Onboarding Specialist

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Key Responsibilities

The HR Onboarding Specialist will have the following key responsibilities, which include but are not limited to:

• The HR onboarding specialist is the primary point of contact for and provides critical support to candidates, managers, and internal HR and business stakeholders
• The HR onboarding specialist is responsible for ensuring timely execution and completion of all onboarding requirements for new hires.
• Welcomes newly hired employees and executes the engagement plan throughout the onboarding journey; manages the end-to-end onboarding process, ensuring a great experience for new employees
• Acts as a subject matter expert and makes recommendations on how to improve process efficiency.
• Ensures compliance with all processes and maintains a high level of confidentiality at all times.
• Challenges status quo and proactively identifies process improvements.
• Identifies innovative and creative new ways to onboard new employees/reach a more scalable and measurable onboarding experience.
• Manage the Onboarding mailbox and administer requests as necessary
• Support the onboarding process for Nordic employees, including basic understanding of Nordic's benefits and payroll practices to ensure a positive employee experience
• Audit and review employee file documentation for compliance and proper storage 
• Maintain compliance with client requirements, as well as federal and state regulations
• Provide administrative support to departmental leadership team
• Work on projects that may be assigned on an ad hoc basis and may assist other corporate initiatives as necessary 

Skills and experience

• Must demonstrate and embody Nordic’s maxims
• At least 2 years’ experience within Human Resources, Compliance and/or Employee Onboarding required.
• Self-starter who pays attention to the details, works well under pressure and has ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Workday knowledge is highly preferred
• Ability to assess problems and ask meaningful and relevant questions to understand the issues and potential causes
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high level of confidentiality 
• Must be able to work independently as well as within a team environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint  
• Ability to troubleshoot, identify improvements, and make simple decisions independently
• Strong attention to detail with ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks at once

Additional details

• Position is remote.
• Travel up to 5% of the time