Human Resources Business Partner I - Benefits & People Operations
About The Position
StoneAge is seeking an HR Business Partner, Benefits & People Operations to own the operations, accuracy, and improvement of our benefits programs. This role sits within the HR Business Partner team and is onsite and visible to employees. You will help employees understand their benefits, answer questions, and guide them to the right HR resource. You are the front door for benefits and help create a clear and consistent employee experience. This is an analytical role. You will work with data, compliance requirements, and external partners while building structure where it does not exist today. You will document processes, improve workflows, and create reliable systems across benefits, vendors, and data. You will own ESOP operations and data early, with the opportunity to grow into elements of ESOP strategy as you build expertise and demonstrate strong execution. This role is designed as a foundation for broader HR Business Partner work over time through project exposure and business partnership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or related field or equivalent experience
- 0 to 3 years of experience in HR, benefits, payroll, finance, or operations
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with systems
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to benefits, data analysis, or compliance work is helpful but not required
Responsibilities
- Serve as an onsite point of contact for employee questions across all benefit programs, including medical, HSA, FSA, LSA, 401k, ESOP, and other company sponsored benefits, ensuring employees understand how to use and maximize their offerings
- Explain plans clearly and help employees use their benefits effectively
- Guide employees to the right HR partner when issues fall outside benefits scope
- Partner with vendors and brokers to resolve issues and maintain clean data flow
- Own day to day ESOP and retirement plan operations, including data management, census files, audit support, and coordination with third party administrators and trustees
- Ensure readiness for reporting, compliance, and participant communications
- Support employee understanding of the ESOP and escalate complex questions appropriately
- Audit benefits data, invoices, and vendor files
- Support filings and compliance processes including Form 5500, ACA, COBRA, and related reporting
- Identify issues and resolve root causes
- Document unclear or inconsistent processes
- Build trackers, timelines, and standard workflows
- Identify gaps and recommend improvements
- Create systems that are sustainable and easy to follow
- Partner with HRBPs, Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and external partners
- Act as the first point of contact and triage incoming questions
- Route issues to the appropriate owner and provide context for handoff
- Maintain visibility until resolution and reinforce clear ownership boundaries
- Partner with HRBPs on cross functional and business initiatives
- Support projects related to employee experience and organizational effectiveness
- Take on defined project work as capability grows
Benefits
- profit-sharing
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
