<p>Location: Los Angeles / Remote</p><br/><p>Employment Type: Full-time</p><br/><p>Team: People and Culture</p><br/><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">BOULEVARD | ABOUT US</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Boulevard was founded with the fundamental belief that personal care should be convenient for all. Our mission is to maximize potential for salons and spas, as well as the clients they serve.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Developed in collaboration with industry-leading owners and operators, our scheduling, point of sale, and conversation platform was carefully designed to drive revenue, automate workflows, and convert customers from visitors into valuable, long-term clients. By facilitating a better, personalized experience across every transaction and interaction, Boulevard’s technology not only helps salons and spas to survive, but thrive. Take a look at </span><a href="https://www.joinblvd.com/blog/we-are-boulevard" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">how we (and YOU) can make that happen</a><span style="font-size: 11pt">.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">DARE TO DISRUPT | INSPIRE INNOVATION</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are diligent about solving hard problems and are not afraid to challenge conventions or question the status quo. If our ambitions aren't terrifying, we aren't pushing ourselves enough.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We have an insatiable curiosity and embrace experimentation. We believe that simple solutions require the most sophistication and we design each and every detail to maximize potential, power and impact. Do our values match? Read through </span><a href="https://www.joinblvd.com/about" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">our story and what we value the most</a><span style="font-size: 11pt">. </span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Come do the best work of your life at Boulevard.</b></div><div>We’re looking for a Compensation and Benefits Specialist to serve as a resource for Boulevard employees. This role will be a support structure for first-time managers, engage with employee relations, and facilitate Boulevard’s lively start-up culture. You will have daily contact with employees and serve as an advocate for employee needs among company leadership.&nbsp; Our ideal candidate is adaptable, supportive, responsive, and able to influence others without direct reporting lines.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>As Boulevard’s <b>Compensation and Benefits Specialist</b> you will play a critical role in ensuring that the company maintains strict compliance with all federal, state, and local laws/regulations. You will also own the ongoing evolution and expansion of our Employee Benefits package designed to support and nurture a diverse employee base throughout various stages of life.</div><div><br></div><h3>What you'll do here:</h3><br/><ul><li><b>Compliance:</b></li><li>Track headcount and maintain updated EEO reporting.</li><li>Responsible for ensuring People Operations policies and processes comply with all 	applicable federal, state, and local laws.</li><li>Responsible for promoting and enabling a fair and inclusive workplace that 	safeguards the company’s employment brand by ensuring that employee and company interests are handled in a fair, consistent, and compassionate manner.</li><li>Oversee the distribution of sensitive tax and employment correspondence from various government agencies; responding as appropriate and ensuring prompt dissemination of critical information to other functional business units as needed.&nbsp;</li><div><br></div><li><b>Leave Administration:</b></li><li>Coordinate legally mandated employee leaves (FMLA, Workers' Comp, etc.), including all tracking and reporting.&nbsp;</li><li>Respond to unemployment insurance claims and attend hearings as necessary.</li><div><br></div><li><b>Benefits:</b></li><li>Maintain deep knowledge of federal and state regulations on benefits administration.</li><li>Research and analyze current benefits programs to evaluate usage, services, coverage, plan experience, and competitive trends in benefits programs to provide recommendations for program enhancements.</li><li>Manage the implementation of new benefits programs and/or modifications to existing programs: Serves as an escalated point of contact for benefits inquiries and troubleshoots matters to maintain a positive work environment by researching, analyzing, identifying the root cause, and resolving issues and discrepancies in a professional, timely, and compassionate manner.</li><li>Proactively collaborate with People Operations and Engagement team members in program delivery and other projects as assigned.</li><div><br></div></ul><br/><h3>Why you'll thrive:</h3><br/><ul><li><b>Experience: </b>5+ years of HR experience&nbsp;</li><li><b>Education: </b>Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Psychology,&nbsp; Business Management or related field&nbsp;</li><li><b>Values: </b>A passion for culture, open dialogue, employee success, and operational excellence&nbsp;</li><li><b>C-Suite Experience: </b>Experience working with executive-level leadership</li><li><b>Leader and Team Player: </b>Strong cross-collaboration skills and experience managing multi-faceted, time-sensitive projects</li><li><b>High emotional intelligence</b> and robust communication and influencing skills to build relationships cross-functionally and across levels&nbsp;</li><li><b>Self Starter: </b>Self-driven prioritization abilities and comfortable with a high-volume workload; ability to confidently operate in ambiguity&nbsp;</li><li><b>BONUS POINTS </b>for experience working in a start-up and/or have a SHRM/HRCI HR Certification</li></ul><br/><h3>Within 1 month you'll...</h3><br/><ul><li>Have a solid understanding of Boulevard’s company policies, processes, and systems</li><li>Meet with all third-party benefit administration stakeholders to understand existing process and benefit plan designs</li><li>Complete BambooHR and TRAXPayroll Admin Training videos</li><li>Complete your Boulevard Platform Training</li><li>Complete your mandatory compliance trainings&nbsp;</li></ul><br/><h3>Within 3 months you'll...</h3><br/><ul><li>Independently field employee benefits questions and resolve issues with occasional&nbsp; guidance from the Director of People Operations</li><li>Track and update new benefit enrollments and changes in BambooHR and TRAXPayroll to ensure month/quarter-end payroll and benefit reconciliations are consistently accurate</li><li>Manage timely and accurate upload of retirement savings plan contributions</li><li>Work with our Sr. Accountant to remedy discrepancies related to payroll and/or benefits billing and deduction withholdings</li></ul><br/><h3>After 6 months you’ll...</h3><br/><ul><li>Develop a process to ensure strict multi-state compliance</li><li>Independently manage the calculation of quarterly incentive bonus awards as well as the creation and distribution of all quarterly incentive bonus statements&nbsp;</li><li>Lead Boulevard’s 2021 Open Enrollment process from initial review of existing benefits package, carrier competitive analysis, and plan-change recommendations to coordination with carriers and Maxwell Health team to ensure a successful Open Enrollment experience for all employees.&nbsp;</li></ul><br/><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">BENEFITS&nbsp;</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">In addition to the wonderful people you’ll get to work with (meet some of them </span><a href="https://www.joinblvd.com/blog/engineering-at-boulevard-meet-jared-tibshraeny" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">here</a><span style="font-size: 11pt">!) and challenging projects that’ll push you - Boulevard is here to make sure you’re always at the top of your game emotionally, mentally, and physically.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">Take a break </b><span style="font-size: 11pt">whenever you need to with our unlimited vacation day policy.</span></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">Fully remote </b><span style="font-size: 11pt">so you can choose where you want to work.</span></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">Health is a priority </b><span style="font-size: 11pt">so we’ve got you covered with dental, medical, vision, and life insurance.</span></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">Investing in the future </b><span style="font-size: 11pt">with a 401(k) option.</span></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">Equity: </b><span style="font-size: 11pt">get ahead on the ground floor and grow with Boulevard.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">NOT CONVINCED?</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Hear what </span><a href="https://www.joinblvd.com/blog/engineering-at-boulevard-meet-leo-nikkila" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">Leo</a><span style="font-size: 11pt">, one of our architects, has to say about life at Boulevard.&nbsp;</span></div><div><a href="https://www.joinblvd.com/stories" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">Read through what our customers</a><span style="font-size: 11pt"> are saying about our product.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Check out our latest </span><a href="https://www.joinblvd.com/blog/boulevard-platform-updates-september-2020" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">product release</a><span style="font-size: 11pt"> and how we’re continuously working to improve.</span></div><div><br></div><div><i><span style="font-size: 11pt">Our team values and celebrates our diverse backgrounds. Being open about who we are and what we do allows us to do the best work of our lives. We believe in equal opportunity for all, and you should too.</span></i></div>

