Senior Associate, Human Resources

Location: Arlington, VA, United States; hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US; visa sponsorship is not available.

Annual base salary: $75,000–$80,000.

Company

Global consulting and implementation organization operating across more than 50 countries and delivering solutions in infrastructure, economic growth, health, energy, climate, environment, and digital transformation.

What you will do

• Administer HRIS platforms, HR tools, employee records, HR documentation, and the shared HR mailbox.
• Support semi-monthly payroll by tracking compensation and benefits changes and approving payroll registers.
• Coordinate onboarding across Talent Acquisition, IT, Payroll, Facilities, and HR, including system setup, orientation, benefits training, and employment verifications.
• Manage offboarding, including final payroll coordination, equipment returns, communications, and system access removal.
• Administer employee benefits, qualifying life event changes, retirement portal updates, open enrolment, and benefits education.
• Process HR invoices, maintain contract and invoice tracking, support the Applicant Tracking System, and contribute to process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in HR and benefits administration supporting a primarily US, multi-state employee population.
• Experience supporting the full employee lifecycle from onboarding through offboarding.
• Experience with HRIS platforms, HR systems, payroll administration, benefits administration, and retirement or 401(k) administration.
• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and experience managing employee inquiries through shared HR mailboxes.
• Strong stakeholder liaison, organizational, communication, confidentiality, prioritization, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Outlook and Excel, and Microsoft SharePoint.

Nice to have

• Professional working proficiency in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Arabic.
• Experience with HR reporting and extracting reports from HRIS and benefits administration systems.
• Experience working in a global organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with three office days and two remote days per week.
• Opportunity to support employees across a multi-state Americas organization.
• Exposure to HR operations, benefits, payroll, retirement administration, and cross-functional process improvement.
• Work in a global organization with operations across more than 50 countries.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and may close once a suitable candidate is found.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Successful candidates undergo safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.