support immigration and mobility processes, including visa sponsorship and compliance.
• Coordinate the Co‑Op program for Purchasing and IT, handling recruitment, onboarding and time‑card approval.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition COE on recruitment strategies and hiring needs.
• Facilitate HR lifecycle events: recruitment, onboarding and off‑boarding.
• Assist with workforce planning, organizational changes and succession planning.
• Contribute to career‑development, engagement, retention and talent‑analytics workstreams for global employees.
• Maintain HR data integrity, generate monthly analytical reports and KPIs, and ensure accurate HRIS records.
• Partner with HR COEs (Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Immigration, Learning & Development) to deliver high‑value programs.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in HR Business Partner or Generalist roles.
• Ability to make independent decisions with appropriate consultation.
• Strong relationship‑building skills and comfort working in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.

Required skills

• eTime (time‑tracking system)
• HRIS (human‑resources information system)