Looking for a role where your work has real impact? 

At Xenium HR, we’re on a mission to transform workplaces for the better. You’ll join a team of passionate HR, Payroll, and Benefits professionals working with small and medium-sized businesses across the Pacific Northwest. We support businesses with limited or no internal HR resources, as well as companies with internal HR staff seeking expertise and training. We’re known for building strong relationships with our clients, so we can help identify what their business really needs to transform and thrive.  

What it’s like to work here:

Providing transformational services starts within our walls. We’re invested in creating a positive, rewarding experience with opportunities to learn, grow, advance, and shape the workplace. Xenium offers an inclusive work environment where employees can both make a difference and succeed. If you value authentic relationships, service excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion—and want to work where everyone knows you and your name, Xenium may be the place for you.  

Total compensation and salary range:

Our total rewards philosophy is centered around the whole person, including comprehensive health and financial benefits and life balance resources designed to support the passion, commitment, and energy that is vital to our team members. 

Xenium HR is committed to providing a competitive compensation package. The starting compensation is based on skills/knowledge, years of experience, and ensuring pay equity within the organization. The hiring team will share more details regarding compensation based on your experience and location during the interview process. 

Benefits: 

Employer paid medical, dental, vision

FSA for health & dependent care

Life & Disability plans

Employee Assistance program

Wellness program

401k with match

Profit Sharing program

Paid time off 

Paid holidays of your choice

Perks

Flexible work arrangement with autonomy and trust

Caring leadership

Quarterly massage

½ day Fridays in summer

Tuition/educational assistance for under-grad degrees

Sabbatical and travel awards starting at 10 years

Professional development book clubs and cultural awareness & appreciation conversations

Regular training events

Peer Recognition & Reward program

Employee referral bonus

Business referral bonus

Monthly all-team meetings and team events

Community service

DEI and culture initiatives & teams

Discounts on Stoller wine

To learn more about the workplace culture at XeniumHR, view our video:

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Job title: Employee Relations Partner II

Location: Tualatin, OR - Hybrid

Position Status: Full-time

Looking for a role where your work has real impact? 

At Xenium HR, we’re on a mission to transform workplaces for the better. You’ll join a team of passionate HR, Payroll, and Benefits professionals working with small and medium-sized businesses across the Pacific Northwest. We support businesses with limited or no internal HR resources, as well as companies with internal HR staff seeking expertise and training. We’re known for building strong relationships with our clients, so we can help identify what their business really needs to transform and thrive.  

What it’s like to work here

Providing transformational services starts within our walls. We’re invested in creating a positive, rewarding experience with opportunities to learn, grow, advance, and shape the workplace. Xenium offers an inclusive work environment where employees can both make a difference and succeed. If you value authentic relationships, service excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion—and want to work where everyone knows you and your name, Xenium may be the place for you.  

How this role transforms workplaces:

• Partners with HRBP/Directors and consults with clients on a variety of ER related issues (including performance concerns, disciplinary action, conflict management issues, identifying possible actions to be taken).
• Examines the source of problems between employees and/or employees and management.
• Responds to complex employee complaints and conducts formal investigations including partnering with HRBP/Directors on investigation scope, strategy and communication, reviewing documentation, developing interview questions, interviewing employees and preparing any follow-up memos, summaries or letters documenting the investigation with supervisory guidance and oversight.
• Provides LOA consultation providing best practice recommendations.
• Leads interactive ADA process including developing Fit for Duty Questionnaire and consultation to clients around best practice in responding and supporting ADA employee issues.
• Ensures compliance with company policy, governmental rules and law, regulations and procedures as applicable.
• Consults with clients about risk factors when considering termination. Provides support and consultation on best practices when facilitating separation meetings and presenting separation agreements.
• Provides conflict resolution services to clients, including mediation-style interventions and facilitated discussions designed to address workplace conflict, repair working relationships, and improve communication and accountability.
• Attends and help facilitate disciplinary and separation meetings.
• Prepares communications and documentation on performance and disciplinary actions as necessary.
• Drafts separation agreements and coaches and/or supports management on delivering agreements.
• Provides technical hotline support for all employee relations matters.
• Conducts strategic/escalated exit interviews.

Who you’ll work with:

This position works in close collaboration with the Employee Relations team, the HR Business Partners, and other internal team members in supporting client needs and directly with clients.

