Human Resources Generalist (MN)

Where great hiring, strong processes, and real culture come together.

What You’ll Do

You will play a critical role in ensuring a consistent, high-quality employee experience by helping manage key people operations processes. This includes driving the hiring workflow, managing onboarding workflows and employee lifecycle milestones, and overseeing contractor and event staff payments. You will bring structure and accountability while maintaining HR compliance and administrative standards, and supporting engagement programs that reinforce our culture. This role is centered on operational excellence and reliability to ensure timely and effective outcomes for our people and our business.

You're a fit if you are: 

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and take pride in getting the small things right without losing sight of the bigger picture,
• Proactive, follow through on commitments, and hold others accountable with professionalism and clarity, and
• Comfortable managing multiple workflows at once, enjoy creating structure, and care deeply about delivering a consistent, people-first experience grounded in strong processes and compliance.
• Excited to work a flexible, hybrid schedule. Joining the Business Operations team in the Minnesota office a couple of days a week to maximize our time and collaboration together.

Who We Are

Prep Network is a sports company that connects high school athletes with college coaches. Through our nine brands, we publish over 4,000 articles each month and actively scout talented athletes across the U.S.  We aim to discover and promote promising prospects who aspire to play at the collegiate level. 

In addition to our content, Prep Network is the top event operator in the U.S., hosting 200+ tournaments annually.  We offer a combination of top-tier competitions and extensive media exposure for attending teams.  Our 250+ showcases each year provide a platform for over 10,000+ prospects to compete in front of colleges, scouts, and media outlets. 

We’re pumped to have been named one of the "Best Places to Work" by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal for four years running, and to land a spot on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Prep Network isn’t your average sports company—we’re all about helping student-athletes succeed and creating an awesome workplace.

Core Responsibilities

• HR Compliance & Administration. Manage HR compliance processes accurately and in a timely fashion, including state registrations, new hire reporting, workers’ compensation reporting, required training tracking, and payroll compliance audits. 
• Payroll Coordination. Owning the end-to-end payment process for event staff and contractors. Serve as the primary point of coordination between operations, payroll, and finance. 
• Hiring Operations & Alignment. Own the day-to-day execution of the hiring process, including job postings, applicant flow, candidate communication, screening calls, reference checks, and maintaining workflow in JazzHR.
• Employee Lifecycle. Manage onboarding workflows and employee lifecycle processes, including new hire setup and coordination of reviews. Ensuring employees and managers stay on track with key milestones and expectations.
• Employee Engagement. Execute key employee engagement and recognition programs.  Support initiatives that strengthen culture, improve retention, and enhance the employee experience.

Must-Haves in a Candidate

• Emerging HR & Compliance Knowledge. Strong foundational knowledge of HR compliance, including exposure to multi-state regulations, payroll practices, and 1099 contractor management. You’re confident in navigating details, asking the right questions, and taking pride in getting things right.