Location: Los Angeles / Remote

  

Employment Type: Full-time

  

Team: People and Culture

  

 **BOULEVARD | ABOUT US**

Boulevard was founded with the fundamental belief that personal care should be
convenient for all. Our mission is to maximize potential for salons and spas,
as well as the clients they serve.

  

Developed in collaboration with industry-leading owners and operators, our
scheduling, point of sale, and conversation platform was carefully designed to
drive revenue, automate workflows, and convert customers from visitors into
valuable, long-term clients. By facilitating a better, personalized experience
across every transaction and interaction, Boulevard’s technology not only
helps salons and spas to survive, but thrive. Take a look at [how we (and YOU)
can make that happen](https://www.joinblvd.com/blog/we-are-boulevard).

  

 **DARE TO DISRUPT | INSPIRE INNOVATION**

We are diligent about solving hard problems and are not afraid to challenge
conventions or question the status quo. If our ambitions aren't terrifying, we
aren't pushing ourselves enough.

We have an insatiable curiosity and embrace experimentation. We believe that
simple solutions require the most sophistication and we design each and every
detail to maximize potential, power and impact. Do our values match? Read
through [our story and what we value the
most](https://www.joinblvd.com/about).

  

  

**Come do the best work of your life at Boulevard.**

We’re looking for a Compensation and Benefits Specialist to serve as a
resource for Boulevard employees. This role will be a support structure for
first-time managers, engage with employee relations, and facilitate
Boulevard’s lively start-up culture. You will have daily contact with
employees and serve as an advocate for employee needs among company
leadership.  Our ideal candidate is adaptable, supportive, responsive, and
able to influence others without direct reporting lines.



