Human Resources Specialist
Mercor • Remote, USA
Education
Any
Type
hourly
Pay Rate (by country)
$50–$60/hr
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About this Role
From the Mercor listing
About the Role
We're looking for professionals with deep, hands-on experience in the administrative and operational work that keeps HR and people functions running — the "back office" of a company's human resources department, people-operations team, or HR shared-services center. This spans the full HR administrative lifecycle: getting employees onboarded and set up, enrolling and administering benefits, running payroll through to payment, managing vendor and provider relationships, and keeping records and compliance in order. You'll help us understand the precise steps these workflows take in the real tools you use every day.
Core Workflows (you should actively own one or more)
Onboarding & Employee Lifecycle: new-hire onboarding, offer/contract processing, I-9/E-Verify, HRIS data setup, employment verification, transfers, and offboarding
Benefits Administration: benefits enrollment, open enrollment, qualifying life events, leave of absence (FMLA/ADA), and COBRA administration through carrier and broker portals
Payroll & Time: payroll processing, timekeeping, deductions, garnishments, corrections, and off-cycle payments
Compensation Operations & Reconciliation: payroll register and GL reconciliation, benefits-invoice reconciliation, and posting against pay cycles
Vendor & Compliance Operations: benefits broker/carrier management, HRIS vendor configuration, EEOC/ACA/state reporting, unemployment claims, and audits
HR Records & People Operations: personnel/employee records administration, document and release-of-information handling, and day-to-day HR office operations
Requirements
3+ years of daily, hands-on experience in an HR administrative / people-operations back-office role
Direct experience with the systems this work runs on — HRIS / HCM platforms (Workday, ADP, UKG, Paycom, BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto), payroll systems, benefits-administration portals, and/or ATS / onboarding tools
Currently working in an HR administrative role
Based in the United States
Ideal Backgrounds
HR Administrator / HR Coordinator
People Operations Specialist / HR Operations Analyst
Payroll Specialist / Payroll Coordinator
Benefits Administrator / Benefits Coordinator
HRIS Analyst / HRIS Administrator
Onboarding / Employee Lifecycle Specialist
Leave of Absence (LOA) Specialist
HR Compliance Specialist
Total Rewards / Compensation Operations
Note: We are looking for administrative and operational workflow expertise across HR / people operations — not talent-acquisition/recruiting sourcing or strategic HR business-partner (HRBP) roles.
Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in one of: Remote, USA
- Fluent proficiency in English (Written & Verbal)
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated expertise in Business
Why This Role
No office, no fixed hours, no relocation. This Human Resources Specialist role pays $55/hr fully remote, giving you access to Business work that would otherwise be limited to a handful of major cities.
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