People Operations Lead/Hr Generalist - Beauty

Adecco Creative & Marketing is seeking a temporary People Ops/HR Generalist support beginning May 2023 - October 2023. This person will offer support with benefits administration, performance review and OKR-setting processes, people operations, and performance management, and act as the “go-to” person for full-time, part-time, and contract employees. Additionally, the People Ops Lead will be tasked with completing a special project that involves 1:1 fact-finding conversations with the team members and results in the creation of career competencies by career stage for the business. This is a dynamic role that will provide a successful candidate with the opportunity to gain experience as a People Ops “team of one” for a growing beauty brand.

This role is a 6-month contractor role, 25-30 hours a week

Hybrid- In-office on Wednesdays in the

Responsibilities:

● People Operations:

○ Act as a primary point of contact for employees for all benefits-related matters;

interface with benefits providers as needed to address company and employee

needs

○ Serve as “go-to” person around HR policy questions as defined by Fur Employee

Handbook

○ Work closely with Co-Founder and CEO around any employment law related

matters and interface (as appropriate) with employment counsel; Comply

with federal, state, and local legal requirements and advise Executive Leadership

Team on any needed actions

○ As needed, manage to onboard to set up new employees for a strong start at

Fur; Lead off-boarding for employees including conducting exit interviews

○ Manage any reporting requirements including EEOC to ensure compliance

○ Leverage Rippling (HRIS system) to support CFO with payroll, HR

administration, and expense management

● Employee Engagement:

○ Conduct 1:1 conversations with personnel to address concerns and challenges;

work with employees to identify action steps and resolutions in partnership with

people managers & relevant company leaders

○ Manage Q3 Employee Engagement survey distribution including analyzing and

reporting on results to the Executive Leadership Team

○ Work with the Executive Leadership Team to support company culture and existing

programs that continue to enable exceptional employee experience built upon

inclusion, recognition and data-informed People programs and strategies

● Performance Management & Quarterly OKRs:

○ Administer Q2/mid-year performance reviews through Lattice system ensuring all

team members receive balanced, actionable feedback from people managers,

direct reports, and peers; support Co-Founders and CFO around any

compensation or performance planning implications from Q2/mid-year reviews

○ Ensure all team members update and submit Objectives & Key Results (OKRs)

through Lattice system; partner with Co-Founders to build out company-wide

OKRs to support department leaders and individuals in aligning goals

○ Address any ongoing performance issues using progressive discipline

process; partner with people managers and department leaders to manage any

promotions, role changes or performance improvement plans

● Career Competencies/Career Stage (Special Project):

○ Evaluate the “current state” of career stages and competencies through 1:1

fact-finding conversations with team members that uncover and building

understanding about expectations for each career stage

○ Leverage industry knowledge and benchmarks to align career

competencies with the market while keeping core pillars and unique company

needs at the core

○ Evaluate findings and deliver recommendations to Executive Leadership Team by

end of contract opportunity for implementation

● Talent Acquisition (As Needed):

○ Work closely with hiring managers to scope job descriptions and design an

equitable, thorough interview process that prioritizes candidate experience

○ Source, recruit, and steward candidates through the interview process to backfill any

vacant roles

○ Partner with hiring managers to steward candidates from application to offer to

onboarding

Qualifications:

● 3 - 5 years of demonstrated experience in People Operations and/or Human Resources;

HR certification (SHRM, PHR, etc.), a plus

● Demonstrated experience acting as an “HR team of one”; able to effectively manage

multiple priorities and move between tactical and strategic activities

● Experience with HRIS systems (Rippling, Gusto, etc.) and Employee Engagement tools

(Lattice, Ethena, etc.)

● Knowledge of benefits administration; direct experience with leave (FMLA, SD, etc.) in a

national environment

● Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; solid judgment and

experience assessing risk relative to the business as well handle confidential

information

● Knowledge and experience working with a national workforce; understanding of HR laws

and relevant regulations