Required experience and skills:

• 3-5 years of proven experience in handling employee relations matters.
• Demonstrated ability to manage urgent, high-risk tasks effectively and maintain composure during periods of high volume and intensity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Solid investigation and coaching experience.
• Thorough understanding of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred skills and certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in human resource management or related field preferred.
• An Internal Investigation and/or Mediation Certificate is highly desirable.
• SHRM or HRCI Certification is preferred.

Don’t meet every requirement? We’d still like to hear from you:  

If you enjoy being part of a collaborative team, building relationships, and making a difference in workplaces, we encourage you to apply – even if you believe you don’t meet all of the requirements described. Studies have shown that individuals with marginalized identities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification in the job description. Our priority is finding the best candidate for the job, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. Xenium HR is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and inclusion and offering a learning and team-focused environment.  

Total compensation and salary range:

Our total rewards philosophy is centered around the whole person, including comprehensive health and financial benefits and life balance resources designed to support the passion, commitment, and energy that is vital to our team members. 

Xenium HR is committed to providing a competitive compensation package. The starting salary for this role ranges from $83,000-88,000/year based on skills/knowledge, years of experience, and ensuring pay equity within the organization. The hiring team will share more details regarding compensation based on your experience and location during the interview process. 

Benefits:

• Employer paid medical, dental, vision
• FSA for health & dependent care
• Life & Disability plans
• Employee Assistance program
• Wellness program
• 401k with match
• Profit Sharing program
• Paid time off 
• Paid holidays of your choice

Perks:

• Flexible work arrangement with autonomy and trust
• Caring leadership
• Complimentary massages
• ½ day in summer 1x/month (June, July, August)
• Tuition/educational assistance for under-grad degrees
• Sabbatical and travel awards starting at 10 years
• Professional development book clubs and cultural awareness & appreciation conversations
• Regular training events
• Peer Recognition & Reward program
• Employee referral bonus
• Business referral bonus
• Monthly all-team meetings and team events
• Community service
• DEI and culture initiatives & teams
• Discounts on Stoller wine

Job title: HR Business Partner II

Location: Tualatin, OR - hybrid

Position Status: Full-time

Looking for a role where your work has real impact? 

At Xenium HR, we’re on a mission to transform workplaces for the better. You’ll join a team of passionate HR, Payroll, and Benefits professionals working with small and medium-sized businesses across the Pacific Northwest. We support businesses with limited or no internal HR resources, as well as companies with internal HR staff seeking expertise and training. We’re known for building strong relationships with our clients, so we can help identify what their business really needs to transform and thrive.  

What it’s like to work here

Providing transformational services starts within our walls. We’re invested in creating a positive, rewarding experience with opportunities to learn, grow, advance, and shape the workplace. Xenium offers an inclusive work environment where employees can both make a difference and succeed. If you value authentic relationships, service excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion—and want to work where everyone knows you and your name, Xenium may be the place for you.  

 How this role transforms workplaces:

• Serves as the main HR contact for designated PEO, ASO, and HR Select client accounts.
• Provides proactive, consultative HR guidance aligned with client business goals, workforce planning needs, and organizational priorities.
• Contributes to client retention, satisfaction, and service outcomes through proactive service delivery and relationship management.
• Manages calendar of service for designated accounts and initiates proactive HR strategic planning for clients on an ongoing basis.
• Leads HR project planning and delivery.
• Ensures HR service activities are in alignment with Xenium’s value proposition for each client account. 
• Serves as a subject matter expert on all HR matters with assigned clients.
• Attends monthly strategic account check-in meetings regarding clients with assigned HR Director.
• Tracks all client service activities performed daily, prepares monthly reports and ensures there is accurate client information within the ClientSpace system. 
• Listens for account development opportunities and reports those to the assigned HR Director and Client Success.
• Contributes to the maintenance of the HR service playbook and references playbook as needed to ensure HR guidance and processes align with each specific client.
• Leads the HR tasks during new client implementation process for assigned accounts with support from the assigned HR Director.
• Participates in NPS process and follow-up, as directed by Client Success.
• Performs tasks associated with monthly and quarterly billing include creating utilization reporting for clients and reconciling hours as compared to the client’s contract and scope of work. Communicates quarterly overage to clients and HR leadership by the 15^th of each month following the end of the quarter (April, July, October, January).

