Top Entry Level HR Jobs in Columbus, OH

Nine-week summer analyst internship in Human Resources owning an end-to-end project, using AI and data to generate insights, collaborating with stakeholders, presenting to senior leaders, and participating in mentorship and training. Strong focus on digital-first thinking, Excel, and AI tool usage.

Manage early-stage hiring activities, review and track applications, support onboarding and offboarding, maintain compliant HR documentation, monitor hiring data and HR KPIs, and help new employees succeed. The role requires knowledge of state and federal labor laws and a strong alignment with the company’s high-performance, team-oriented culture.

Lead the Human Resources department, oversee hiring and talent sourcing, manage onboarding and offboarding, support employees throughout their lifecycle, track HR KPIs, ensure labor-law compliance, facilitate HR team alignment, and coach and manage HR staff.

Participates in a three-year rotational HR leadership development program covering talent management, compensation, learning and development, global HR, and plant HR. Completes strategic and operational assignments, builds leadership capabilities, collaborates across programs, and works with senior leaders and a dedicated mentor. One rotation may occur at another U.S. or international location.

Designs, administers, facilitates, and improves enterprise learning programs, including onboarding, leadership development, early-career and apprenticeship initiatives. Develops instructor-led, virtual, blended, and self-paced content; manages LMS records and compliance reporting; partners with leaders to address capability gaps; evaluates training effectiveness; supports change initiatives; and coaches employees and managers on development and career growth.

Supports project leadership and employees across HR operations, employee relations, investigations, performance management, onboarding, records management, compliance, payroll coordination, and exit meetings. Advises management on employment-law requirements, maintains confidential personnel information, resolves employee concerns, and recommends HR solutions. The role is primarily remote in Texas but requires travel as needed and schedule flexibility, including evenings and weekends.

Participate in a rotational human resources development program supporting HR business partnering and specialist functions such as recruiting, compensation, employee relations, and development. Analyze workforce needs, develop HR solutions, support talent and training initiatives, improve recruiting and communication strategies, and complete hands-on projects with business leaders. The program includes formal training, networking, and potential international assignments before placement on a permanent HR team.

Responsible for supporting employee productivity, helping achieve organizational goals, and resolving workplace discrepancies among employees.

Provides entry-level operational support across HR, including recruiting and onboarding coordination, Paycom data administration, performance and learning management, benefits support, associate relations, compliance audits, and wellness programming. Maintains confidential employee records, assists with routine employee inquiries, coordinates vendors and benefits activities, and escalates complex matters to HR leadership. Requires occasional travel to Buffalo for site support.

Own fractional people operations for a distributed international team. Responsibilities include multi-country payroll, contractor classification and tax documentation, recruiting pipeline management, onboarding and offboarding systems, access management, PTO tracking, SOPs, offer templates, and policy documentation. The role requires independently building scalable HR processes, using automation and AI to reduce recurring work, and coordinating across US, Central Asian, Georgian, and Latin American time zones.

Galaxy Ventures seeks to build a network of HR/People/Recruiting professionals for portfolio companies in the crypto industry, offering opportunities and networking events without commitment.

Support recruitment, candidate screening, interview coordination, onboarding, employee records, payroll inputs, leave tracking, compliance documentation, engagement programs, HR communications, and people analytics dashboards. The 6–12 month trainee program offers mentorship and potential conversion to a full-time HR Generalist role.

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The Graduate HR Generalist will support HR processes, manage HRIS, assist with onboarding, handle employee inquiries, and drive HR initiatives. They will also support payroll and benefits processing, conduct audits, and identify process improvements.