HR Generalist

Corporate functions, including digital product and ad operations, are based in Berlin. Streaming, podcasts and newsletters reach millions of people each month. We started in 1907 and have grown to about 13,000 people.

About the role:

This role owns onboarding, leave administration and HRIS data in Paylocity. The HR Generalist supports about 350 employees across one plant and two branch offices, covering employee relations, benefits, onboarding and HR compliance. The company is based in Berlin, Germany. We are a distributed team spread across a few time zones. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

What you'll do:

• Update the employee handbook and policies with legal review.
• Conduct new hire orientation and manage onboarding paperwork, I-9s and E-Verify.
• Coordinate open enrolment with the benefits broker.
• Support recruiting for hourly roles during peak hiring.
• Process status changes, transfers and terminations.
• Advise supervisors on attendance, discipline and performance issues.
• Answer employee questions on benefits, PTO and policies.

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of HR generalist or HR coordinator experience.
• Steady and fair in tense conversations.
• Discreet with confidential information.
• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Clear writer for policies, memos and investigation summaries.

Pay and benefits:

• Long-term engagement.
• Monthly internet allowance.
• Annual rate review.
• Paid time off.

Duration: 9 months. Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Orchardstack GmbH.