As Boulevard’s **Compensation and Benefits Specialist** you will play a
critical role in ensuring that the company maintains strict compliance with
all federal, state, and local laws/regulations. You will also own the ongoing
evolution and expansion of our Employee Benefits package designed to support
and nurture a diverse employee base throughout various stages of life.

  

### What you'll do here:

  

  *  **Compliance:**
  * Track headcount and maintain updated EEO reporting.
  * Responsible for ensuring People Operations policies and processes comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  * Responsible for promoting and enabling a fair and inclusive workplace that safeguards the company’s employment brand by ensuring that employee and company interests are handled in a fair, consistent, and compassionate manner.
  * Oversee the distribution of sensitive tax and employment correspondence from various government agencies; responding as appropriate and ensuring prompt dissemination of critical information to other functional business units as needed. 

  

  *  **Leave Administration:**
  * Coordinate legally mandated employee leaves (FMLA, Workers' Comp, etc.), including all tracking and reporting. 
  * Respond to unemployment insurance claims and attend hearings as necessary.

  

  *  **Benefits:**
  * Maintain deep knowledge of federal and state regulations on benefits administration.
  * Research and analyze current benefits programs to evaluate usage, services, coverage, plan experience, and competitive trends in benefits programs to provide recommendations for program enhancements.
  * Manage the implementation of new benefits programs and/or modifications to existing programs: Serves as an escalated point of contact for benefits inquiries and troubleshoots matters to maintain a positive work environment by researching, analyzing, identifying the root cause, and resolving issues and discrepancies in a professional, timely, and compassionate manner.
  * Proactively collaborate with People Operations and Engagement team members in program delivery and other projects as assigned.

  

  

### Why you'll thrive:

  

  *  **Experience:** 5+ years of HR experience 
  *  **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Psychology,  Business Management or related field 
  *  **Values:** A passion for culture, open dialogue, employee success, and operational excellence 
  *  **C-Suite Experience:** Experience working with executive-level leadership
  *  **Leader and Team Player:** Strong cross-collaboration skills and experience managing multi-faceted, time-sensitive projects
  *  **High emotional intelligence** and robust communication and influencing skills to build relationships cross-functionally and across levels 
  *  **Self Starter:** Self-driven prioritization abilities and comfortable with a high-volume workload; ability to confidently operate in ambiguity 
  *  **BONUS POINTS** for experience working in a start-up and/or have a SHRM/HRCI HR Certification

  

### Within 1 month you'll...

  

  * Have a solid understanding of Boulevard’s company policies, processes, and systems
  * Meet with all third-party benefit administration stakeholders to understand existing process and benefit plan designs
  * Complete BambooHR and TRAXPayroll Admin Training videos
  * Complete your Boulevard Platform Training
  * Complete your mandatory compliance trainings 

  

### Within 3 months you'll...

  

  * Independently field employee benefits questions and resolve issues with occasional  guidance from the Director of People Operations
  * Track and update new benefit enrollments and changes in BambooHR and TRAXPayroll to ensure month/quarter-end payroll and benefit reconciliations are consistently accurate
  * Manage timely and accurate upload of retirement savings plan contributions
  * Work with our Sr. Accountant to remedy discrepancies related to payroll and/or benefits billing and deduction withholdings

  

### After 6 months you’ll...

  

  * Develop a process to ensure strict multi-state compliance
  * Independently manage the calculation of quarterly incentive bonus awards as well as the creation and distribution of all quarterly incentive bonus statements 
  * Lead Boulevard’s 2021 Open Enrollment process from initial review of existing benefits package, carrier competitive analysis, and plan-change recommendations to coordination with carriers and Maxwell Health team to ensure a successful Open Enrollment experience for all employees. 

  

 **BENEFITS  **

In addition to the wonderful people you’ll get to work with (meet some of them
[here](https://www.joinblvd.com/blog/engineering-at-boulevard-meet-jared-
tibshraeny)!) and challenging projects that’ll push you - Boulevard is here to
make sure you’re always at the top of your game emotionally, mentally, and
physically.

  

 **Take a break** whenever you need to with our unlimited vacation day policy.

 **Fully remote** so you can choose where you want to work.

 **Health is a priority** so we’ve got you covered with dental, medical,
vision, and life insurance.

 **Investing in the future** with a 401(k) option.

 **Equity:** get ahead on the ground floor and grow with Boulevard.

  

 **NOT CONVINCED?**

Hear what [Leo](https://www.joinblvd.com/blog/engineering-at-boulevard-meet-
leo-nikkila), one of our architects, has to say about life at Boulevard.

[Read through what our customers](https://www.joinblvd.com/stories) are saying
about our product.

Check out our latest [product
release](https://www.joinblvd.com/blog/boulevard-platform-updates-
september-2020) and how we’re continuously working to improve.

  

 _Our team values and celebrates our diverse backgrounds. Being open about who
we are and what we do allows us to do the best work of our lives. We believe
in equal opportunity for all, and you should too._

