Senior Human Resources Generalist

Role overview

Job duties

• Manage assigned full-cycle recruitment requisitions from vacancy through hire.
• Support benefits, leave of absence, performance management, and offboarding for employees and managers.
• Resolve HR issues and escalate complex or sensitive matters with recommendations to the HR Director.
• Balance strategic priorities with day-to-day operational needs.
• Travel periodically between the Science Museum, Danville, and Science Center locations to support operations and employee engagement.

Minimum qualifications

• Comprehensive understanding of HR management functions, principles, and practices.
• Extensive experience in talent management, benefits and leave administration, performance management, and offboarding.
• Full-cycle recruitment experience across wage, salaried, and leadership roles.
• Strong working knowledge of FMLA, VSDP, and Workers’ Compensation.
• Ability to interpret and apply state HR policies, rules, and regulations.
• Integrity, discretion, and professionalism in handling confidential information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaborative relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and partner with senior leadership.
• Experience leading and training others.

Compensation

• Hiring range and advertised salary range are $75,000 to $84,000 per year.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, FSA, HRA, HSA, life insurance, 457 and pension plans, disability coverage, and an employee assistance program.
• Paid time off includes vacation, four family and personal leave days, eight sick days per year, and 12 paid holidays.

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