HR Specialist

Parallel • Full-time • Remote (United States) • 5d ago

Fast Facts

Join Parallel as a full-time HR Specialist, where you will support the People Team by managing HR operations including benefits administration, payroll assistance, and employee relations in a fully remote setting.

Responsibilities: Manage benefits administration, assist with payroll, act as the first point of contact for HR inquiries, and lead special HR projects.

Skills: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in HR or business, strong Excel skills, 2 years of HR experience, attention to detail, proactive problem-solving, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in HR or business, preferably in HR-related fields, and 2 years of HR experience.

Location: Remote, United States

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $50,000 - $70,000.

Job Details

Role Type: Full-Time

Location: Preference for EST or CST, but is fully remote (based anywhere in the United States)

Reports to: VP of People

About this role

Parallel is seeking a full-time HR specialist. In this role, you’ll be supporting the People Team by driving operational aspects of HR such as benefits administration, compliance support, managing the HR inbox, and assisting with payroll.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to:

Make an impact: you are motivated by a mission-driven culture
Join a fast-growing startup: you love to solve ambiguous problems that don’t have a clear solution
Touch all aspects of HR: you want to grow your experience and own some functionalities
Be part of a passionate, collaborative culture: you want to work hands-on with your team and cross-functional partners to quickly find solutions and take action

What you’ll do:

Own benefits administration: manage Ease, audit monthly statements, align our benefits platform with our HRIS data, own system integrations, and support the VP of People with Open Enrollment
Assist with payroll administration: manage employment tax applications, update time off requests and accruals, send payroll reports to our 401k vendor, and support the VP of People with payroll execution
Act as first point of contact for employees in need of HR support: own HR inbox and work with our operations team to answer HR tickets, escalate questions appropriately, resolve issues in a friendly and timely manner
Manage special HR projects: use your excel skills to build out ad hoc projects encompassing benefits, annual audits, and people strategy initiatives

What you need: