[Hiring] HR Generalist @Roots AI

Role Description

Roots is seeking a motivated HR Generalist to join our growing team and help scale and support our People operations. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering a seamless employee experience while supporting core HR processes across the full employee lifecycle.

This is a fully remote role.

We are looking for an HR Generalist to support and execute core People operations across the employee lifecycle. In this role, you will partner closely with the People team to ensure a seamless employee experience, maintain accurate HR processes and systems, and support key initiatives across onboarding, compliance, and employee engagement.

The ideal candidate brings strong operational rigor, excellent communication skills, and a thoughtful, employee-centric approach to HR.

Key Responsibilities

• Support new hire onboarding and employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, offboarding, and employee data management within HR systems (e.g., Rippling)
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records and documentation
• Assist with benefits administration and respond to employee inquiries
• Coordinate visa and immigration processes in partnership with external legal counsel or PEO providers
• Ensure compliance with U.S. employment laws and internal policies
• Support employee relations matters with professionalism and discretion
• Contribute to employee engagement and culture initiatives, including recognition programs and team activities
• Provide administrative and project support across the People team
• Help improve and scale HR processes, systems, and documentation

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in an HR Generalist or HR Business Partner role
• Experience with an HRIS (Rippling preferred; Workday or similar acceptable)
• Familiarity with U.S. employment law and HR compliance practices
• Exposure to visa/immigration processes (e.g., coordinating with legal counsel or PEOs)
• Strong employee relations judgment and ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Company Description

Roots is building agentic AI to transform insurance. We’re trusted by 3 of the Top 5 P&C insurance carriers and 3 of the Top 10 brokers, and we’ve built InsurGPT™, the most advanced Generative AI model trained on proprietary, insurance-specific data. It reads, reasons, and infers like a human, with purpose-built models tuned for real-world performance and precision.

Roots has raised $44M from top-tier investors including Harbert Growth Partners, MissionOG, and Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures. We’re growing fast, tackling massive industry challenges, and shaping the future of AI in one of the world’s largest markets.

Join a world-class team building multimodal AI systems, shipping production-grade models, and redefining what’s possible through collaboration, speed, and curiosity.