HR Specialist

Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you'll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

We are OperationsInc, a Gallagher Company, and one of the largest Human Resources Consulting firms in the U.S.  Headquartered in Norwalk, CT, we provide a wide range of HR consulting solutions to our base of clients nationwide and are considered subject matter experts in all areas of Human Resource Management. OperationsInc has been recognized as a Top Workplace every year since 2013.

We are seeking an HR Specialist to join our Human Resources Consulting team to provide HR support to our clients. This role is ideal for an early-career HR professional who is interested in broadening their HR experience and will provide the right individual the opportunity to learn and grow their HR skill set as a member of our collaborative Human Resources Consulting team.  This is a hybrid role, working a few days a week from our Norwalk, CT office.

The HR professional we are seeking typically will handle the following tasks, based on client needs:

• Auditing, correcting and maintaining physical and digital employee documents and files
• Administration of benefits, including monthly benefit reconciliations, enrollments/terms from client systems and benefit platforms, and answering employee questions
• Employee onboarding, including offer letter generation and processing new hire paperwork
• Termination administration
• HRIS support - working in various systems
• Supporting our senior HR team as needed. Including but not limited to; leave of absence administration (LOA, FMLA, PFL, etc.), employee relations and other duties as assigned
• Open enrollment administration
• Recruitment support
• Compliance support and audits

The ideal candidate MUST possess:

• 2 -3 years of Human Resources experience
• Resourceful, detail oriented and highly organized approach
• Ability to communicate successfully with clients and co-workers
• Flexibility and the ability to multi-task
• Knowledge and comprehension of employment laws or HR related policies and procedures
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Knowledge of HRIS systems preferred

Salary:

• Base Salary: $32 - $34 hourly

Please keep in mind that this range represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including skills and experience.

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

 Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.