Company Description

Paying the right way, getting paid what you’re worth — it’s complicated, and it matters. Compensation used to be a dark art. Not anymore. PayScale helps employers and their employees understand the right pay for every position and effectively communicate about compensation.

PayScale pioneered the use of big data and unique matching algorithms to power the world’s most advanced compensation platform and continues to be the compensation market leader, featured in G2 Crowd's 100 Best Software Companies for 2018, based on user reviews.

We foster a working environment that generates new ideas, promotes ownership and experimentation and encourages highly motivated individuals to be truly creative. Are you forward-thinking, tenacious, and inventive? If so, PayScale may be the perfect place for you to grow your career!

Job Description

What We Do: The People/HR Team at PayScale builds and optimizes high performing teams. We are looking to evolve and scale our business by building efficiencies, introducing refined processes and workflows. Our next phase of growth will focus on further partnering and developing our team. As an HR professional you will support, develop and/or manage these efforts.

What You Do: You will deliver high impact work in the areas of HR advising, consulting and employee relations to our teams. Additionally, as a strategic HR influencer you will deliver value to our core HR functions.

Day-in-the-Life: As a Sr. HR Generalist, a typical day may include the following…

• Effective and progressive employee relations management. Strong communication ability, encouraging self-reflection, a growth attitude and accountability that drives business results
• Build training and development tools for leaders and drive leadership efficiency for the company
• Provide HR advisement & coaching across departments, ability to influence and support leadership
• Engage and educate employees and managers around HR policies and programs, across multiple locations
• Project management and/or HR operational management in one or more of the following areas Employee Relations, Benefits, Compliance, HR Operations, HR Technology (HRIS), Performance Management
• Ability to find opportunities for People Process, Programs or Experience for our people and design, lead & deliver solutions in collaboration with cross functional teams.
• Driving and delivering People data and analytics, based on organization needs and driving insights that drive business decisions, using existing dashboards, HRIS data, and leveraging our people team
• Support other processes, projects and team members as required

First Year in Role:

• Month 3: As a trusted adviser, manage complex employee relations concerns, while delivering high impact work within core HR functions (Total Rewards, People Management & Development, Compliance)
• Month 6: As a leadership influencer you bring innovative development solutions and support to the organizations day to day HR operations
• Month 12: You have developed relationships across leadership teams, you add value cross functionally, you offer HR thought leadership

Qualifications

Experience:

• 5+ years previous HR Generalist / HR Advisor experience
• Strong Experience in employee relations, subject matter expert with at least 3 years of progressive experience consulting on FMLA, ACA, ERISA, ADA etc.
• Current PHR/SHRM-CP certification
• Successful track record of establishing credibility and trust with a diverse and remote employee base
• Build and develop partnerships with geographically distributed employees
• Proficient with HR Technology, HCM systems and reporting

Skills:

• Enjoys working in a fast paced, constantly evolving environment
• Passion for supporting employees and the business
• Problem solver who is resourceful and innovative
• Skilled relationship builder and facilitator
• Budget minded
• Sense of humor
• Extremely organized and detail oriented
• Skilled relationship builder and facilitator
• Ability to think tactically, strategically and creatively

Additional Information

Meet Your Manager: Crystal Rose - As an HR Leader my experience in the insurance world set the foundation to become a benefit expert who supported technology implementation, project management and employee education. As a PayScaler, my goal is to support our business objectives and dedicate my energy into high impact business results. As an HR professional, I approach challenging conversations with compassion and empathy while expecting shared vulnerability and accountability to achieve positive outcomes.

Hiring Process: “Change is the only constant in life (and PayScale)” – Heraclitus (okay, so we paraphrased a bit). The hiring process outlined below is a rough overview, and is subject to change based on business priority, interviewer availability, etc.

1. Introductory call with our Talent Acquisition Specialist

2. Hiring Manager Phone Interview

3. In-person interviews, onsite in our Seattle HQ

4. Final round onsite interview

Benefits & Perks – The Highlights:

• Unlimited Paid Time Off policy
• 10 paid holidays AND Summer office closure the entire week of July 4th
• Amazing Medical/Vision/Dental/Prescription coverage: 100% company-paid premiums for employees; 50% for eligible partners and dependents
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations towards: Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, and Transit
• Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, and Company-paid Life Insurance
• Competitive Maternity and Paternity Leave, and onsite Mother’s Room
• 401k which vests immediately, complete with company match
• Onsite bike storage, lockers, showers, and clothes dryer
• Ergo friendly chairs and sitting-standing desks
• Company-hosted happy hours every Friday afternoon
• Fido Fridays (our canine colleagues join us the first Friday of every month. WOOF!)

Equal Opportunity Employer: PayScale provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. PayScale complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.