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This is a hands-on role at the heart of the People team: you'll help keep hiring and the employee experience running smoothly, and gain a front-row view of how a growing company brings people in and supports them.\nYou'll contribute to the success of recruiting and employee programs by executing the day-to-day tasks with accuracy and consistency. This is a great fit for someone who is highly organized, reliable, and detail-focused, takes direction well, and wants to build a foundation across both the recruiting and HR sides of a People function.\nKey Responsibilities\n\nRecruitment Support:\nReview incoming applications against defined criteria and complete entry-level candidate screenings as directed\nSchedule interviews across candidates, hiring managers, and panels\nDraft and post recruitment content, including LinkedIn posts, using guidance from the team\nAssist with the university recruitment schedule, including logistics and follow-ups\nKeep our Applicant Tracking System clean and current: update candidate statuses, scorecards, and records as needed\nOnboarding & Offboarding:\nCoordinate new hire welcome kits\nHandle first-day and first-week logistics, including equipment requests and account setup tickets\nTrack and update onboarding and offboarding checklists in Monday.com\nKeep the company org chart current\n\nCompliance & Documentation:\nTrack completion of required compliance trainings and follow up with employees\nMaintain filing hygiene for HR and employee documentation\n\nEngagement & Culture:\nCoordinate birthday and work anniversary recognition\nSupport logistics for company events, all-hands, and culture committee initiatives\n Benefits & General People Ops Support:\nSend reminders and track outstanding people tasks (performance reviews, employee surveys, and similar recurring items)\nTake on additional People Operations tasks as assigned, and flag process gaps or ideas to the team\nSkills, Knowledge and Expertise\nA bachelor's degree or higher, or a comparable mix of education, experience, and skills\n1-2 years of relevant experience in HR, recruiting, or People Operations\nProficient with Microsoft Office or Google Docs; familiarity with an ATS or HRIS (Pinpoint a plus) and project management tools (Monday.com a plus)\nStrong written communication skills, including comfort creating recruiting content for platforms like LinkedIn\nExcellent organizational skills and a great attention to detail\nComfortable with repetitive, detail-heavy work and following established processes consistently\nDiscretion and good judgment when handling confidential employee information\nCandidates should possess the following attributes:\nHighly organized, process-minded, and dependable with follow-through on recurring tasks\nGenuine interest in supporting people, whether candidates or current employees\nReceptive to direction and feedback, with good judgment on when to ask questions or escalate\nStrong communicator, able to collaborate across the People team and the broader organization\nAbility to meet deadlines, prioritize, and multi-task in a fast-moving environment\nBenefits\nFull-time position with a strong competitive base salary\nAccess to benefits, including Healthcare, Dental and Vision\nUnlimited PTO\nParticipation in Big Happy stock program\nPaid Parental Leave\nTeam Happy camaraderie and encouragement every step of the way as we celebrate the wins and opportunities to fail fast and learn and continue on your upward trajectory in your career\nAbility to be yourself and be successful and valued for your contributions\n\nLocation\nChicago, IL | Hybrid, 3 days in-office\n\n Compensation\n\nThe total compensation range for this role in the US is $55,000-71,500 base salary + bonus. 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