HR Specialist (Remote)

About the role

This fully remote HR Specialist supports employees and managers alongside the HR team, guided by an HR team lead. Work comes through messages, shared task lists and requests from managers, and the role links employee support with welcome activities, meeting plans and progress reports. It is paid a monthly base salary of USD 610 to 900 plus bonus opportunities.

Key responsibilities

• Answer employee and manager questions using the approved handbook and shared guides, and explain the next HR step clearly.
• Review incoming requests, plan the task order in a HR system such as Gusto, and flag items needing guidance.
• Support onboarding and offboarding through welcome messages, start-day sessions and checklist tracking, and follow up with the people responsible.
• Update employee details after changes from employees or managers, check entries carefully and limit access to approved colleagues.
• Arrange meetings, interviews and HR sessions using a scheduling tool such as Microsoft Outlook, confirm details and send reminders.
• Prepare headcount lists and open task counts, and draft employee notices and announcements from approved templates.
• Track requests from first contact through closure, and pass questions beyond your guidance to the HR team lead with a summary.
• Help arrange team events, employee surveys and training sessions, and share repeated questions so the team can improve its guides.

Required profile

• Professional spoken and written English, since the work is mainly with employees and teams in the United States.
• No HR experience required; administrative, customer service, scheduling or other people-facing experience is preferred.
• Willingness to learn how employee support, onboarding and offboarding connect across the HR team.
• Calm, respectful approach, care with names, dates and task status, and respect for employee privacy.

Required skills

• A computer, a mobile phone, a stable internet connection and reliable electricity.
• Comfort learning a HR system such as Gusto to update employee details and prepare simple lists.
• Ability to use a scheduling tool such as Microsoft Outlook to arrange sessions and check meeting details.

What we offer

• Fully remote work from home.
• Structured onboarding and training on a HR system and a scheduling tool.
• Regular check-ins with the team lead to review questions, discuss feedback and clarify next tasks.
• Growth opportunities within the team and bonus opportunities.