Senior HR Generalist

Navaide
  • Arlington, VA
  • Autofill and Review
3 days ago

Job Description

About Navaide

Navaide partners with federal clients to deliver mission-focused solutions across financial management, ERP, and digital transformation. We bring deep domain expertise, practical execution, and a people-first culture to complex government environments.

Catalysts for a Stronger Tomorrow

At Navaide, we exist to empower organizations to evolve and adapt in a rapidly changing world. By combining human ingenuity with transformative technology, we develop innovative solutions that drive progress for the people and systems that strengthen our nation. Our mission is rooted in agility, scalability, and a commitment to exceeding expectations, ensuring impactful results for our clients and communities.

Position:

Senior HR Generalist will conduct the daily functions of the Human Resources (HR) department for a nationwide small government contractor. The role will serve as the lead HR employee responsible for functions including, but not limited to: employment, compensation, benefits and leave, payroll, employee relations, compliance, and organizational development. Additionally, this role will partner with the HR team to develop and drive creative people and culture initiatives and activities. This is a hands-on role ideal for an HR professional who enjoys being both strategic and operational.

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Create and implement people and culture initiatives to drive employee morale, strengthen our culture, and be known as a top employer of choice internally and externally.
  • Provide employee support through the employee lifecycle including onboarding, employee morale, talent development, and offboarding.
  • Develop, recommend, and implement policies and procedures, prepare and maintain employee handbook, and ensure compliance across state, federal, and industry requirements.
  • Perform benefit administration to include managing our benefit relationships, coordinating with our benefits broker for selection and implementation and identifying new and innovative total rewards programs.
  • Conduct annual compensation analysis to make recommendations for annual reviews, new hires, and conduct internal audits.
  • Manage employment related issues including performance management, employee and leadership coaching, investigations, discipline, and terminations.
  • Partner with the talent team to support succession & workforce planning to ensure the organization has the right talent pipeline in place, identifying critical roles, assessing readiness, and anticipating future staffing needs.
  • Build best practices, establish standard operating procedures, and measure success of people and culture initiatives through employee feedback and analytics while continuously seeking process improvement through the use of technology and AI.
  • Support internal employee communication initiatives.
  • Own and manage the HRIS platforms and other HR technology.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • A minimum of 6 years related HR experience, at least 1 of these years in a strategic role.
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Small business experience required.
  • Thorough knowledge of HR principles and federal/local regulations.
  • Experience in creating, implementing and administering people and culture programs.
  • Must have demonstrated success in operational and strategic HR support.
  • Exceptional project and personnel management skills.
  • Excellent ability to multi-task and prioritize in a busy, fast-growth environment .
  • Proficiency in MS Suite including Word, Excel and Power Point is essential.
  • Exhibit extraordinary discretion, flexibility, and willingness to work closely with our senior management team and maintain sensitive data and information.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

  • Government contracting experience preferred.
  • SHRM-CP or PHR certification preferred.

Other Requirements:

  • Position is hybrid with 3 days in the San Diego or Arlington office.

What We Offer

Navaide is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking workplace where our team members can thrive. Our benefits are designed to support your well-being, professional growth, and ability to work at a sustainable pace.

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible time off
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Company perks such as flex spending, wellness initiatives, etc.
  • 401(K) matching

About Our Culture

Navaide honors integrity, curiosity, diligence, and collaboration in everything we do. We believe in building strong relationships with our clients, communities, and teammates, united by a shared purpose of creating a stronger tomorrow. Navaide is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Ready to Make a Difference?

For more about us, please check out the following links:

Equal Opportunity Employer: Navaide is an EEO Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

No third parties, please.

Numbers & Facts

LocationArlington, VA

Skills

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Auditingunmatched
  • Best Practicesunmatched
  • Candidate Pipelineunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Compensation Analysisunmatched
  • Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Diversityunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Employee Relationsunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Financial Managementunmatched
  • Flexible Spending Accountsunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • Government Contractsunmatched
  • HRIS/HRMSunmatched
  • Human Resourcesunmatched
  • Human Resources Strategyunmatched
  • Internal Auditunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • LinkedInunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Onboardingunmatched
  • Operational Strategyunmatched
  • Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
  • PHR (Professional in Human Resources)unmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Performance Managementunmatched
  • Policy Implementationunmatched
  • Procedure Developmentunmatched
  • Procedure Implementationunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Small Businessunmatched
  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)unmatched
  • Staff Requirementsunmatched
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
  • Succession Planningunmatched
  • Talent Managementunmatched
  • Workforce Planningunmatched

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