Human Resources Coordinator

Human Resources Coordinator | Chicago, IL

Launch your HR career at a global organization where people move up.

Our client, a global organization with billions in annual revenue, is looking for a Human Resources Coordinator to join its Chicago HR team. You'll support three senior HR leaders and their teams, so you'll get hands-on exposure to performance management, compensation and analytics, onboarding and compliance rather than one narrow slice of HR. If you want a real foundation for a long HR career, this is a strong place to build it.

Why you'll love it here

🌎 A global company with serious scale: billions in revenue and the stability that comes with it

📈 Upward mobility is huge: the role is built as a launchpad, with the chance to take on more responsibility across the functions you support

🤝 Great culture: a collaborative, supportive team that values discretion, professionalism and good work

🏢 Four days in the office: in-person collaboration and mentorship

🏖️ Four weeks of vacation

What you'll do

Performance management

• Serve as primary backup for the performance review process, including launching review cycles, answering questions and entering reviews
• Test review cycles and system updates before they go live

Compensation and analytics

• Help prepare materials and schedule interviews for annual promotion cycles
• Draft and polish communications and presentations in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
• Support year-end activities: scheduling meetings, taking notes, following up on open items and tracking documents in Excel
• Keep annual process calendars current

Onboarding and records

• Coordinate new hire orientation logistics, including rooms, materials, welcome folders and paperwork
• Audit and file new hire documents, and keep electronic personnel records accurate and current
• Maintain employee data in the HR information system

Compliance and departures

• Help with paperwork and logistics for departing employees
• Direct policy questions to the right HR team member
• Protect the confidentiality of personnel, pay and employee relations information

Department operations

• Organize meetings, travel, conferences and department events
• Work with your director to prioritize competing requests
• Serve as a liaison with other departments and outside partners
• Join team meetings and cross-functional projects, with room to grow your responsibilities

What you bring

Required

• Bachelor's Degree
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
• Comfort with Excel (sorting, filtering, basic formulas)
• Excellent proofreading skills and command of grammar

Preferred

• 1 + years of administrative experience, or a bachelor's degree with HR-related coursework