Who you’ll work with:

Xenium HR Directors, HRBPs, Specialist Teams, various clients

Required experience and skills:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university and five to eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Supervisory experience. Supervisory responsibilities may include supervision of Xenium onsite employees and also performing the following duties in conjunction with the client contact: hiring, assigning work, orientation and training, evaluating performance, rewarding performance, mentoring, approving time off, resolving complaints, disciplinary action and employee separations.
• Commitment to advancing racial equity, diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in the workplace.
• Exceptional customer service skills and ability to work on one’s own to accomplish goals and complete projects.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must demonstrate credibility, reliability, initiative, flexibility, and ability to maintain privacy.
• Strong relational, organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills required.
• Some local travel is expected for this position and at times may occur without much advanced notice. Reliable transportation is required. 

Preferred skills and certifications:

• HR professional certification (SHRM or PHR) strongly preferred.
• Prior HR consulting experience strongly preferred.
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish a plus.

Don’t meet every requirement? We’d still like to hear from you:  

If you enjoy being part of a collaborative team, building relationships, and making a difference in workplaces, we encourage you to apply – even if you believe you don’t meet all of the requirements described. Studies have shown that individuals with marginalized identities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification in the job description. Our priority is finding the best candidate for the job, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. Xenium HR is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and inclusion and offering a learning and team-focused environment.  

Total compensation and salary range:

Our total rewards philosophy is centered around the whole person, including comprehensive health and financial benefits and life balance resources designed to support the passion, commitment, and energy that is vital to our team members. 

 Xenium HR is committed to providing a competitive compensation package. The starting salary for this role ranges from $98,000-$108,000/year based on skills/knowledge, years of experience, and ensuring pay equity within the organization. The hiring team will share more details regarding compensation based on your experience and location during the interview process. 

Benefits:

Employer paid medical, dental, vision

FSA for health & dependent care

Life & Disability plans

Employee Assistance program

Wellness program

401k with match

Profit Sharing program

Paid time off 

Paid holidays of your choice

Perks:

Flexible work arrangement with autonomy and trust

Caring leadership

Complimentary massages

½ day in summer 1x/month (June, July, August)

Tuition/educational assistance for under-grad degrees

Sabbatical and travel awards starting at 10 years

Professional development book clubs and cultural awareness & appreciation conversations

Regular training events

Peer Recognition & Reward program

Employee referral bonus

Business referral bonus

Monthly all-team meetings and team events

Community service

DEI and culture initiatives & teams

Discounts on Stoller wine

To learn more about the workplace culture at XeniumHR, view our video (include video here).

Position Status: Full-time

Looking for a role where your work has real impact? 

At Xenium HR, we’re on a mission to transform workplaces for the better. You’ll join a team of passionate HR, Payroll, and Benefits professionals working with small and medium-sized businesses across the Pacific Northwest. We support businesses with limited or no internal HR resources, as well as companies with internal HR staff seeking expertise and training. We’re known for building strong relationships with our clients, so we can help identify what their business really needs to transform and thrive.  

What it’s like to work here

Providing transformational services starts within our walls. We’re invested in creating a positive, rewarding experience with opportunities to learn, grow, advance, and shape the workplace. Xenium offers an inclusive work environment where employees can both make a difference and succeed. If you value authentic relationships, service excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion—and want to work where everyone knows you and your name, Xenium may be the place for you.  

How this role transforms workplaces:

• Responds to client employee and internal inquiries within established service level standards, ensuring timely, accurate, and professional resolution of cases.
• Answers client employee inbound calls and emails in seeking to resolve employee questions and elevates concerns to cross-functional team members as appropriate. 
• Effectively prioritizes and manages a high volume of inquiries and tasks to meet deadlines and client service expectations.
• Serves as the first point of contact for employee inquiries, including resetting PRISM passwords, ESS portal support, backend HRIS support, printing paystubs, answering basic garnishment questions, support for W2 or 1095C questions, processing address changes, and additional responsibilities or ad-hoc requests related to the role.
• Creates high-quality and customized client job postings and posts to various recruiting sites. Assists with the full job posting lifecycle, including billing, making edits, and re-posting roles when needed.
• Prepares offer letters and conducts pre-employment checks (references, background, MVR, credit & education checks) for clients. Launches onboarding module within Prism for new hires and responds to questions regarding electronic onboarding, including technical support and troubleshooting.
• Conducts in-person and virtual new hire & benefits orientations for designated accounts.
• Conducts benefit administrative work, to include:
• Manages unemployment claims for designated client accounts by responding to state agency requests, coordinating with clients and HRBPs, and preparing documentation and correspondence in support of unemployment hearings.
• Supports client exit interview processes by coordinating survey outreach to former employees and disseminating collected information to clients.
• Maintains constant and continuous communication flow with HRBPs, payroll, benefits, and leadership on client service activities.
  • COBRA - preparing and mailing COBRA notifications and FSA continuation notices.
  • Ongoing Employee Benefit Support - assisting with employee status changes, responding to Medical Support Orders, acting as proxy for enrollment when necessary, and responding to benefit verification requests, benefit-related questions, requests for temporary ID’s, and basic 401(k) inquiries.

