HR Manager

Bao Systems - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

BAO Systems is hiring a highly organized, diligent, empathetic, collaborative HR Manager who thrives on process improvement and making order out of chaos. The HR Manager will develop, enhance, implement, and enforce systems, policies, and procedures to improve the organization's overall operation and the effective management of human resources, creating efficiencies and streamlining processes. This role involves managing various HR functions including employee relations, onboarding/offboarding, career development, performance management, and succession planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve programs for employee relations, onboarding/offboarding, career development and performance management, and succession planning.
• Coordinate HR consultants (recruiters, office managers, consultants in other BAO countries).
• Manage staff retention program, terminations, and HR regulatory compliance.
• Tailor HR processes to the needs of growing from small to midsize businesses.
• Communicate with employees regarding compensation, raises, promotions, benefits, and other facets of their employment.
• Devise, implement, and team with leadership on annual review processes.
• Respond to employee issues and concerns, establishing an open door policy.
• Team with senior leadership to assess people-related challenges and recommend and implement solutions.
• Manage compensation and salary administration, payroll, training and development, and HR records management.
• Manage the recruiting process, coordinating with external recruiters as needed to design position descriptions and recruiting plans, supported a positive candidate experience and maintained an efficient, effective, and compliant selection process.
• Direct the administration of employee benefits programs such as health insurance, retirement programs, and COBRA; Teaming with our benefits broker to manage open enrollment and enhancement of benefit plans.
• Hardware management liaison - partners with CTO on all equipment purchasing/contracts and infrastructure upgrades.
• Facilities management liaison- assigning office and workstation locations; managing access card assignments.
• Facilitate exit interviews.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of progressive experience working in HR.
• Experience managing direct reports.
• Experience evaluating staff and delivering performance reviews.
• Experience authoring best practices, procedures, and policies and comfortable delivering messages to a broad audience.
• Experience establishing and maintaining structured labor categories and salary bands.
• Experience overseeing background check processes.
• Passionate about process improvement and continuous learning.
• Experience with benefits administration, I-9 verification processing, onboarding, and compliance.
• An empathetic and compassionate approach to leadership, excellent written and verbal communicator.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with a growing small to mid-sized company.
• Experience with international HR (especially in European and African nations).
• OFCCP compliance knowledge and/or federal regulatory experience.
• Experienced with growing pains and knowledge of how to address them.

Benefits

• Fun, relaxed work environment.
• 401k with immediate match and immediate vesting.
• Excellent health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Short and Long-Term disability insurance (fully covered).
• Life Insurance (fully covered).
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, and commuter).
• Generous, flexible PTO and family leave.
• Flexible work schedules-work how you can be most productive.
• Flexible remote work.
• Stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks.
• Access to on-site gym.