HR Generalist in Portsmouth, New Hampshire at Synergetics Installation Worldwide, Inc

About Synergetics
Synergetics Installations Worldwide is a global management consulting firm that creates business value for private equity firms, Fortune 500 companies, and small and midsize businesses. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, we have completed more than 1,000 client engagements and generated over $9 billion in EBITDA improvements.

Our network of 100+ consultants, many of them former C-level executives and front-line operators, works across four segments: Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare, and Industrials. We also build Synovate, a SaaS platform that gives manufacturers real-time performance visibility.

Our values guide how we hire: we are honest, authentic, respectful, trusting, and built on teamwork.

The Role
The HR Generalist owns end-to-end recruiting for Synergetics, from sourcing and screening candidates to interviewing, negotiating offers, and onboarding new hires. Recruiting is the core of this role, representing roughly 70–80% of your time. You will attract and hire experienced consultants, operators, and corporate staff, serving as a trusted talent partner to our Managing Directors and leadership team. You will also support the HR Manager with employee relations, HR administration, and compliance across the firm.

Detail Information
Title: HR Generalist
Department: Human Resources
Reports to: HR Manager
Location: Remote or Hybrid – Portsmouth, NH 2-3 days in office
Employment type: Full-time, exempt

Key Responsibilities
Full-cycle recruiting
• Partner with Managing Directors, segment leaders, and the Synovate team to define hiring needs, role profiles, success criteria, and interview plans.
• Source active and passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, professional networks, and direct outreach, including senior consultants and former operating executives.
• Write job descriptions and post openings across job boards and social media networks.
• Review resumes, conduct phone and video screens, and coordinate interview loops with timely, structured feedback.
• Manage reference checks, compensation discussions, offer negotiation, and offer documentation.
• Keep candidates informed and engaged at every stage, and report on pipeline health, time-to-fill, and source effectiveness.

Onboarding and offboarding
• Run new hire onboarding, including paperwork, I-9 and E-Verify, system access, and first-week schedules.
• Check in with new hires during their first 90 days to support engagement and retention.
• Manage offboarding, including exit interviews and final documentation.

Employee relations (assisting the HR Manager, as needed)
• Assist with responding to employee questions on policies, processes, and procedures.
• Assist with documenting employee relations issues and supporting investigations.
• Assist with performance review cycles and employee engagement initiatives.

HR administration (assisting the HR Manager, as needed)
• Assist with maintaining accurate employee records, personnel files, and data in our HRIS platform.
• Assist with updates to HR policies, the employee handbook, and recruiting processes.
• Assist with benefits administration, including processing enrollment changes and terminations, and answering benefit questions.

Compliance (assisting the HR Manager, as needed)
• Help ensure hiring and HR practices comply with federal, state, and multi-state employment laws.
• Assist with maintaining required postings, records, and reports.

Required Qualifications
• 3-5 years of HR or talent acquisition experience, including at least 2-3 years of full cycle recruiting, in-house or agency.
• Proven success sourcing and closing experienced, mid-to-senior-level professionals.
• Hands-on proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, an applicant tracking system, and the Paychex HRIS platform.
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment law, including FLSA, EEO, FMLA, ADA, and I-9 requirements.
• Strong interviewing, assessment, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the confidence to advise senior leaders.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Uphold policies and procedures consistently and remain steadfast in difficult conversations, including with senior leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple open roles and HR priorities at once with a high level of organization.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience recruiting for management consulting, private equity portfolio companies, or professional services firms.
• Experience with multi-state employment compliance.
• Experience hiring and supporting contractor or independent consultant networks.
• Comfort with Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft 365, and AI-assisted recruiting tools.

What Success Looks Like
1. First 30 days: Learn our segments, service lines, culture, and HR policies; meet each Managing Director and take ownership of all open roles.
2. First 60 days: Run a structured, repeatable process for every requisition, build active pipelines for priority roles, and become the go-to resource for employee HR questions.
3. First 90 days: Close your first hires, report on time-to-fill and source quality and propose improvements to how we recruit and onboard talent.

Why Join Synergetics
• Shape the team behind a firm with more than 50 years of measurable client impact.
• Work directly with executive leadership and Managing Directors, with real influence over who we hire.
• Recruit and support employees across consulting and a growing SaaS business, Synovate.
• Join a values-driven culture built on honesty, respect, and teamwork.

Benefits:
• Medical, Dental, Life, AD&D, STD, LTD
• 401(k) with company match
• Unlimited PTO
• 6 paid holidays

Equal Opportunity Statement
Synergetics is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We participate in the E-Verify program following offer acceptance.

To be considered for this role, candidates must possess unrestricted work authorization in the United States and not require employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future.