Human Resources Consultant

Miller Cooper’s Client HR Services team is seeking a Human Resources Consultant to support client organizations through tailored HR guidance and practical interim services. This full-time role partners directly with organizations across different sizes and industries, helping them strengthen HR operations while managing multiple priorities. The position is hybrid and includes on-site support for clients in the Chicagoland area, along with work from Miller Cooper offices (Chicago, Deerfield, or Downers Grove) and remote work.

What you’ll do

• Support a client’s existing HR function, help create an HR function, or assist client management teams in launching and sustaining HR initiatives.
• Deliver hands-on HR support for clients on an interim or project basis.
• Contribute to onboarding, offboarding, employee relations, and retention efforts.
• Administer and support payroll, benefits, and HRIS processes as needed.
• Recommend and help implement HR policies and best practices aligned with client business goals.
• Manage multiple client engagements and changing priorities while staying responsive and service-focused.
• Collaborate with internal Miller Cooper team members on consulting engagements and client projects.

What you bring

• 5+ years of human resources experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management or related field (preferred).
• Certification in HR (preferred), such as SHRM or HRCI.
• Experience managing day-to-day HR operations.
• Clear understanding of HR compliance and current employment law.
• Ability to make recommendations to company management verbally and in writing.
• Proficiency with HRIS and payroll platforms, plus Microsoft Excel and other business software applications.
• Ability to commute to clients in the Chicagoland area (Chicago, IL region).
• Multi-state experience is preferred.

Technologies you’ll use

• HRIS
• Payroll platforms
• Microsoft Excel

Compensation and location

• Location: Chicago, IL (hybrid)
• Salary: USD 80,000 - 85,000 per year

Miller Cooper notes that individual salaries are determined after consideration of numerous factors, including internal equity. The estimated base salary range for this level is $80,000 - $85,000, not including other competitive benefits.

Benefits

• Full-time position with excellent benefits.
• Hybrid work arrangement: on-site client support and work from one of our Chicagoland offices (Chicago, Deerfield, or Downers Grove), plus remote.
• Competitive health insurance choices, including flexible spending and health savings account options.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays.
• 401K profit sharing.
• Discretionary performance-based annual bonuses (for eligible employees).
• Paid Parental leave.
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time.
• Team lunches every Tuesday, plus busy season meals and allowances.
• Miller Cooper Communities (employee resource groups).
• Opportunities for reduced work schedules.
• Employee and client referral bonus program.
• Commuter Benefits.