Senior HR Generalist

Senior Human Resources Generalist

Cherokee Federal is seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Senior Human Resources Generalist to serve as an HR Win Partner. In this role, you’ll provide essential HR support while playing a key part in business development through proposal preparation, pricing strategies, and operational readiness. This role includes traditional HR responsibilities, junior HRBP-level support to business leaders, and may supervise HR Generalist I roles.

Compensation & Benefits:

Estimated Starting Salary Range for Senior Human Resources Generalist: Pay commensurate with experience.

Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided.  Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Senior Human Resources Generalist Responsibilities Include: 

• Provide advanced HR support across functions including policy interpretation.
• May lead or guide HR Generalist I staff in day-to-day HR operations, ensuring consistency and compliance.
• Partner with department leaders to advise on organizational effectiveness, staffing strategies, and HR best practices.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of HR programs.
• Support recruitment by collaborating with Talent Acquisition on job development, internal postings, and hiring decisions.
• Conduct HR data analysis and make recommendations based on insights (e.g., turnover, engagement, compensation trends).
• Ensure compliance with federal contractor requirements and support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Conduct and improve new employee orientation processes to support onboarding success.
• Serve as an HR contributor across the business development lifecycle—including capture, pricing, and proposal phases.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Proposals, Pricing, Operations, and Talent Acquisition teams to ensure people strategies support business development objectives.
• Analyze labor categories, benefits structures, and compensation benchmarks to align with competitive proposal submissions.
• Draft or review HR-related proposal content, including staffing plans, onboarding programs, key personnel narratives, and retention strategies.
• Partner with Pricing to validate salary structures, fringe costs, and cost realism from an HR perspective.
• Support talent acquisition in planning for future award-based hiring through incumbent outreach, job design, and compensation planning.
• Contribute to post-award transition planning, including offer strategies, onboarding scheduling, and HR readiness support for new programs.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Senior Human Resources Generalist Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including experience supporting federal contracting or compliance-heavy environments.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise or mentor junior HR staff.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws (EEO, AAP, FMLA, ADA, etc.) and HR program administration.
• Proficiency in analyzing HR data, producing reports, and driving process improvement.
• HR certification (PHR, SHRM-CP) preferred.
• Demonstrated experience supporting proposal development or cost/pricing processes in a federal contracting environment.
• Familiarity with federal acquisition regulations (FAR) and Service Contract Act (SCA) principles.
• Ability to partner cross-functionally in fast-paced, deadline-driven proposal environments.
• Experience supporting talent capture strategies, compensation modeling, or HR compliance in proposal work.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Company Information:

Cherokee Nation Businesses Corp - CFED (CNB) is a part of Cherokee Federal – the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government’s mission with compassion and heart. To