HR Generalist

At Volt, our greatest strength is our people
Volt is immediately hiring an HR Generalist in Seattle, WA
As an HR Generalist you will be:

• Responsible for executing HR strategies that drive firm-wide business objectives, reviews, analyzes, and recommends best practices to continuously improve HR service delivery.
• Partner with Sr. HR Manager to review, update, and communicate Human Resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, and other government regulations.
• Act as a subject matter expert for internal HR policy interpretation.
• Manage employee on-boarding/off-boarding new hire orientation, training programs, employee terminations, and employee exit interviews.
• Ensures accuracy and compliance of USCIS Form I-9; process I-9 certifications, reverifications, and E-Verify for new hires. Periodically audits I-9 Forms.
• Analyze employee headcount and turnover data, identifies patterns and potential improvements.
• Manage leaves of absence, facilitate leave requests, and maintain FMLA recordkeeping and eligibility tracking.
• Respond to employee benefit inquiries, manage yearly open enrollment, and other benefits-related programs.
• Support with annual compliance reporting (e.g., CA Pay Data, EEO-1 Component, and CA Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics Reporting).
• Conduct intake meetings for Covid-19 cases, contact tracing, protocols, and processes.
• Assist and provide support with visa and immigration programs to maintain compliance with USCIS regulations.
• Coordinate regular work visa and green card reporting for HR Business Partners and prioritize reporting and immigration expense/budgeting requests.
• Manage the coordination in the immigration process and paperwork to include DOL public access files. Review billing and invoices for accuracy.
• Manage communication among various stakeholders as it pertains to general immigration information, assessments, and program policy questions.
• Schedule immigration meetings, trainings, and provide support to teams as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This is a full-time 6 month opportunity. Mon-Fri 8-4 with flexible hybrid opportunity.
The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in human resources, business administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in HR with at least 2 years of experience navigating the full-suite of US Leaves of Absence programs and immigration programs.
• Ability to drive and timely deliver end-to-end case management, from document collection and review, review of immigration petitions, communication of updates/delaysto internal stakeholders, and ensure accurate data in HRIS and case management system.
• Self-motivated, results oriented, resilient approach to work and ability to work well under pressure.
• Experience with Caribou or similar immigration platform, preferred.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations.
• Strong engagement with all team members, demonstrating honesty and integrity, helping employees solve problems and showing respect.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organizations HRIS and talent management systems.
• Aptitude for problem-solving and thorough knowledge of HR procedures and policies.
• Advanced knowledge of HRIS and ability to learn new technical systems, when necessary

Pay Rate: $30-$40/hr. DOE
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please or call . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.
Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Volt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.