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POSITION SUMMARY
The People Operations Coordinator is a key member of the Human Resources team, with primary responsibility for benefits administration and coordination. This role ensures employees receive accurate, timely, and compliant benefits support while also providing cross-functional assistance to the Payroll/HRIS Specialist, Talent Acquisition Specialist, and Employee Engagement Specialist. The People Operations Coordinator plays an essential role in delivering positive and well-supported employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle. HYBRID (SIOUX FALLS, SD)
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
HR Operations & Coordination
- Serve as primary point of contact for HR Team inquiries, routing inquiries to appropriate team members.
- Create and maintain employee change forms and supporting documents (including checklists, change notices, offer letters, etc.)
- Assist in maintaining accurate employee records and personnel files within the HRIS.
- Coordinate onboarding activities including leading New Employee Experience program, new hire documentation, HRIS support, and benefit enrollment.
- Support offboarding from notice to final separation, confirming important dates, communicating with payroll, and updating records.
- Assist with HR metrics, compliance reporting, and audits.
- Research and complete employee verification requests in a timely manner.
- Provide general HR administrative support and employee-facing assistance as needed.
Benefit Administration
- Administer day-to-day employee benefit programs, including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement, FMLA, paid leave, and work comp.
- Serve as the first point of contact for employee benefit and leave inquiries and issue resolution.
- Support new hire enrollments, qualifying life event changes, and annual open enrollment activities.
- Maintain accurate benefits data within HRIS and vendor systems.
- Coordinate with Payroll to ensure benefit deductions and related transactions are processed accurately.
- Partner with benefit brokers, carriers, and vendors to resolve issues and support effective program administration.
- Collaborate on benefit communications, educational materials, and employee resources.
- Support compliance with applicable benefits regulations, including ACA, COBRA, ERISA, and state paid leave programs.
- Assist with benefits audits, reporting requirements, renewal processes, and vendor management activities.
Payroll Support (Back-up)
- Provide backup support for payroll processing and related administrative activities.
- Respond to employee payroll-related inquiries when serving as backup
- Assist with payroll-related audits and data validation as needed.
Talent Acquisition Support
- Provide back-up support for recruiting activities as needed, including but not limited to: resume review, candidate screening, etc.
- Assist with job postings, applicant tracking system administration, and interview coordination.
- Support candidate communications, scheduling, and recruiting logistics.
- Coordinate onboarding preparation, communication, background checks & new hire documentation.
- Assist with community outreach and job fairs
Employee Engagement Support (Back-up)
- Supports Employee Engagement Specialist with company-wide events, activities, and programs. Act as co-lead for Engagement Crew at location.
- Assist with employee recognition programs and internal communications including SharePoint.
- Facilitates New Employee Experience for Sioux Falls new employees and as back up to Employee Engagement Specialist.
- Help promote positive employee experience through engagement and culture-building initiatives.
- Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with AI tools and maintains an open, curious approach to emerging technologies.
KEY COLLABORATORS
Departments, Positions, as appropriate.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
COMPETENCIES
- Alignment w/Sunrise Core Values
- Adaptability
- Communication
- Compliance
- Dependability & Flexibility
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Judgement
- Organizational Skills
- Productivity
- Professionalism
- Quality Service
- Teamwork
- Technical /PC Skills
- Work Quality
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- High school degree or GED Required
- Degree in HR Business Administration, or related field preferred.
- 2+ years of experience in HR coordination or business administration preferred.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to handle confidential information required.
- Strong customer service and employee support orientation required.
- Proficiency with UKG HRIS, payroll, and benefits administration preferred.
- Experience in multi-state or multi-plan benefits environment preferred.
- Excellent organization skills, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks required.
- Superior skill set in the use of the following software applications preferred: Microsoft Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Annual salary DOQ: $46,432 - $66,331 - $82,120
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, STD/LTD, FSA, PTO, PVTO, PPL, 401k and more. Visit www.sunrisebanks.com for more details.