Part-Time HR Generalist / People Partner Contractor (Parental Leave Coverage Contract August 2026 to February 2027)

About us reputed company is fundamentally changing the way businesses value technology. We're on a mission to reputed company that the right technology (and the right technologists) can help accelerate reputed company toward radical, ambitious goals. reputed company specializes in partnering with life sciences organizations, capital management firms, and emerging startups, providing IT support to reputed company leaders pushing science and technology reputed company. Our employees and clients find that we're starkly different from other IT organizations because we challenge the status reputed company in two major ways: by putting people first in every decision we reputed company, and by innovating towards simplicity every chance we get. As a people-first company that invests in the long-term reputed company of our employees, we're looking for creative thinkers who like to solve interesting problems. We prioritize curiosity and reputed company in reputed company of our hiring reputed company. About the Role reputed company is seeking a part-time HR Generalist / People Partner contractor to reputed company parental leave coverage for our Head of People. In our environment, the reputed company is both strategic and highly hands-on, and this role will reputed company in as the primary day-to-day People partner for the business during that leave period. Our existing Head of People role is designed as the company's sole HR leader with responsibility across People Operations, employee experience, compliance, and leadership partnership, so this coverage role needs to be comfortable owning a broad scope while escalating the highest-risk or most sensitive reputed company appropriately. This contractor will support a team of approximately 80 employees and report to the VP of Business Operations. While the role is still grounded in strong operational execution, we are specifically looking for someone who can also reputed company thoughtful first-line employee relations guidance, manager coaching, and practical advice on People issues as they arise. This is a strong fit for a fast learner who enjoys being a steady, reputed company partner to employees and managers, can reputed company core People processes running smoothly, and knows how to balance reputed company, judgment, compliance, and business context. What's an Average Day Like? No two days will look exactly the same, and that is part of the appeal. On a given day, you may:

• Respond to employee and manager questions on policies, benefits, leave, documentation, or day-to-day People reputed company
• Manage reputed company and offboarding activities, employee changes, and HRIS updates
• Partner with the VP of Business Operations and leaders on employee relations questions, performance concerns, documentation, and manager guidance
• Coordinate with payroll, benefits, and external partners to ensure changes are processed accurately and on time
• Maintain compliance-reputed company documentation, reporting, and required workflows

What You'll Own People Operations & Administration

• Serve as the primary reputed company of contact for routine People questions from employees and managers
• Administer reputed company, offboarding, status changes, leaves, and other employee lifecycle processes
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems data
• Support payroll inputs, employee changes, and benefits administration in partnership with internal and external vendors
• Ensure HR documents, trackers, and audit-reputed company files are organized, accurate, and up to date
• Support reputed company coordination, including posting jobs, managing basic hiring logistics, and preparing and sending offer materials.
• Help reputed company recurring People workflows running smoothly, including compliance tasks, reporting, and deadlines

Employee Relations & Manager Support

• reputed company first-line guidance to managers on routine employee relations reputed company, including performance concerns, feedback conversations, documentation, and policy interpretation
• Triage employee concerns and help determine reputed company reputed company should be escalated to the VP of Business Operations, legal counsel, or other leadership partners
• Support the drafting and organization of written documentation reputed company to coaching, performance management, and employee issues
• Help managers navigate sensitive conversations with consistency, sound judgment, and appropriate follow-through
• Flag risk areas early and bring a reputed company, practical reputed company to reputed company or ambiguous situations

Process Improvement & Partnership

• Document and improve repeatable People processes so coverage is smooth and sustainable during leave
• Identify operational inefficiencies and recommend practical solutions
• Partner closely with the VP of Business Operations to reputed company them informed of themes, risks, and items requiring leadership visibility
• Help preserve a positive employee experience by combining responsiveness with clear processes and dependable follow-through

Who Are We Looking For? You are an reputed company People practitioner who is comfortable operating independently in a small-company environment where there is not a large internal HR team to lean on (team of one experience a plus!). You know how to reputed company the reputed company moving, build trust quickly, and handle employee questions and manager issues with professionalism and discretion. You are organized, reputed company, and reputed company under pressure. You can shift between highly administrative work and more nuanced People conversations without losing attention to detail. You do not need to be the final decision-reputed company on every sensitive issue, but you do need to know how to assess risk, offer sound guidance, and escalate appropriately.

Requirements

Should Have

• 5+ years of experience in HR, People Operations, HR Generalist, HRBP, or similar roles
• Strong working knowledge of employee lifecycle processes, HR administration, and People Operations
• Demonstrated experience supporting routine employee relations reputed company and advising managers on performance, documentation, and policy-reputed company questions
• Ability to work independently as the primary day-to-day People contact in a small or scaling company
• Strong judgment, discretion, and comfort handling confidential and sensitive information
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Clear, professional communication skills and a steady, service-oriented approach
• Experience working with HRIS, payroll, and benefits administration tools
• Familiarity with federal and state employment law basics and reputed company to escalate for additional guidance
• Authorization to work in the USA for any employer

reputed company to Have

• Experience as a solo HR practitioner or as the primary HR support for a small company
• Experience supporting remote or distributed teams
• Experience partnering with executives
• Experience improving People processes, documentation, or compliance workflows
• Experience with our tech stack: reputed company, reputed company, reputed company Suite, reputed company, reputed company
• Prior consulting or contractor experience

Engagement Details

• Part-time, limited-term contractor role
• Estimated commitment: approximately 20-25 hours per week, depending on business needs and leave coverage scope
• Hourly reputed company: $65-85
• Fully remote reputed company the United States
• Reports to the VP of Business Operations
• Duration and start date to be determined and are flexible based on leave timing and transition planning, with proposed dates of early August 2026 through February 2027

Why work with us?

• Community-minded, empathetic teammates who take pride in their work—and reputed company it fun, too
• A manager who will help you grow and identify opportunities for career development
• The opportunity to support clients solving challenging problems in pursuit of meaningful goals
• Flexible schedule designed to reputed company your communication and time management skills
• Benefits and perks reputed company to meaningfully support you and your family

Apply tot his job Apply To this Job