Senior Human Resources Advisor
Puget Sound Energy
Senior HR Generalist
Ardena Careers
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Act as the primary point of contact for employee relations, providing guidance on HR policies, performance issues, and conflict resolution
- Manage full-cycle recruitment including job postings, interviews, candidate selection, offers, and onboarding
- Support performance management processes including coaching, feedback, goal setting, and corrective action when necessary
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and maintain up-to-date HR policies and procedures
- Manage and maintain HRIS, payroll, benefits administration, and employee records with the HCM
- Assist in the administration of employee benefits, open enrollment, and compensation programs
- Support and process payroll; assist with benefits administration (Paylocity experience a plus)
- Partner with managers to identify training and development needs; coordinate learning and engagement initiatives
- Maintain accuracy of employee data in the HRIS and generate regular reports/metrics for leadership review
- Contribute to company culture by supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and employee engagement programs
- Provide HR support and guidance during organizational change, restructuring, or policy implementation
- Serve as a trusted advisor to employees and management, balancing employee advocacy with organizational priorities
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field (HR certification preferred: SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR)
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 2 years in a generalist or senior-level HR role
- Manufacturing, biotech, pharma, or CDMO background preferred
- Payroll experience required; Paylocity a plus
- Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices
- Proven ability to handle confidential information with integrity
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365; advanced Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs a plus)
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities effectively
- Analytical mindset with ability to translate data into insights
- Experience facilitating training sessions
