People and HR Lead

What You Will Do:

• Shape HR Strategy: Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with the companys goals and values.
• Champion Employee Relations: Serve as a trusted resource for managers and employees handling conflict resolution performance concerns and workplace investigations with discretion and fairness.
• Administer Leaves & Accommodations: Own the end-to-end process for FMLA parental medical and state-mandated leaves ensuring accurate tracking and a smooth experience for employees.
• Stay Ahead of Compliance: Monitor and apply state and local employment law across our growing footprint keeping policies handbooks and practices current as regulations change.
• Own HR Policy & Documentation: Maintain and evolve our employee handbook policies and procedures to match a scaling multi-location team.
• Review current pay bands levels and org structure and contribute to org growth and career pathways for team members
• Draft and manage the Contract Renewal process for Contractors
• Administer Benefits: Manage open enrollment benefits administration and vendor relationships to ensure employees get the support they need.
• Build a Standout Onboarding Program: Design and manage employee onboarding in collaboration with team leads marketing and Ops so every new hire ramps fast and feels the mission from day one.
• Work with Ops for all employee Offboarding including communication logistics and access.
• Support Performance Management: Partner with managers to run performance review cycles coaching and when necessary disciplinary processes and exits.
• Partner with Recruiting: Work closely with our Technical Recruiter to ensure a seamless handoff from offer acceptance through onboarding and into steady-state employment including joining career fairs and recruiting events. Collaborate on job description development.
• Maintain HRIS: Own our HR systems of record ensuring accurate employee data reporting and compliance documentation. Manage PTO process.
• Fuel Growth & Development: Design and offer professional development opportunities that help our team keep leveling up.
• Build Culture That Sticks: Foster a collaborative team organize team building and social events and weave company culture into everything we do.

• 5 years of HR generalist or HR business partner experience ideally supporting a team that scaled past 50 employees
• Deep working knowledge of employment law including leave administration (FMLA and state equivalents) and multi-state/local compliance
• Demonstrated experience handling employee relations issues and conflict resolution with sound judgment and discretion
• Experience administering benefits and partnering with brokers/vendors
• Proficiency with HRIS systems and strong organizational skills
• High level of integrity and confidentiality in handling sensitive information
• SHRM-CP PHR or similar HR certification preferred
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment

• Direct impact on product and culture.
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Disability Transportation benefit Health and Wellness benefit and more.
• 401k plan with employer matching
• Equity
• Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
• Dynamic and inclusive work environment.
• Opportunities for growth and professional development.
• Access to Greentown Labs extensive network of cleantech startups.