HR Manager

P3Hired is partnered with a Washington DC-area professional services firm in their search for a Human Resources Manager to lead full-cycle recruitment and people operations. This role partners closely with senior leadership to understand staffing needs recruit top talent across the organization and ensure a seamless onboarding addition to recruitment the role oversees employee records performance reviews compensation tracking benefits administration and compliance with employment and immigration regulations.

The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter with strong sourcing and communication skills capable of assessing candidates for both technical expertise and cultural fit. Acting as a trusted partner to leadership and staff this individual will balance hands-on operational responsibilities with initiatives that foster a positive collaborative and engaging company culture.

Responsibilities

Talent People & Operations

• Lead full-cycle recruitment

• Develop authentic relationship-driven sourcing strategies through professional networks academic partnerships referrals and industry events

• Review resumes and work samples with a strong eye for quality skill and cultural alignment

• Coordinate and participate in interviews and reference checks ensuring a thoughtful and welcoming candidate experience

• Manage pre-hire processes and lead new hire onboarding helping team members integrate smoothly

• Maintain accurate confidential candidate and employee records

• Track recruiting activity and provide clear actionable insights to leadership on hiring progress and market conditions

• Continuously improve recruiting and onboarding processes to enhance the candidate and employee experience

• Serve as a trusted point of contact for candidates and staff acting with discretion and care

• Anticipate staffing needs and proactively address gaps to support business continuity

Compensation Records & Employee Relations

• Maintain personnel files ensuring documentation is accurate organized and compliant

• Coordinate performance review cycles and support leadership with timelines guidance and documentation

• Prepare and track compensation and bonus review materials

• Support offboarding processes including exit conversations and documentation

• Ensure compliance with employment regulations including EEOC requirements and state labor postings (MD DC VA)

• Assist with performance improvement processes and related documentation

• Draft internal communications and support team gatherings celebrations and culture-building initiatives

Benefits & Well-Being

• Administer employee benefit programs including health dental vision life disability and retirement plans

• Process enrollments changes and terminations and provide clear guidance to employees

• Coordinate COBRA administration and track benefits for employees on leave

• Reconcile monthly benefits invoices

• Support 401(k) administration including enrollments required notices and annual audits

Support and Professional Development

• Manage relationships with external HR benefits and professional development partners

• Maintain and update the company organizational chart

• Coordinate professional development efforts including certifications and informal learning opportunities (e.g. lunch-and-learns)

• Provide administrative support to Marketing Accounting and Office Management as needed

• Assist with special projects that support company operations and growth

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• 5 years of progressive experience in recruiting and human resources preferably within a professional services creative or design-focused environment

• Proven experience managing full-cycle recruitment across a range of roles and seniority levels

• Strong knowledge of HR operations employee relations and personnel recordkeeping

• Experience administering employee benefits programs and working with external vendors and brokers

• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion professionalism and confidentiality

• Excellent interpersonal communication and relationship-building skills

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Experience administering 401(k) plans and supporting benefits audits

• Experience developing employer branding initiatives university partnerships or early-career recruiting programs

• HR certification (PHR SHRM-CP SHRM-SCP) preferred but not required

• Experience with HRIS ATS and benefits administration platforms