Senior Human Resources Generalist

The Senior Human Resources Generalist serves as a strategic and operational partner to leadership, program managers, and employees within a federal contracting portfolio. The position combines full-cycle HR generalist support with a strong focus on cleared talent acquisition and HR data analytics to ensure regulatory alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting workflows for technical, administrative, and cleared personnel supporting active federal contracts and upcoming task orders.
• Partner with Program Managers to define labor categories and build deep pipelines of talent with active clearances (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI).
• Conduct rapid target sourcing and surge staffing to meet strict delivery timelines for federal contract wins and proposal efforts.
• Coordinate candidate communications using the ATS and manage a smooth handoff to pre-employment background screening and facility clearance verification.
• Establish, track, and report human capital performance indicators including Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, Offer Acceptance Rates, and Attrition/Turnover.
• Maintain a regular cadence of workforce analytics dashboards for executive leadership to support decisions related to retention and compensation competitiveness.
• Own the HR data ecosystem by extracting, compiling, and managing quarterly and annual workforce data from Dayforce to track progress against Strategic People Goals and organizational KPIs.
• Design and maintain interactive Power BI dashboards and executive reports to convert workforce metrics into actionable insights.
• Perform gap and trend analysis using advanced Excel functions, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and power queries, focused on turnover, retention, headcount, and engagement.
• Audit and align workforce data to support seamless compliance with federal reporting requirements.
• Synthesize historical quarterly data to forecast future workforce trends for fiscal year resource planning and talent strategies.
• Guide managers and staff through employee relations, performance management workflows, and tailored Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs).
• Ensure corporate adherence to federal employment laws, including OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs), EEO, SCA (Service Contract Act wage determinations), and FLSA classifications.
• Lead orientation and onboarding programs intended to reduce time-to-productivity for technical team members transitioning to federal client sites.
• Maintain and update the employee handbook to reflect evolving federal client mandates and local Virginia employment laws.
• Audit and refine candidate-to-employee data handoffs to support automated transitions from the ATS to onboarding and payroll modules.
• Author and streamline SOPs for rapid contract transition, multi-state onboarding, and global mobility (OCONUS) deployments.
• Configure automated alerts, self-service portals, and triggered notifications to reduce manual inquiry handling and increase team efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Professional HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR) preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 5–7 years of progressive HR Generalist experience, with at least 3 years within a federal government contracting environment.
• Proven success sourcing and hiring candidates across complex technical fields with active federal security clearances.
• Strong ability to manipulate and visualize data within HRIS, ATS, or spreadsheet platforms (Excel, Tableau, or Power BI) to generate workforce insights.
• Operational knowledge of OFCCP requirements, Affirmative Action mapping, and Service Contract Act (SCA) wage determinations.

Technology and Tools

• Dayforce
• Power BI
• Excel
• VLOOKUP
• XLOOKUP
• Pivot Tables
• power queries
• ATS
• Tableau

Benefits

Full-time employees have access to a comprehensive federal benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, and retirement plan participation.

Work Location and Schedule

• Location: Fairfax, VA (hybrid)
• Hybrid schedule: two days remote per week
• Full-time hours: typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with evening and weekend hours as needed by the business
• Travel: primarily local during the business day

Additional Information

• Supervisory responsibility: none
• Work environment: professional office environment using standard equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers
• Other duties: duties may change at any time with or without notice

Compensation

USD 60,000 - 80,000 per year.

Company Values

• Native American Owned & Proud
• Accountable
• Team Focused
• Innovative
• Visionary
• Excellence