{"id":1147619,"url":"https://alion.io/job/university-of-wisconsin-hr-generalist","title":"HR Generalist","company":{"id":19365,"name":"University of Wisconsin","domain":"wisc.edu","url":"https://alion.io/company/wisc","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":82,"open_postings":63,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.937,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":15,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Madison, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":57000,"max_usd":150000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":3603},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T16:04:43Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T06:21:33Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.\nJob Category:\nAcademic StaffEmployment Type:\nRegularJob Profile:\nHR GeneralistJob Summary:\nThe Administrative Services Unit (ASU) is a shared service model within the Office of Human Resources. ASU provides comprehensive and innovative human resources (HR) services to both administrative and academic divisions across campus. The units supported by the ASU consist of more than 2,000 employees across all appointment types, (i.e., faculty, limited appointee, academic and university staff, employee in training, graduate assistant, and student) from a variety of different funding sources.\nReporting to the HR Manager, the HR Generalist is responsible for a broad range of HR functions, providing support across key HR activities, including the following:\nProvide consultation to departments, units, and programs supported by ASU.\nResponds to and resolves employee inquiries by providing accurate information, guidance, and support on HR-related matters.\nCoordinate, process, and audit recruitment, titling, compensation, and other HR transactions and personnel record changes throughout the employee lifecycle for an assigned portfolio, ensuring accuracy, compliance with established policies and procedures, and adherence to service-level expectations.\nProvide administrative support for general HR, compliance monitoring, project planning and implementation, training, and other related HR needs including representing ASU at workshops, meetings, and training sessions.\nProvide backup HR support for departments, units, programs, and employees outside of assigned portfolio.\nKey Job Responsibilities:\nContributes to the development, implementation, interpretation, and revision of work unit Human Resources policies and procedures according to institutional and legal rules and regulations\nRepresents unit/program at institutional workshops, informational meetings, and training sessions\nReceives, responds to, and resolves employee questions and problems \nExecutes and audits work transactions and changes adhering to established policies and procedures to meet anticipated deadlines\nProvides consultation, performs analytics, and/or maintains personnel files, communications, and materials for work unit through various mediums\nDepartment:\nLocated within the Office of Human Resources, the Administrative Services Unit (ASU)\nCompensation:\nThe minimum annual (12 months) starting salary for the position is $65,000 but is negotiable based on experience, qualifications, and internal parity considerations.\nThis position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. Please review the summary of benefits for more information.\nRequired Qualifications:\nPrevious HR experience supporting multiple functional areas of HR, including recruitment, onboarding, employee records management, compensation, payroll, and related HR administrative processes.\nDemonstrated ability to engage, support, and collaborate effectively with a diverse workforce representing a variety of employee groups, occupational areas, and organizational levels.\nDemonstrated ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.\nAbility to effectively manage competing priorities, triage tasks, and adapt to frequent interruptions while meeting deadlines.\nEffective oral, written, and non-verbal communication skills with internal and external customers.\nExcellent customer service skills, including patience, attentiveness, clear communication, and responsiveness. \nDemonstrates a positive, calm, and helpful approach; actively listens and confirms understanding to ensure customer needs are met.\nAbility to maintain discretion and the highest ethical and professional standards while dealing with confidential information.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nPrior experience with human capital management software suites, (i.e., Workday, Oracle, SAP, etc.)\nPrior experience with interpreting policy and providing consultations regarding policy.\nExperience working in higher education and/or state service.\nExperience presenting to large groups or conducting employee training.\nEducation:\nPreferred: Associate degree\nHow to Apply:\nPlease upload a document that includes the items listed below:\nResume\nA response to the three prompts below--\nWhy are you interested in the HR Generalist position and what are the future goals you hope to achieve in this position?\nWhat parts of HR interest you the most and why?\nWhat has been your biggest accomplishment in your past work that demonstrates your experience and/or interest in HR?\nPlease note, when applying, there will be only one attachment field. You must upload all your documents in the attachment field. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine who may advance to preliminary interviews. Failure to upload all required materials may result in your application not being considered.\nSuccessful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employee F1 STEM OPT Extension participants.\nThe application deadline is 11:59pm on October 07, 2026.\nContact Information:\nAustin Tamayo: 608-263-3729 : \nRelay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.\nInstitutional Statement on Diversity:\nDiversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.\nThe University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.\nThe University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer.\nQualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website.\nTo request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodation for any step in the hiring process (e.g., application, interview, pre-employment testing, etc.), please contact the Divisional Disability Representative (DDR) in the division you are applying to. Please make your request as soon as possible to help the university respond most effectively to you.\nEmployment may require a criminal background check. It may also require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct, including sexual violence and sexual harassment. \nThe University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7). \nThe Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. 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