Sr. Human Resources Generalist

Description

Job Summary 

Cruise Lines International Association is the world’s largest cruise industry trade association, representing the leading cruise lines and travel partners with a mission to promote the cruise industry as a whole.  

As the Senior Human Resources Generalist, you will play a key role in providing comprehensive support to the Human Resources function. This position supports the end-to-end recruitment process, including sourcing and conducting interviews, as well as managing the onboarding and offboarding of employees. The Senior HR Generalist plays an integral role in the day-to-day routine tasks in Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Benefit Administration, and compliance. 

Essential Job Functions 

Talent Acquisition 

• Facilitates recruitment life cycle activities to include intake sessions with hiring managers, creating job requisitions, external job posting on career sites, job description support, conducting pre-screens interviews & assessments, conducting professional reference checks and background checks. 
• Coordinate all pre-hire activities with hiring manager, IT and Finance team. 
• Partner with hiring managers and support the onboarding of employees by ensuring proper paperwork is completed and employee electronic records / Timesheets are setup properly in Paylocity. 
• Provide onsite support for in-person panel interviews.   
• Partner with Sr. Director, HR to assign workstations for DC Office. 
• Conduct new hire orientation.  

HR Operations 

• Performs routine tasks required to support the HR function including but not limited to benefits, compensation, and leave; performance management; maintain electronic employee records in Paylocity and HR SharePoint.  
• Provide guidance and process all leave of absence requests for employees.  
• Assist bi-weekly payroll operations ensuring all Employee Acton Forms (EAF) are upload to Payroll share drive and pay actions are entered at the end of each pay period.  
• Update payroll records by entering changes in employee statuses, rates of pay, leave accruals and deductions. 
• Support the annual merit increase process by preparing salary adjustment memos and DC Wage notifications for all pay changes.  
• Maintain the HR Share drive and update enterprise organizational chart. 
• Coordinate offboarding for departing employees. 
• Support the annual performance review cycle. 
• Support employee relations / investigations and escalates to sr. director, human resources for appropriate resolution. 
• Process monthly benefit invoices  
• Support employment verifications as needed. 
• Point of contact for Paylocity for all CLIA regions.  

Benefits Administration 

• Work with benefits broker to ensure proper enrollments/terminations of employee benefits and proper COBRA administration. 
• Support the annual open enrollment process and communicate benefit changes to employees.  
• Address employee inquiries related to benefits and ensure timely issue resolution.  
• Coordinate annual 401(k) / financial education sessions with benefits broker.  
• Process 401(k) terminations on vendor portal. 

Misc. 

• Compile data from HRIS and prepare ad hoc reports. 
• Participate on the social committee and support workplace wellness quarterly activities. 
• Support enterprise-wide HR projects as needed.   
• Support the HR function by maintaining compliance with federal, multi-states, and local employment laws and regulations.  

Supervisory Responsibilities 

• None. 

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

• Knowledge of principles and processes in human resources 
• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion. 
• Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and independently to accomplish tasks and projects. 
• Ability to accurately prepare and maintain records, files, and reports and ability to review documents and data for accuracy. 
• Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking and writing so others will understand. 
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations in a professional manner. 
• Skill in identifying basic problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options as well as making recommendations and implement solutions. 
• Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines. 
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of products with strong Excel skills 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality. 

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