Who you’ll work with:

Employee Experience Team Members, Internal HR teams, client employees and managers, State Departments.

Required experience and skills:

• One to two years of Human Resources experience, or degree or coursework in HR plus customer service experience.
• Commitment to advancing racial equity, diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in the workplace.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Job requires administrative and computer skills.  Must be adept at using various applications including Microsoft Suite tools, spreadsheets, project management tools, graphics, word processing, basic presentation creation/editing, communicate by e-mail, and use calendar and other scheduling software.  
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• High attention to detail with accuracy in data entry, documentation, and follow-through.
• Customer-service mindset with the ability to problem-solve and build positive relationships with employees and clients.

Preferred skills:

• Spanish fluency preferred to effectively communicate with a diverse workforce and support bilingual employees.

Don’t meet every requirement? We’d still like to hear from you:  

If you enjoy being part of a collaborative team, building relationships, and making a difference in workplaces, we encourage you to apply – even if you believe you don’t meet all of the requirements described. Studies have shown that individuals with marginalized identities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification in the job description. Our priority is finding the best candidate for the job, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. Xenium HR is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and inclusion and offering a learning and team-focused environment.  

Total compensation and salary range:

Our total rewards philosophy is centered around the whole person, including comprehensive health and financial benefits and life balance resources designed to support the passion, commitment, and energy that is vital to our team members. 

Xenium HR is committed to providing a competitive compensation package. The starting salary for this role ranges from $22.50-25.50/hour based on skills/knowledge, years of experience, and ensuring pay equity within the organization. The hiring team will share more details regarding compensation based on your experience and location during the interview process. 

Benefits: 

Employer paid medical, dental, vision

FSA for health & dependent care

Life & Disability plans

Employee Assistance program

Wellness program

401k with match

Profit Sharing program

Paid time off 

Paid holidays of your choice

Perks:

Flexible work arrangement with autonomy and trust

Caring leadership

Complimentary massages

½ day in summer 1x/month (June, July, August)

Tuition/educational assistance for under-grad degrees

Sabbatical and travel awards starting at 10 years

Professional development book clubs and cultural awareness & appreciation conversations

Regular training events

Peer Recognition & Reward program

Employee referral bonus

Business referral bonus

Monthly all-team meetings and team events

Community service

DEI and culture initiatives & teams

Discounts on Stoller wine 

To learn more about the workplace culture at Xenium HR, view our video:  

Position Status: Full-time

Looking for a role where your work has real impact? 

At Xenium HR, we’re on a mission to transform workplaces for the better. You’ll join a team of passionate HR, Payroll, and Benefits professionals working with small and medium-sized businesses across the Pacific Northwest. We support businesses with limited or no internal HR resources, as well as companies with internal HR staff seeking expertise and training. We’re known for building strong relationships with our clients, so we can help identify what their business really needs to transform and thrive.  

What it’s like to work here

Providing transformational services starts within our walls. We’re invested in creating a positive, rewarding experience with opportunities to learn, grow, advance, and shape the workplace. Xenium offers an inclusive work environment where employees can both make a difference and succeed. If you value authentic relationships, service excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion—and want to work where everyone knows you and your name, Xenium may be the place for you.  

