Human Resources Generalist

Summary

The HR Generalist will be responsible for providing day-to-day HR support in all stages of the employee lifecycle, with a priority focus on continuing our strong culture through engagement and the employee experience.  This position reports directly to the VP of HR and Operations.  In addition to strong HR knowledge, the ideal candidate will have some experience administering payroll and a strong proficiency with HR information systems, preferably Paylocity.

A career with Associated means an opportunity with an employer that offers:

1. Stability – 130-year-old privately held insurance brokerage and risk advisory firm.
2. Culture – We are committed to creating a family-oriented environment, where we take the needs of others personally and prioritize collaboration.
3. Investing in talent – Consistently developing our talent by encouraging teammates to grow their knowledge and expand their careers.
4. A winning team – Delivered over 10% growth of both revenue and headcount every year for the past five years.
5. Flexibility – Collaborate with our teammates to shape work schedules in a way that balances personal, professional, and organizational needs.
6. Access to senior leadership – Intentional communication strategy that includes virtual and in-person engagement with an emphasis on feedback from the team. 
7. Benefits – We deliver a well-rounded offering to our teammates from robust dental and health benefits, which includes mental wellness, to more unique offerings like pet insurance and time off perks.

The Role- What you’ll do as an HR Generalist

• Act as the first point of contact for employees. Be a confidential and welcoming resource and develop strong relationships, providing sound guidance and issue resolution.
• Facilitate employee lifecycle processes to include onboarding, offboarding, and employee leaves, with a particular emphasis on ensuring a positive, frictionless, welcoming onboarding.
• Oversee the performance management process and guide leaders on their employee reviews and evaluations.
• Promote strong employee engagement by working in collaboration with our Engagement Committee to develop and implement programs and events that support our culture and foster connection
• Assist in educating new employees on Human Resource policies, procedures, and benefits programs, providing clarity and support to ensure understanding and compliance.
• Develop expertise of HRIS, currently Paylocity. Assist in fully utilizing capabilities to drive efficiency, ensure data accuracy and utilize analytics to support decision making.
• Assist with payroll administration.
• Assist with employee related company communications to include employee milestones, engagement events, wellness campaigns, performance review process and benefits.
• Assist with or lead annual summer intern program.
• Additional responsibilities as needed.

Summer 2025 Internship - Insurance and Risk Management

2025 Associated Insurance Internship

About

Join our growing team of Insurance professionals at Associated Agencies. Founded in 1890, we are privately owned, have a solid foundation, and a premier insurance and risk management firm in the U.S. We offer a one-of-a-kind culture of collaboration, and we take the needs of those around us personally both internally and externally. We are seeking driven individuals who are excited to explore a career in the risk management and insurance space. An Associated Insurance Internship is the first step to a career with tremendous growth potential. 

Program Description

Associated Insurance Internships are 10-weeks in length, hybrid, out of our Rolling Meadows, Illinois headquarters, and available in a variety of departments:

• Commercial Insurance Lines – Middle Market
• Commercial Insurance Lines – Program Business
• Personal Insurance Lines
• Life Insurance Lines
• Group Benefit Insurance Lines 
• Group Benefit Insurance Lines, 401K 
• Risk Management, Data Analytics
• Insurance Accounting
• System Operations

Each internship will play a valuable role in the department’s functions and activities, and every intern will report to an experienced team member within their respective department.

In addition to the on-the-job insurance exposure and training, each intern will participate in:

• Departmental Overview Training – Classroom style training on all aspects of each department that comprise Associated Agencies.
• Career Development Training – Online training on the basics of an insurance agency, commercial, personal, and group benefit insurance lines. Additionally, robust online training on Microsoft 365 Essentials. Combined with classroom style training on various topics and career paths within the insurance industry. Plus, offsite visits to our carrier partners within the Chicagoland area.
• Mentorship – A paired program and ability to connect with multiple Associated Leadership Team Members. 
• Engagement Events – Various FUN engagement events, for example, ice cream socials, food trucks, Associated Company picnic, Top Golf, Cubs Game, philanthropic activities and much, much more.