HR Generalist

**HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST**

About the Role

The Human Resources Generalist will be responsible for leading the delivery of day-to day HR functions in the Panama office in order to meet our strategic goals and initiatives for employee relations, culture, and benefits. In this role, you will partner with managers and employees, at various levels, to provide HR guidelines on a broad range of HR programs and initiatives in support of business objectives, including, but not limited to administration of policies, employee communication, developing a one-of-a-kind company culture, benefits management, and assisting the Senior Human Resources Manager.

Reports to: Senior HR Manager

Pay Classification: Full-Time

**Responsibilities**:

- Promote effective employee relations across the company recommending effective practice where necessary and maintaining a highly positive employer /employee relationship within the company
- Review employment agreements for all new hires to ensure proper salary bands, earnings, and bonuses
- Review termination agreements to ensure proper severance, termination dates, and benefits continuation
- Review subcontractor agreements
- Manage employee relations
- Manage PTO requests in the HRIS and ensure adherence to the PTO policy
- Administer and manage all benefit enrollment and on-going maintenance including plan documents and other related documents
- Assist employees with benefits related questions
- Oversee the onboarding and offboarding process to ensure proper documentation and procedures are followed
- Create, revise, and provide guidance on policies and procedures
- Revise and maintain an updated employee handbook
- Work with A-LIGN's GC and local attorneys on HR-related matters including working status
- Compile and Analyze HR Reports
- Provide HR guidance and advise leaders regarding Panama's legal and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Annually plan and review merit bonus process
- Attend and participate in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations
- Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to employees
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Panama's employment law and compliance requirements
- Manage, own and maintain all communication and records required by Panamanian law
- Manage the full performance management cycle, including probation and performance improvement plans and appraisals.
- Complete exit interviews
- Assist the events team with planning internal events such as town halls
- Promote alignment and collaboration across the organization and demonstrate consistent messaging
- Coach managers on how to effectively manage people and teams.
- Use data to measure success: learn, iterate, and improve; analyze trends and develop proactive actions to further support business objectives
- Travel to the Ministry of Labor to submit documentation in person regularly
- Other tasks as assigned by the Sr. Human Resources Manager and executives

Minimum Qualifications

**EXPERIENCE**
- 3 - 5 years of experience in the HR field
- Broad knowledge and experience in employment law, compensation, organizational planning, organization development, employee relations, training and development
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office (e.g., Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Experience using an HRIS system
- Demonstrate competence in the various HR functional areas, especially employee relations employee engagement and change management

**SKILLS**
- Ability to meet deadlines with a high degree of motivation
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work individually as well as collaboratively
- Demonstrate capabilities with moderate supervision
- Sound judgment in handling confidential, legal, or sensitive information
- Strong interpersonal skills with a service-oriented mindset who can work well within a team as well as independently
- Must be detail oriented and organized in completing tasks
- Must be proactive, anticipate roadblocks, and offer solutions
- Ability to utilize the Microsoft Office suite including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Ability to effectively utilize an HRIS system
- Deep understanding of Panamanian laws and regulations
- Must have a sense of urgency around completing tasks and the order and priority of tasks based on business needs
- Excellent composition, grammar, and business language skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management, other departments, and both internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to work independently, set priorities and handle multiple tasks with a high level of efficiency

**BENEFITS**:

- Generous Paid Time Off Plan
- Virtual Employment
- Employer Paid Medical, Life, and Disability Insurance
- Paid Office Closure December 24-January 1
- Paid Holidays Schedule
- Certification Reimbursement

About A-LIGN

A-LIGN is a technology-enabled security and compliance partner trusted by more than 2,400 global org