Top HR Jobs in Chicago, IL

Remote HR internship supporting recruitment, onboarding, employee records, engagement, HR operations, compliance documentation, performance management assistance, and general HR administrative tasks.

The VP of HR will build and lead Ceresti’s people function, owning people strategy, organizational design, recruiting, compensation, benefits, performance, culture, employee relations, HR operations, and multi-state compliance. This executive will partner with the CEO and Board, develop scalable HR infrastructure for a remote workforce, manage HR technology and vendors, support healthcare compliance, and lead people initiatives related to growth, financing, M&A, and organizational change.

Own end-to-end learning and enablement programs, including manager development, onboarding, workshops, People Team playbooks, and learning architecture. Partner with People Business Partners to address talent gaps, operate the LMS and content library, apply AI to learning workflows, and measure program impact. The role requires strategic business partnership, instructional design, hands-on program delivery, stakeholder influence, and continuous improvement of workforce learning.

Manages HR and benefits programs for outsourced clients, including onboarding, open enrollment, benefits administration, payroll deductions, employee relations, leave management, claims, compliance, and policy development. Advises clients and employees, coordinates with brokers and vendors, conducts audits and reconciliations, supports multi-state compliance, leads client reviews, and trains HR staff on benefits processes.

Manage HR operations including onboarding, employee relations, and performance management. Support recruitment, implement HR policies for compliance, facilitate training and engagement programs, and analyze HR data to inform decisions and improve employee experience.

The HR Generalist manages payroll records and reviews, employee onboarding, benefits administration, personnel records, employment documents, employee HR inquiries, performance management support, and HR compliance activities. The role partners with Finance and benefit providers, supports managers and employees, and maintains accurate HR systems and processes in a fast-paced SaaS startup environment.

Serves as a strategic HR partner for dispersed employees, leaders, and clients. Responsibilities include employee relations, performance management, compliance, employee lifecycle administration, investigations, policy development, HR program implementation, and collaboration with payroll, benefits, and talent acquisition. The role requires multi-state employment law knowledge, government contracting experience, and the ability to support tribal or Native-owned organizations with culturally responsive HR solutions.

Directs day-to-day HR operations as the Chief People Officer’s primary operational partner. Leads HR staff and HRBP growth, oversees employee relations, ensures employment-law and policy compliance, manages the employee handbook and benefits integration, automates HR workflows, supports culture and engagement, and advises leaders on complex employee matters. Serves as deputy to the Chief People Officer and maintains consistent HR processes, accountability, and coverage across the organization.

Leads the HR workstream for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions from due diligence through integration or separation. Responsibilities include workforce planning, organizational design, talent and retention planning, HR systems and payroll transitions, compensation and benefits alignment, employee communications, change management, risk mitigation, and Day 1 readiness. Advises senior leaders and coordinates cross-functional teams across global businesses and countries.

Lead employee relations, employment-law guidance, and HR compliance. Advise HRBPs and leaders across the employee lifecycle, oversee investigations, maintain policies, run compliance audits, and manage a team to ensure consistent, defensible HR practices.

Partners with organizational leaders to align workforce and talent strategies with business priorities. Responsibilities include workforce planning, succession planning, talent development, employee relations, performance management, organizational design, change management, leadership coaching, and using workforce data to identify trends and recommend actions. The role collaborates across HR functions, manages sensitive matters confidentially, and supports teams in a fully remote environment.

Leads HR operations and a team of HR professionals while overseeing employee lifecycle processes, performance and merit reviews, HR policies, compliance, reporting, audits, and process improvements. Advises employees and managers, supports strategic initiatives and organizational changes, improves HR technology workflows, and advances engagement and retention initiatives across a complex, multi-state organization.

Leads workplace accommodation cases from intake through implementation and follow-up. Evaluates ADA-related requests, reviews medical documentation, coordinates leave matters, recommends accommodations, maintains confidential records, and advises employees, managers, HR, Legal, and business leaders. Develops procedures, training, tracking tools, reporting, and manager guidance while supporting employee relations cases and compliance audits.