How this role transforms workplaces:

• The Benefits Specialist II is responsible for day-to-day administration of ASO and PEO Benefit programs in accordance with ERISA guidelines providing support for technical enrollment, benefit solutions and reporting to ensure efficient benefit administration and client satisfaction.
• Xenium benefit programs may include S125, 401(k) plan, group health, life, disability, equivalent plans, voluntary benefits, COBRA and ACA. 
• This role provides independent and proactive direct consultation with client employees and management, and advises on eligibility, benefits provisions, compliance and other matters related to benefits programs.
• Ensures Xenium Payroll receives accurate and timely information for benefit deduction administration including plan changes and adjustments.
• Project manages annual open enrollment for multiple clients, including preparation and communication to clients and employees.
• Ensures accurate and timely enrollment in Prism and carriers during open enrollment or for life events.
• Handles new benefit implementation for existing clients to ensure accurate and timely enrollment in payroll and carriers.
• Supports with benefit plan reconciliation research as needed.
• Supports the development of Xenium benefit documentation and processes. 
• Trains new system client users on Benefit related reports and actions in Prism.
• Works collaboratively with all service teams to ensure a high level of expertise and knowledge essential to Xenium clients.

Who you’ll work with:

Internal benefits team members, client contacts, plan administrators, benefit brokers & carriers, cross-functional colleagues in payroll and HR departments.

Required experience and skills:

• Associate’s degree (A. A.) or above preferred, with at least three to five years of benefits experience. Benefit system experience preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Knowledge of all pertinent federal and state regulations, filing and compliance requirements, both adopted and pending, affecting employee benefits programs, including ACA, ERISA, Section 125, 401k, and DOL.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to situations.  Ability to interpret statistical tables and formulas and to perform mathematical calculations. 
• Job requires specialized computer skills to include benefits systems.  Must be adept at using various applications including payroll software, excel, report writing, project management, word processing, presentation creation/editing, e-mail and scheduling software.  Experience with Prism, ClientSpace, and Monday.com preferred.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Don’t meet every requirement? We’d still like to hear from you:  

If you enjoy being part of a collaborative team, building relationships, and making a difference in workplaces, we encourage you to apply – even if you believe you don’t meet all of the requirements described. Studies have shown that individuals with marginalized identities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification in the job description. Our priority is finding the best candidate for the job, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. Xenium HR is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and inclusion and offering a learning and team-focused environment.  

Total compensation and salary range:

Our total rewards philosophy is centered around the whole person, including comprehensive health and financial benefits and life balance resources designed to support the passion, commitment, and energy that is vital to our team members. 

Xenium HR is committed to providing a competitive compensation package. The starting salary for this role ranges from $31.21 – 34.12 per hour, based on skills/knowledge, years of experience, and ensuring pay equity within the organization. The hiring team will share more details regarding compensation based on your experience and location during the interview process. 

Benefits: 

Employer paid medical, dental, vision

FSA for health & dependent care

Life & Disability plans

Employee Assistance program

Wellness program

401k with match

Profit Sharing program

Paid time off 

Paid holidays of your choice

Perks:

Flexible work arrangement with autonomy and trust

Caring leadership

Complimentary massages

½ day in summer 1x/month (June, July, August)

Tuition/educational assistance for undergrad degrees

Sabbatical and travel awards starting at 10 years

Professional development book clubs and cultural awareness & appreciation conversations

Regular training events

Peer Recognition & Reward program

Employee referral bonus

Business referral bonus

Monthly all-team meetings and team events

Community service

DEI and culture initiatives & teams

Discounts on Stoller wine

To learn more about the workplace culture at XeniumHR, view our video:

Position Status: Full-time, 40 hours/week

Looking for a role where your work has real impact? 

At Xenium HR, we’re on a mission to transform workplaces for the better. You’ll join a team of passionate HR, Payroll, and Benefits professionals working with small and medium-sized businesses across the Pacific Northwest. We support businesses with limited or no internal HR resources, as well as companies with internal HR staff seeking expertise and training. We’re known for building strong relationships with our clients, so we can help identify what their business really needs to transform and thrive.  

What it’s like to work here

Providing transformational services starts within our walls. We’re invested in creating a positive, rewarding experience with opportunities to learn, grow, advance, and shape the workplace. Xenium offers an inclusive work environment where employees can both make a difference and succeed. If you value authentic relationships, service excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion—and want to work where everyone knows you and your name, Xenium may be the place for you.  

How this role transforms workplaces:

The HR Account Representative supports 2–3 Senior Strategic HR Partners This role combines client service, project and meeting coordination, and administrative support to ensure seamless delivery for Strategic HR Partners and their clients. The HR Account Representative provides tier-one HR consulting on straightforward issues, anticipates partner and client needs, and helps streamline workflows.

