HR Generalist-Chicago, IL

Full Time
Chicago, IL
Posted
Job description
For over 30 years, Rewards Network has helped restaurants increase their revenue, traffic, and customer engagement through our innovative financial and marketing services and premier dining rewards programs. We connect diners to fantastic restaurant experiences by offering unique card-linked offers thanks to our ability to leverage advanced technology and powerful data analytics, while simultaneously providing value to our strategic partners' overall loyalty programs.
We work alongside our restaurant partners every day, sharing in the ebbs and flows of their business while helping them achieve their dreams. We provide marketing and financing that work with their business and are truly pay-for-performance. We help them increase revenue, traffic, and customer engagement. Importantly, our services do not require the merchant to discount or give away their products.
Even more, we enhance our partners' loyalty programs by offering a turn-key, scalable dining rewards program that is right for their business model and leverages their unique brand to help increase the value proposition for their customers.
Finally, we connect our millions of members to our participating restaurants, allowing them to earn the rewards they desire when dining out.

The People Team at Rewards Network is looking for an HR Generalist to join our collaborative team. You will be the primary owner of employee benefits administration, manage the employee onboarding process, and will be responsible for tracking, validating, and reporting on a range of data that supports our people initiatives. The HR Generalist develops and coordinates a variety of communications and programs, works closely with employees throughout the organization, and provides overall support to the People function.

In order to succeed, the right candidate will possess strong analytical and prioritization skills, the ability to manage competing priorities, and have the skills to troubleshoot and solve problems proactively. This role will be hybrid, with a regular in-office presence at our downtown office an average of 2-3 days per week.


Core Responsibilities:

  • Manage employee benefits administration, including partnering with benefit broker and vendors, ensuring high levels of support to employees, developing communications, preparing reports, processing all invoices or other payments, handling system setup or integrations of plans and enrollments.
  • Facilitate the new hire onboarding, ensuring the accuracy of new hire data, presenting Day 1 Orientation, creating new hire reports or updates, ensure I9 compliance, and generate internal requests to ensure employees receive a robust and effective onboarding experience.
  • Coordinate the pre-employment background check process, including monitoring competition, following up with candidates regarding any missing information or discrepancies, managing the relationship with screening vendor, and following the adverse action process if appropriate.
  • Own HRIS system and data management, including entering data, reporting, monitoring employee data changes, assisting employees, monitoring integrations or added functionality, and ensuring the system is updated and utilized effectively.
  • Analyze data, prepare reports, tracking spreadsheets or other materials that provide insight into turnover, exit interview feedback, and other people trends.
  • Draft employee communications and manage the electronic posting of information for employees, such as reminders to maximize available benefits and programs, sharing wellness information, policy documents or updates, and promoting employee events.
  • Create and maintain digital files and documents for all employees, manage electronic signature and collection of people related documents, update and maintain vendor lists and other reports.
  • Coordinate people processes, policies, and programs, such as the leave of absence process and payment of employee referral bonuses; assist employees with questions and ensure compliance.


Essential Skills/Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Human Resources, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience leveraging HR systems, including data entry, reporting, system setup, and troubleshooting; experience with ADP Workforce Now strongly preferred.
  • Proven success administering employee benefits, working with benefit providers, validating billing/invoices, and assisting employees with benefit enrollments or questions.
  • Extremely detail oriented and an ability to develop error-free work products that have broad visibility.
  • Strong ability to prioritize and multi-task, respond to changing needs or priorities promptly, follow-up as necessary, and effectively manage their time.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel (formulas, vlookup and pivot tables), Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook; exposure to O365 preferred.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including a service-oriented approach to handling employee requests and inquiries, a collaborative approach to solving problems, and a proven ability to use sound judgment with working independently.


What We Offer:

  • Comprehensive benefits package, which includes:
  • Competitive Paid Time Off and company holidays
  • Generous dining reimbursement when you dine with our restaurant clients
  • 401(k) plan with a company match
  • Two medical plan options- Standard PPO or High Deductible Health Plan (HSA with company match for HDHP participants)
  • Partnership with Rx n Go, offering certain prescriptions for free
  • Two dental plan options and a vision plan
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and a pre-tax commuter benefit program
  • Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance Plans
  • Short Term and Long Term disability
  • Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance, supplemental employee, spouse, and child life insurance
  • Employee Life Assistance Program

Rewards Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We encourage and strongly support workplace diversity.

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