Leads workplace accommodation cases from intake through implementation, documentation, follow-up, and closure. Evaluates requests under ADA and related laws, manages medical documentation, coordinates leave requests, recommends accommodations, and partners with HR, Legal, managers, Facilities, vendors, and Employee Relations. Develops procedures, training, templates, reporting, and manager guidance while maintaining confidentiality and ensuring consistent, compliant employee experiences.

Build and maintain a pipeline of senior HR executives for interim, fractional, and full-time engagements. Target leaders who develop enterprise HR and people strategies, oversee talent management, shape culture and employee experience, lead organizational design and transformation, ensure HR compliance, and partner with CEOs and boards. Candidates should have extensive HR leadership experience, executive presence, and the ability to drive human-centric, AI-enabled workforce strategies across industries.

Remote HR internship supporting end-to-end talent acquisition. Responsibilities include posting job openings, screening resumes, shortlisting candidates, coordinating interviews, scheduling, and maintaining candidate data. The role includes weekday work from 9 AM to 6 PM, a Saturday discussion session, mentorship, networking, and an internship certificate upon completion.

Supports HR operations, workforce administration, employee data management, payroll-related activities, payment file processing, audits, and issue resolution. Analyzes operational data, improves processes, maintains documentation, supports HR systems and controls, and collaborates with HR teams, business stakeholders, and vendors. Participates in cross-functional projects and leads smaller process enhancements to improve accuracy, efficiency, compliance, and employee experience.

The Human Resources Business Partner supports warehouse and distribution leaders across the central region. Responsibilities include employee relations, performance management, investigations, labor-law compliance, workforce planning, talent management, change management, coaching leaders, analyzing HR trends and KPIs, improving morale and retention, facilitating professional development, and partnering with recruiting, payroll, total rewards, and employee engagement teams.

Serve as a strategic and hands-on HR advisor to multiple departments. Manage employee relations, investigations, performance plans, leave matters, review and pay cycles, workforce reporting, budgeting, compliance audits, engagement, retention, talent assessment, and organizational change. Advise executives and managers while ensuring alignment with US employment regulations. Use generative AI tools for analysis, research, reporting, and communication.

Manages complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations, performance and conduct issues, and sensitive workplace concerns. Partners with People leadership and Legal to recommend and implement resolutions, coaches managers through difficult situations, maintains confidential case documentation, identifies recurring trends, and contributes to compensation, policy, and global People initiatives.

Manage HR strategy and employee lifecycle processes for a globally distributed core business unit. Responsibilities include staffing, onboarding, development, succession planning, performance management, engagement, retention, payroll budgeting, compensation and benefits operations, analytics, compliance, and HR service effectiveness. The role requires strong project management, metric-driven decision-making, resilience, and fluency in both Russian and English.

Support recruitment, campus outreach, and partnership development. Source, screen, and shortlist candidates; hire campus ambassadors and sales interns; coordinate onboarding, meetings, and payments; maintain partner relationships and track deliverables.

Serve as US HR SME managing compliance, HRIS (HiBob), PEO liaison (ADP TotalSource), onboarding/offboarding, payroll and benefits (including 401(k)), employee relations and ER cases (PIPs), policy updates, audits, and US-specific HR projects while partnering with global HR and payroll teams.

Manages human resources programs and partners with museum leaders on employee and labor relations, union matters, performance management, learning and development, compensation, organizational design, recruiting, and compliance. Administers ADP and Culture Amp, leads performance reviews, analyzes HR metrics, supports resource planning, and drives inclusive culture and organizational change.

Executive HR leader responsible for scaling a distributed workforce across U.S. and Canadian manufacturing sites and remote corporate teams. Leads site expansion hiring, manager coaching, performance management, succession planning, onboarding, career architecture, HR technology automation, workforce analytics, labor relations, compliance, payroll, safety, and employee engagement. The role requires transforming HR into a proactive, low-bureaucracy business partner while supporting rapid growth and geographic footprint changes.