HR Generalist

POSITION TITLE:
HR Generalist

REPORTS TO:
Manager, HR Compliance and Reporting

LOCATION:
Indianapolis, IN

FLSA STATUS:
Exempt

EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full-Time

 

ABOUT US

At Penske Entertainment, we don’t just host world-class events—we create unforgettable moments. Our team fuels four iconic motorsports brands:

• Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) – home of the world’s largest spectator sporting facility and annually hosts the world’s most prestigious auto race: the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.
• INDYCAR - The Indianapolis-based governing body for North America's premier open-wheel auto racing series, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and its developmental series, INDY NXT by Firestone.
• IMS Productions - A multifaceted broadcast and multimedia division that helps bring INDYCAR and IMS events to life for global audiences.
• Motorsports Events Management (MEM) – Promotes major events featuring premier motorsports series throughout the United States.

Whether on the track, behind the scenes, or on the screen, our people are at the heart of everything we do. If you’re ready for a career where excitement, purpose, and impact collide—we want to meet you.

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Human Resources Generalist assists with the administration of day-to-day human resources operations, including seasonal hiring, employee onboarding, orientation and off boarding, HR compliance and workforce culture efforts. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is highly collaborative, solution oriented, thrives in a fast-paced environment, attentive to details and enjoys process improvement. The successful candidate is someone who is passionate about people, enjoys solving problems, takes initiative, and works well as part of a team. They will provide excellent service and support as we grow our seasonal workforce, enhance our recruitment processes, build an inclusive workforce, and expand our employer presence in the market.

In this role, you’ll be an important part of delivering top-tier experiences to fans, partners, and teams across the motorsports world. You’ll take ownership of key responsibilities, collaborate across departments, and bring energy and innovation to a fast-paced environment. This role will initially focus on coordinating and supporting a variety of HR processes and initiatives, with the opportunity to grow and develop into a broader HR Generalist role over time.

                                              

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the HR hire, onboarding and offboarding processes for all seasonal employees.
• Coordinate and facilitate the employee onboarding and orientation process for all full-time and part-time hires, ensuring onboarding materials are current, consistent, and tailored to meet the needs of our various audiences.
• Maintain internal HR website to ensure information and resources remain current, user friendly, visually engaging and creatively presented.
• Responsible for the maintenance of position descriptions, ensuring all employees have a current description on Racehouse (internal website).
• Support on the administration of employee changes, HR compliance and regulatory reporting as needed.
• Identify, coordinate participation in and attend relevant fairs, events and other employment outreach activities, to ensure a broad and diverse pool of qualified applicants for all Penske Entertainment employment opportunities, but with a focus on seasonal staff.
• Work to improve our processes and employee experience and provide cross-functional support as needed.
• Performs regular routine tasks required to administer and execute human resource tasks and initiatives.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Maintain updated seasonal recruiting related procedures and checklists.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

 

WHAT YOU BRING

We’re looking for someone who’s ready to bring great effort every day and is committed to growing with us.

Required Experience & Skills:

• One to three years’ Human Resources experience required.
• Foundational knowledge in HR (i.e., outreach, recruiting, administration)
• Experience recruiting using an HR Information System (HRIS) and/or talent management system, with the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent platforms. Experience with UK