• Client Service & HR Support: Provide tier-one HR consulting on straightforward compliance, policy, and leave questions; monitor HRBP communications; and set clear expectations with clients while escalating issues as needed.
• Project & Task Management: Track projects, deliverables, deadlines; maintain task lists and dashboards; support preparation of presentations, questionnaires, and training materials; and help streamline workflows.
• Calendar & Meeting Coordination: Schedule and manage internal and client meetings, prepare agendas and materials, track action items, and coordinate logistics.
• Administrative Operations: Manage billing prep, documentation, and client records to ensure accuracy and efficiency while reducing administrative burden for HRBPs.
• Team Contribution: Anticipate needs, collaborate with colleagues, and demonstrate professionalism, discretion, and service excellence in all interactions.

Who you’ll work with:

Senior Strategic HR Partners, internal teams and a portfolio of assigned clients                                          

Required experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred, in human resource management or related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Two to three years of proven experience in handling human resources matters.
• The ideal candidate is interested in developing a career path toward becoming a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), eager to learn from senior HR leaders, build strategic HR expertise, and progressively take on more complex employee relations, talent, and business partnership responsibilities.
• This role requires a fast-paced, highly organized individual with strong follow-through, a proactive mindset, and comfort managing input from multiple senior team members. It closely mirrors the support style of an executive assistant — the ideal candidate can absorb direction quickly and operate independently.
• Demonstrates a high level of professionalism and service excellence by responding with urgency, accuracy, and follow-through, anticipating needs, maintaining confidentiality, and supporting both clients and internal Senior Strategic HR Partners with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.

Preferred skills and certifications:

While this position does not require any certificates, licenses, or registrations, SHRM or HRCI certification is preferred.

Don’t meet every requirement? We’d still like to hear from you:  

If you enjoy being part of a collaborative team, building relationships, and making a difference in workplaces, we encourage you to apply – even if you believe you don’t meet all of the requirements described. Studies have shown that individuals with marginalized identities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification in the job description. Our priority is finding the best candidate for the job, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. Xenium HR is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and inclusion and offering a learning and team-focused environment.  

Total compensation and salary range:

Our total rewards philosophy is centered around the whole person, including comprehensive health and financial benefits and life balance resources designed to support the passion, commitment, and energy that is vital to our team members. 

Xenium HR is committed to providing a competitive compensation package. The starting salary for this role ranges from $30.00-$33.50/hour based on skills/knowledge, years of experience, and ensuring pay equity within the organization. The hiring team will share more details regarding compensation based on your experience and location during the interview process. 

Benefits: 

Employer paid medical, dental, vision

FSA for health & dependent care

Life & Disability plans

Employee Assistance program

Wellness program

401k with match

Profit Sharing program

Paid time off 

Paid holidays of your choice

Perks:

Flexible work arrangement with autonomy and trust

Caring leadership

Complimentary massages

½ day in summer 1x/month (June, July, August)

Tuition/educational assistance for under-grad degrees

Sabbatical and travel awards starting at 10 years

Professional development book clubs and cultural awareness & appreciation conversations

Regular training events

Peer Recognition & Reward program

Employee referral bonus

Business referral bonus

Monthly all-team meetings and team events

Community service

DEI and culture initiatives & teams

Discounts on Stoller wine 

To learn more about the workplace culture at Xenium HR, view our video: 

Position Status: Full-time

Looking for a role where your work has real impact? 

At Xenium HR, we’re on a mission to transform workplaces for the better. You’ll join a team of passionate HR, Payroll, and Benefits professionals working with small and medium-sized businesses across the Pacific Northwest. We support businesses with limited or no internal HR resources, as well as companies with internal HR staff seeking expertise and training. We’re known for building strong relationships with our clients, so we can help identify what their business really needs to transform and thrive.  

What it’s like to work here

Providing transformational services starts within our walls. We’re invested in creating a positive, rewarding experience with opportunities to learn, grow, advance, and shape the workplace. Xenium offers an inclusive work environment where employees can both make a difference and succeed. If you value authentic relationships, service excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion—and want to work where everyone knows you and your name, Xenium may be the place for you.  

