The HR Generalist will support day-to-day HR operations, including onboarding, benefits administration, and compliance. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in a similar role and be familiar with HR systems such as Gusto and Deel. The role offers a growth path to HR Manager and the opportunity to work with a fast-growing company.
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📍 Location: Remote (US-based, W-2 — all US states considered)
💰 Compensation: ~$65,000 – $90,000 depending on experience and location
📋 Title: HR Generalist (with growth path to HR Manager)
⏱ Type: Full-time
ABOUT US
The Contractor Consultants (TCC) is a fully remote, fast-growing B2B services company specializing in the construction and skilled trades industry. In the past year alone we grew 330%, and have placed 3,000+ team members across the US and globally — with no signs of slowing down.
That growth means we're constantly hiring, onboarding, and supporting people across multiple states and employment types. We're building an internal HR foundation to match our pace, and we're looking for a motivated HR Generalist to be a core part of that team.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're hiring an HR Generalist to support day-to-day HR operations alongside our Employee Success Manager and fractional HR leadership. This is a hands-on role built for someone who loves process, people, and compliance — and who wants to grow into owning the HR function over time.
You'll be supporting a remote, multi-state US workforce of W-2 employees and 1099 contractors, working across tools like Gusto, Deel, and Google Drive to keep HR running smoothly.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
1. Onboarding & Offboarding
- Own end-to-end onboarding for new US W-2 hires: offer letters, background checks via Checkr, I-9s, state new hire reporting, and policy acknowledgments.
- Set up new hires in Gusto (W-2 employees) and Deel (international/1099 contractors) and coordinate system access with IT.
- Conduct new hire orientation sessions and ensure all required training is assigned in Trainual.
- Run clean, compliant offboarding: final pay coordination (including state-specific timing rules), access removal, separation documentation, and exit interviews.
- Maintain onboarding and offboarding checklists by role and classification; flag gaps and suggest improvements.
2. Benefits Administration
- Serve as a key resource for employees during open enrollment and qualifying life events.
- Support benefits education and enrollment using Employee Navigator, working closely with our benefits broker (Aston Sharp).
- Track and process leave requests, time-off entries, and basic leave-of-absence coordination in Gusto.
- Answer employee questions about health, dental, vision, 401(k), and other benefits with accuracy and care.
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3. HR Operations & Compliance
- Maintain accurate employee records in Gusto, Deel, and Google Drive (personnel folders per employee).
- Assist with multi-state compliance: state registrations, required notices, posting requirements, and onboarding-related state rules.
- Support workers' comp setup and management for new hires.
- Assist in updating the Employee Handbook and HR policies; track acknowledgments and version history.
- Help maintain the HR audit tracker — updating statuses, flagging open items, and surfacing risks for HR leadership review.
4. Employee Relations Support
- Be a first point of contact for employee questions related to HR policies, leave, benefits, and day-to-day issues.
- Log and track employee relations issues; escalate appropriately to HR leadership or legal when needed.
- Assist managers with performance documentation, PIPs, and separation paperwork.
5. Systems & Documentation
- Keep Gusto and Deel updated in real time: new hires, changes, terminations, and compliance docs.
- Centralize HR documentation in Google Drive — ensuring all personnel folders are current and organized.
- Support the build-out of HR SOPs, checklists, and templates as TCC formalizes its HR function.
- Help create Loom walkthroughs or written guides for key HR processes (onboarding, offboarding, state-specific steps, etc.).
MUST-HAVE EXPERIENCE
- 3–5+ years of hands-on HR generalist or HR coordinator experience, ideally in a startup or small business environment.
- Direct, working experience with Gusto — including setting up new hires, processing changes, managing PTO, and navigating payroll inputs.
- Direct, working experience with Deel — including contractor onboarding, profile management, and payment coordination.
- Experience owning or co-owning new hire onboarding and orientation — not just supporting it.
- Hands-on benefits administration experience: open enrollment, employee questions, carrier coordination, and enrollment tracking.
- Familiarity with multi-state US HR requirements, including state new hire reporting, onboarding notices, and basic wage/hour rules.
- Experience supporting California employees is required; experience with Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, or Pennsylvania is a plus.
- Strong attention to detail and comfort maintaining organized HR records and personnel files.
- Clear, direct written and verbal communication — comfortable responding to employees and escalating issues with appropriate context.
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NICE-TO-HAVE EXPERIENCE
- Experience in a fully remote, distributed company with both W-2 employees and 1099 contractors.
- Familiarity with Trainual (or similar LMS) for assigning and tracking onboarding training.
- Familiarity with Checkr or other background check platforms.
- Exposure to HR compliance tools like Mineral or Mosey for multi-state law tracking.
- Experience building or improving HR SOPs, checklists, or process documentation from scratch.
- Prior use of AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity) to research HR questions, draft policies, or sanity-check compliance items.
- Background in services, staffing, agency, or call-center-style environments with a mix of hourly and salaried workers.
GROWTH PATH
This role is intentionally designed as a stepping stone to HR Manager. As TCC formalizes its HR infrastructure — completing the HR audit, building out the HR playbook, and scaling the team — the right person will have a clear path to take on expanded ownership, including multi-state compliance, employee relations, and HR systems administration.
If you're someone who thrives in a dynamic, building environment and wants to grow into full HR ownership at a company that's scaling fast, this is the role for you.
HOW WE WORK
- Fully remote, collaborative, and direct.
- We move fast, value clear ownership, and are constantly improving how we operate.
- We care about people and about protecting the business — good HR for us means doing both well.
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