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But Genea is more than just a workplace. We’re a mission-driven team that collaborates, innovates, and engineers the proptech solutions of tomorrow to solve the challenges of today. We pride ourselves on fostering an environment of transparency and authenticity, where you can be yourself. But don’t take our word for it. Genea has been recognized as a Top Workplace for the last 6 years (2021- 2026) with a rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars on Glassdoor. Our team members love our competitive benefits, including remote work options, comfortable work-life balance, paid time off (PTO), personal and family health insurance options, paid family leave, and development/training opportunities. \nJob Overview:\nAs Genea’s HR & Payroll Specialist, you’ll play a key role in supporting and executing U.S. HR operations, with a primary focus on payroll and employee lifecycle administration. You’ll collaborate closely with HR leaders and employees to streamline onboarding and offboarding, process biweekly U.S. payroll, support multi-state employment tax administration, maintain HR systems, and ensure accurate and timely employee data. From payroll and employee lifecycle support to day-to-day HR operations and employee experience, you’ll play a hands-on role in creating an employee experience that feels seamless, supportive, and uniquely Genea.\nThis is a primarily remote position, with the ability to work from Genea’s Irvine office as needed for training, team meetings, and other business needs, typically on a weekly or monthly basis.\n\nDuties and Responsibilities:\nEmployee Onboarding and Offboarding\nWorking closely with HR Operations Managers, internal department managers and new hires/employees, you will coordinate end to end onboarding and offboarding processes for U.S. employees\nPrepare and manage documentation related to new hires, separations, transfers, and role changes\nEnsure smooth communication and follow up with new hires, managers, and cross-functional partners\n\nPayroll & Employment Tax Administration\nProcess biweekly U.S. payroll, including reviewing payroll inputs, validating employee changes and timekeeping data, coordinating approvals, and ensuring payroll is processed accurately and on schedule.\nSupport employment tax administration, including coordinating state employer registrations, maintaining tax records, and addressing state-specific requirements.\nProcess payroll-related employee changes, including new hires, terminations, and compensation updates, and respond to routine employee questions regarding timekeeping and payroll.\nMaintain the confidentiality and accuracy of payroll, compensation, and other sensitive employee information.\n\nHR Administration\nAssist with creation, distribution, and tracking of HR documents including agreements, letters, and signatures\nMaintain and update employee files in compliance with internal policies and legal requirements\nSupport general HR operations and administrative tasks as needed\n\nSystems and Data Management\nWork regularly within HR systems\nAssist with data audits, reporting, system updates, and troubleshooting as needed.\nAssist with medical benefits administration\nIdentify opportunities to improve HR and payroll workflows, documentation, and data accuracy.\n\nEmployee Experience and Culture\nSupport the planning and execution of employee engagement, cultural, and recognition events across geographies\nAssist with administration of the company’s employee appreciation and recognition platform\n\nQualifications:\n4+ years of experience in HR operations, HR administration, or a related role, with demonstrated hands-on experience processing U.S. payroll\nExperience independently managing or coordinating payroll processes across multiple US states and resolving payroll-related issues with employees, managers, and payroll providers\nHands-on experience processing multi-state payroll and employment tax administration preferred\nStrong understanding of HR processes, documentation, and the employee lifecycle\nExperience using ADP preferred\nWorking knowledge of federal and state wage and hour requirements\nExcellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities for multiple stakeholders at once\nAbility to work effectively with stakeholders across time zones and cultural contexts\nStrong written and verbal communication skills and a friendly, employee-facing approach\nAbility to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team\nAbility to work onsite at Genea’s Irvine office for training and team meetings as needed\n\nEstimated Salary Range: $33-40/hour\nThe salary range listed is our best estimate based on the role's requirements and market conditions. The final offer may be higher or lower depending on the candidate's experience and qualifications.\nIn addition, full-time employees are eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits program that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts (FSA); life insurance; accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; long-term disability (LTD) coverage; paid time off (PTO); and a 401(k) retirement savings plan.\nGenea participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires working in the United States. 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