How this role transforms workplaces:

• Processes multi-state payroll for medium to large sized and more complex clients with higher number of worksite employees.
• Audits payrolls for accuracy.  Audits a mixture of pay codes with corresponding workers’ compensation codes.  Audits W-4’s and complies with IRS compliance letters.  Audits vacation, sick and PTO accruals to correctly correspond with each client’s policy.  Exercises a great deal of attention to detail to accurately prepare and process payrolls.
• Provides top notch customer service to clients, both external and internal, providing the most accurate and compliant answer in a timely manner.  Customer service includes emails and phone conversations with same day responses.  Analyzes customer concerns and provides resolutions that benefit both the client and are within legal guidelines.  Builds a relationship of trust and sincerity with clients.    
• Maintains payroll recordkeeping and processing functions, including computing, calculating, auditing, and processing regular and special payroll runs such as commissions, retroactive adjustments, and bonuses. Calculates garnishments, deductions, and loan payments, and processes out-of-cycle pay runs, including final checks.
• Applies intermediate knowledge of payroll principles including final check laws, state/local taxes, paid leave, O/T, FLSA. Conducts research and implements fundamental payroll and PTO regulations with precision. Enters and audits client employee data in the payroll system, including new hire paperwork, address changes, benefits, PTO/vacation/sick accruals, terminations, and W-4 updates.
• Displays excellent communication skills including persuasion, and negotiation skills required in working with clients and coworkers and including the ability to communicate effectively and remain calm and courteous under pressure.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and a proactive approach to address payroll inquiries.      
• Demonstrates commitment to the “One Team” strategic initiative by communicating respectfully, taking shared accountability for outcomes, and collaborating across teams to deliver a consistent, high-quality client experience.
• Respectfully takes direction from managers and leaders while consistently demonstrating behaviors aligned with Xenium Core Values.
• Demonstrates intermediate knowledge of timekeeping platforms, performing setup and maintenance across all three systems; compiling reports; maintaining PTO plans, registers, and enrollments; entering benefit adjustments; and completing tax adjustment forms.
• Within ClientSpace (CRM) and other designated systems (Prism, Monday Board, Guru, helpdesk), inputs timely and accurate client information—including high-risk details—and tracks all client service activities.

Who you’ll work with:

Payroll team, Benefits team, HR Business Partners, various clients

Required experience and skills:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; minimum two+ years payroll processing experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Multi-state payroll knowledge required.
• Passion for managing and delivering Payroll services.
• Multi-client experience preferred.
• Prism HR platform experience is preferred.
• Commitment to advancing racial equity, and diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in the workplace.
• Exceptional customer service skills and ability to work independently.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Must demonstrate trustworthiness, confidentiality, initiative, and flexibility.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred skills and certifications:

• Multi-client experience preferred.
• Prism HR platform experience is preferred.

Don’t meet every requirement? We’d still like to hear from you:  

If you enjoy being part of a collaborative team, building relationships, and making a difference in workplaces, we encourage you to apply – even if you believe you don’t meet all of the requirements described. Studies have shown that individuals with marginalized identities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification in the job description. Our priority is finding the best candidate for the job, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. Xenium HR is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and inclusion and offering a learning and team-focused environment.  

Total compensation and salary range:

Our total rewards philosophy is centered around the whole person, including comprehensive health and financial benefits and life balance resources designed to support the passion, commitment, and energy that is vital to our team members. 

Xenium HR is committed to providing a competitive compensation package. The starting salary for this role ranges from $29.41-$31.25/hour, based on skills/knowledge, years of experience, and ensuring pay equity within the organization. The hiring team will share more details regarding compensation based on your experience and location during the interview process. 

Benefits: 

Employer paid medical, dental, vision

FSA for health & dependent care

Life & Disability plans

Employee Assistance program

Wellness program

401k with match

Profit Sharing program

Paid time off 

Paid holidays of your choice

Perks:

Flexible work arrangement with autonomy and trust

Caring leadership

Complimentary massages

½ day in summer 1x/month (June, July, August)

Tuition/educational assistance for under-grad degrees

Sabbatical and travel awards starting at 10 years

Professional development book clubs and cultural awareness & appreciation conversations

Regular training events

Peer Recognition & Reward program

Employee referral bonus

Business referral bonus

Monthly all-team meetings and team events

Community service

DEI and culture initiatives & teams

Discounts on Stoller wine 

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