HR Generalist (Contractor, 6 Months)

Phamily•New York, NY

8d•$35 - $45•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an HR Generalist to join us on a 6-month contract. This is a hands-on, generalist opportunity for someone who wants to grow their HR career inside a fast-paced, AI-forward healthcare company. Reporting directly to the HR Manager, you’ll be the operational backbone of the people function — owning the day-to-day work that keeps employees supported and the business moving. You’ll touch every stage of the employee lifecycle, from onboarding and benefits to performance management, payroll, offboarding, and immigration. Along the way, you’ll partner with the HR Manager on strategic projects and help us continue building AI and automation into how HR operates, so the team can spend less time on administrative drag and more time on the human side of the work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
3+ years of Hands-on Payroll, HR Operations, or HR-adjacent administrative experience.
Working knowledge of core HR functions: onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration, performance management, and employment compliance basics.
Hands-on comfort with AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) and genuine interest in using them to improve how HR runs — bonus points for having built or shipped something on your own.
Experience with an HRIS, ATS, and standard business tools (Google Workspace, Slack, Justworks, Lattice); ability to learn new systems quickly.
Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and follow-through; you don’t let things slip.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and juggle competing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting performance review cycles or benefits open enrollment end-to-end.
Familiarity with healthcare, high-growth startup, or other regulated industry environments.
Entrepreneurial DNA: a ‘builder’ mentality with the ability to operate effectively in high-ambiguity environments where processes may not be fully fleshed out.

Responsibilities

Process and administer payroll — gather and verify inputs (hours, new hires, terminations, pay changes, and deductions), work with the HR Manager and Justworks, reconcile discrepancies, and ensure employees are paid accurately and on time, in compliance with wage-and-hour requirements.
Own day-to-day HR administration, including employee records, HRIS updates, document generation, verifications of employment, and maintaining accurate, audit-ready data.
Coordinate onboarding for new hires — background checks, I-9s, system access, first-day logistics to ensure every employee starts strong.
Manage offboarding logistics, including exit paperwork, system deprovisioning, and exit interview scheduling.
Support the performance management cycle by helping run review cadences, tracking completion, preparing materials, and partnering with HR Manager & Managers on documentation and follow-up.
Use and help build AI tools to streamline HR work — drafting policies and communications, summarizing documents, triaging employee questions, and prototyping lightweight automations and an internal "HR copilot" alongside the HR Manager.
Partner with the HR Manager on cross-functional projects spanning employee engagement, policy updates, compliance, training, and culture initiatives.
Serve as a trusted first point of contact for employee questions, escalating to the HR Manager when needed and always maintaining a high bar for confidentiality and discretion.
Document processes with clear runbooks so the HR function continues to scale as the company grows.