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Are you ready to elevate your HR career and make a real impact? We're seeking an HR Business Partner to join our team—a versatile and motivated professional with existing experience in Legal/Compliance, Recruiting, Employee Relations, Culture Development, and Benefits and Compensation who is ready to leverage those skills in a dynamic and growing organization.

This role offers the chance to take ownership of the HR function, build meaningful relationships across the organization, and partner with leaders to drive success. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a seek-to-understand mentality, and is skilled at balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Why This Role?
This is an incredible opportunity for an HR professional who is looking to step into a managerial role, deepen their expertise across the HR spectrum, and gain valuable experience that will propel their career forward. You'll have the autonomy to shape the role while being supported in your growth and development in a collaborative and mission-driven environment.

If you're ready to bring your skills, energy, and passion for people to a role where you can truly thrive, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now and take the next step in your HR journey!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Employment Staffing: Lead recruiting activities to guide the attraction and pipelining talent for hourly level positions including sourcing, interviewing, evaluating candidates for approved open positions. Responsible for resume/application/candidate records retention and reporting.
• Onboarding: Conducts new hire orientation, coordinates involvement of other departments in the orientation process. Sets up new hire in necessary systems for payroll and benefits. Maintain, deliver and continuously improve an efficient on boarding program for new hires.
• Record Keeping: Main point of contact for managing all employee files and maintaining HRIS system (Paylocity)
• Policy Management: Administering/interpreting/updating company policies and representing the organization in personnel and employment law compliance related matters, investigations and hearings. (This will have support from the senior leadership team, and additional contracted HR/external support)
• Oversee and optimize benefits administration, partnering with vendors to manage benefit programs effectively and ensure seamless service delivery. Act as a resource for employees, helping them understand and maximize the value of their benefits. Regularly assess benefit offerings and propose innovative solutions to enhance the employee experience while maintaining compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with leadership on compensation strategy, providing insights and data-driven recommendations to ensure equitable, competitive, and performance-aligned pay decisions.
• Partner with leadership to address employee performance and conduct, providing guidance on corrective action and coaching plans. Ensure plans are thoughtfully designed, effectively communicated, and administered in alignment with company policies and values.
• Leads engagement programs to maximize participation, gather results, create action plans, and follow up.
• Employee Programs: Leads development and execution of designated employee events, incentives and recognition programs. Manages and administers employee referral bonus and attendance bonus programs if applicable.
• Assist/support and perform all HR/office support activities/duties as needed.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources/Business, or related field (a degree in differing field with comparable HR experience or HR certification will be considered)

• 3-5 years of experience in a Human Resources role, preferably in a sales or service industry

• Familiarity with Paylocity

• Familiarity with vendor management (Benefits vendor management)

• Proven HR expertise across Legal/Compliance, Recruiting, Employee Relations, Culture Development, and Benefits/Compensation.

• Exceptional time management and project management skills, with the ability to handle competing priorities effectively.

• Agility and adaptability, ready to pivot and problem-solve as needs arise.

• A genuine ability to connect with employees, understand their needs, and build trust across all levels.

• Strong communication skills to deliver clear, thoughtful, and impactful messages.

• Self-accountability and self-motivation, capable of working autonomously while fostering collaboration and building bridges cross-functionally.

• A proactive, thoughtful approach to seeking understanding before jumping to conclusions or solutions.

• A mindset of partnership, acting as a true HR business partner to leaders and functions throughout the organization.

Pay: $70,000-$85,000, salaried-exempt

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision with Cigna – Option for 100% company-paid plan
• Company paid short- and long-term disability, company paid life insurance
• Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Flexible PTO + 6 paid holidays
• 401k
• Weekly company-sponsored lunches/breakfasts

In office position located in Westminster, CO off I25 and 120th (fully remote applicants will not be considered)

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Westminster, CO 80234: Must be able to reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work

Uqual is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, disability, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, reassignment, layoff, discharge, education, training and all other working conditions.