Samantha Durham

About Samantha Durham

HR Professional with a wealth of experience in strategic HR planning, process optimization, and aligning HR initiatives with business priorities, I excel in steering organizations towards continuous improvement and stringent compliance. My goal is to enhance the employee experience at every stage of their journey. I pride myself on identifying and bridging process gaps, championing collaboration, and fostering inclusive cultures. My skill set also encompasses payroll processing, managing benefits and compensation, ensuring compliance, developing policies, and executing talent acquisition strategies - all of which I am eager to leverage to drive your company\'s success and growth forward.

Experience

1. Senior Human Resources Generalist

   United Gaming, LLC.

   Oct 2025 — Present

   Own and strategically manage end-to-end HR operations, including onboarding, offboarding, payroll partnership, and 401(k) administration, driving consistency, compliance, and operational excellence across the employee lifecycle.•Act as a key liaison with payroll, ensuring accurate and timely bi-weekly processing, proactively identifying discrepancies, and implementing long-term solutions to improve payroll accuracy.•Lead HR process improvement initiatives, identifying inefficiencies and implementing scalable solutions to enhance workflows, employee experience, and team productivity.•Design and deliver comprehensive onboarding and orientation programs, aligning new hires with organizational culture, policies, and performance expectations.•Direct compliance and training initiatives, ensuring completion and documentation of required programs (safety, anti-harassment, code of conduct), while staying ahead of regulatory changes and industry best practices.•Serve as a trusted advisor to employees and managers on benefits, leave of absence, and HR policies, providing guidance that balances employee needs with business objectives.•Play a critical role in planning and executing annual Open Enrollment, including vendor coordination, employee education, and process optimization.•Lead employee relations efforts, managing complex investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations with a focus on risk mitigation, consistency, and organizational integrity.•Ensure organizational compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws, proactively mitigating risk through policy updates, audits, and training.•Leverage HRIS systems (ADP TotalSource) to analyze data, generate insights, and support strategic decision-making.•Partner cross-functionally with leadership to support business initiatives, workforce planning, and organizational development efforts.

Education

• Georgia College & State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Psychology

  2012 — 2016