People Experience Specialist

Meriton

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Denver, Colorado

Hybrid

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The People Experience Specialist supports HR operations across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, and payroll administration. They also manage HR data integrity, support employee engagement initiatives, and provide guidance on company policies.

Qualifications

You have 1-3 years of experience in HR, payroll, or administrative roles, with a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience. You are adept at supporting employee lifecycle processes, HR data administration, and ensuring a positive employee experience.

Must Have Skills for ATS

payroll

HRIS

HR policies

compliance

data management

Job Description

Meriton is a national team of experts driving HVAC innovation through a network of high-performing companies. From strategy and support to systems and solutions, we work behind the scenes to strengthen operations and build value—for our partners and our people.

If you’re looking to make an impact, we’re glad you’re here. At Meriton, you’ll join a team that believes in big ideas, doing great work, and building careers that matter—every step of the way.

Title: People Experience Specialist

Location: Denver, Colorado (Hybrid role once training is complete)

Level: Entry-Level Professional – Human Resources Reports To: Director, People Strategy & Experience

Compensation: $65,000 - $75,000 + 10% bonus

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JOB PURPOSE

Support HR operations across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, payroll coordination, data management, and compliance.
Ensure accurate and timely HR processes, maintain data integrity, and support consistent employee experience and payroll administration.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Employee Lifecycle Support

  • Coordinate onboarding, preboarding, and offboarding processes, ensuring accurate and timely completion of all documentation and system updates
  • Schedule onboarding sessions and support orientation with leaders
  • Guide managers, new hires, and departing employees through HR processes
  • Identify and recommend improvements to lifecycle workflows

Payroll & HR Data Administration

  • Maintain accurate employee records, timekeeping, and PTO data to support payroll processing
  • Assist Payroll Specialist with administrative support and employee payroll inquiries
  • Compile and distribute recurring HR reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual)
  • Ensure HR data integrity for reporting, compliance, and payroll accuracy

Employee Experience & Engagement

  • Support recognition programs, milestone tracking, and employee rewards initiatives
  • Coordinate engagement events, trainings, and annual company gatherings
  • Manage onboarding materials and employee swag distribution
  • Support engagement communications and tracking programs

HR Support, Compliance & Stakeholders

  • Provide guidance on HR policies, processes, and procedures
  • Escalate employee relations and complex issues to HR partners as needed
  • Identify and report compliance issues related to policies and regulations
  • Support change management initiatives through communication and coordination
  • Coordinate meetings, materials, and actions across stakeholders

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

  • 1–3 years of HR, payroll, or administrative experience
  • Ability to work independently with limited supervision
  • 7–12 months of team support experience preferred

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status.  Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Salary ranges listed are dependent upon a candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the specific role and location.

Meriton

Meriton has deep experience and a strong track record of success in the commercial HVAC industry. Our team makes long-term investments in top-tier, independent companies and brings them together to maximize our collective potential. Our portfolio has a footprint spread across 13 U.S. states between ten businesses: Air Equipment Company, CFM Company, Custom Mechanical Solutions, Engineered Equipment, Inc., HVAC RNTL, Integrated Cooling Solutions, Mechanical Products Nevada, Mechanical Products Southwest, Texas AirSystems and Vicon Equipment. For more information about our portfolio, visit our website. We are the leading network of exclusive manufacturers’ representatives in commercial and industrial HVAC equipment. Our business is driven by trusted relationships with manufacturer partners, building owners, contractors, engineers, and architects. At Meriton, our name embodies our team spirit and collaborative approach. It’s a combination of the words “merit” and “peloton”. Our company's legacy is rooted in the idea of 'merit' representing the hard work we put in to earn every win. Peloton, refers to cyclists who ride closely together to save energy and reduce wind resistance to help each other perform better in a race. That’s what we do here. Ride as a team. Reduce headwinds. Help each other grow, build and win. At Meriton we're Accelerating Excellence every day.
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