HR Unicorn (Senior People Operations Generalist & Chief Magic Officer)

Remote
Full Time
Human Resources
Senior Manager/Supervisor

About Us

Sparkle Data Solutions is a completely imaginary data management consultancy that helps completely imaginary clients turn messy, duplicated, and occasionally haunted data into clean, trustworthy information. We have roughly 200 team members spread across the United States and Europe, and we pride ourselves on a culture built around curiosity, collaboration, and an unreasonable love of well organized spreadsheets.
We are growing quickly, and we need someone rare. Someone who can calculate an ESOP vesting schedule before lunch, calm a nervous new manager after lunch, and still have energy left to plan the holiday party. We call this person the HR Unicorn. We are not entirely sure they exist, but we are optimistic.

About the Role

The HR Unicorn is a senior generalist who touches nearly every part of the employee lifecycle. You will partner with leaders across delivery, sales, and operations to build programs that scale, keep us compliant in multiple states and countries, and make the employee experience feel personal even as we grow.
On any given day, you might review a multi state leave request, update compensation bands, coach a manager through a performance improvement plan, and brainstorm a recognition program, all before your second cup of coffee (or café con leche, if you have visited Valencia).

What You Will Do

Employee Relations & Culture

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to employees and managers on workplace concerns, conflict resolution, and performance management.
  • Conduct thorough, fair, and well documented workplace investigations.
    • Recommend appropriate outcomes and follow up on corrective actions.
    • Maintain confidential case files in accordance with retention policy.
  • Partner with leadership on engagement surveys, exit interview analysis, and retention initiatives.
  • Champion career development conversations and regular manager check ins.

Benefits & Total Rewards

  • Administer health, dental, vision, life, disability, and voluntary benefit programs.
  • Lead annual open enrollment, including communications, vendor coordination, and system configuration.
  • Support 401(k) and ESOP plan administration, including:
    • Annual audits and nondiscrimination testing
    • Eligibility tracking and participant education
    • Distribution processing
  • Maintain and evolve the compensation framework, salary bands, and career ladders.

Compliance & Policy

  • Monitor federal, state, and local employment law changes across approximately 20 states.
  • Maintain the employee handbook so policies stay current, consistent, and clearly written.
  • Coordinate required filings, including EEO 1, ACA, and state specific reporting.
  • Support international employment compliance with local advisors in Spain and other countries.

HR Operations & Technology

  • Act as a power user and internal champion for our HRIS, payroll, and applicant tracking systems.
  • Build reports and dashboards that help leadership make informed people decisions.
  • Redesign manual processes for efficiency, accuracy, and a better employee experience.
  • Own onboarding and offboarding workflows from offer letter through final paycheck.

Talent Acquisition Support

  • Partner with hiring managers on job descriptions and interview plans.
  • Support recruiting coordination, candidate experience, and offer creation.
  • Watch for recruiting scams impersonating our company, and help protect job seekers.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 3 years as a generalist or HR business partner.
  • Working knowledge of FMLA, ADA, FLSA, COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA, and Title VII.
  • Hands on experience with at least one HRIS and one payroll platform.
  • Sound judgment, discretion, and a deep respect for confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

  • SHRM CP, SHRM SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
  • Experience supporting employees in multiple states and at least one country outside the U.S.
  • Familiarity with ESOPs, stock appreciation rights, or other equity programs.
  • Conversational Spanish (¡un gran plus!)
  • Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and a healthy fear of merged cells.

Unicorn Qualities (Not Required, But We Will Notice)

  • You read benefits summary plan descriptions for fun.
  • You have strong opinions about fonts in offer letters.
  • You can say "let me look into that and get back to you" and actually get back to them.
  • You have, at some point, color coded something that did not need to be color coded.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary with annual performance based bonus eligibility.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage with employer contributions of up to 80% of premiums.
  • 401(k) with a company match and immediate eligibility.
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) participation.
  • Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and a floating day for your birthday.
  • Paid parental leave for all new parents.
  • Professional development budget of $2,500 per year.
  • Hybrid work flexibility with a home office stipend.

Our Hiring Process

  1. Application review by our People & Culture team (typically within 5 business days).
  2. 30 minute introductory phone call with a recruiter.
  3. 60 minute interview with the Director of Human Resources.
  4. Practical exercise: draft a short policy memo or employee communication (about 90 minutes).
  5. Panel interview with leaders from delivery and operations.
  6. Reference checks and offer.
We aim to complete the process within three to four weeks. Questions? Visit www.example.com/careers.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sparkle Data Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please contact our People & Culture team and we will be glad to help.
SANDBOX DISCLAIMER: This job posting is entirely fictional and was created for HRIS testing purposes only. No actual position exists, no unicorns were harmed in its creation, and please do not apply. If you are reading this in a production environment, something has gone wonderfully wrong.
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