Human Resources Generalist

Above Lending is a next-generation financial services company. We provide simple and transparent products aimed at helping our clients achieve their personal finance goals. With competitive rates and personalized support, our mission is to simplify the lending process and help borrowers attain financial well-being. We are committed to making credit more affordable and accessible.

We are seeking a passionate, high performing, driven, and creative Human Resources Generalist to support Above Lending’s hiring and onboarding goals as we rapidly grow and scale to meet business demands. The HR Generalist will play a critical, hands-on role in supporting the employees and leaders across the full employee lifecycle. This is a hybrid role based out of our Chicago, IL office.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as a point of contact for employee questions related to HR policies, benefits, and procedures
• Support end-to-end onboarding, including new hire paperwork, orientation scheduling and training, and system access
• Coordinate with Payroll on leave of absence, time off, or other timecard adjustments
• Assist with recruiting efforts such conducting screenings, interview scheduling, candidate communication, and job posting coordination
• Manage tracking success of sales and operations new hires through their training periods, and other performance management lifecycles
• Maintain accurate employee and candidate records in the HRIS/ATSSupport exit interviews and offboarding tasks, including documentation and feedback tracking
• Respond to basic employee HR inquiries and assist with administrative HR tasks

What we look for:

• Bachelor’s degree, or related degree
• 3+ years of Human Resources, recruiting, or other relevant experience
• Experience with recruiting is preferred
• Familiarity with ADP and Lever is preferred, or other HRIS and ATS
• Attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information
• Comfort challenging the status quo and bringing ideas to leadership
• Self-starter with a sense of ownership

What We Offer:

• Considerable employer contributions for health, dental and vision programs
• Flexible time-off policy
• 401(K) match with immediate 100% vesting
• Merit advancement opportunities
• Monthly Work From Home Stipend

$65,000 - $80,000 a year

This role is eligible for additional incentives, including an annual bonus. These rewards are allocated based on level, impact, and performance in the role.

The compensation range is based on the level outlined in the job posting, and compensation decisions are dependent on each applicant's experience, skills and abilities.

Join our dynamic team and contribute to Above Lending’s success as we continue to provide innovative lending solutions to our customers.

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), Above Lending is informing California residents who are our job applicants, contractors or prospective employees (together “job applicants”) about the categories of personal information we collect about you and the purposes for which we will use this information. This notice and our Privacy Policy contain important information relating to the CCPA and apply only to personal information that is subject to the CCPA. Please see our website for the full CCPA statement.

*Above Lending is an equal opportunity Employer*

Above Lending does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job positions. No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Above Lending employees or the Above Lending Finance and HR teams. No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Above Lending HR team.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.