The People Operations Specialist supports the systems, processes, and employee programs that keep a growing technology company running smoothly. The role manages core people data and workflows across the HRIS, payroll, benefits, onboarding, and employee lifecycle.
You will partner with employees, managers, finance, and recruiting to deliver accurate, responsive people support while improving operational processes. The role is well suited to someone who is detail-oriented, comfortable with sensitive information, and interested in building scalable people infrastructure for a distributed team.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer employee records, job changes, time-off data, and reporting in the HRIS, such as Rippling, Workday, or BambooHR
- Coordinate onboarding and offboarding workflows across HR, IT, payroll, security, and hiring managers, including account provisioning and equipment tracking
- Manage benefits administration, open enrollment, employee questions, and vendor coordination with brokers and providers
- Prepare accurate payroll inputs and audit changes in partnership with Finance and external payroll providers
- Maintain people-process documentation, internal knowledge-base content, and employee communications in tools such as Notion, Slack, and Google Workspace
- Track people metrics and build recurring reports on headcount, turnover, onboarding progress, and workforce changes using spreadsheets or BI tools
- Identify process gaps and implement workflow improvements, automations, and controls that improve data accuracy and employee experience
- 1-3 years of experience in People Operations, HR coordination, HR administration, or a related role, ideally in a technology company
- Hands-on experience with an HRIS and familiarity with payroll, benefits, onboarding, and employee lifecycle processes
- Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace, spreadsheets, Slack, and documentation tools such as Notion or Confluence
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail, follow-through, and the ability to manage confidential employee information
- Clear written and verbal communication skills with a service-oriented approach to employee and manager support
- Working knowledge of employment documentation, data privacy practices, and multi-state compliance requirements
- Bonus: Experience with Rippling, BambooHR, Workday, Deel, Gusto, HR automations, people analytics, or supporting a remote and distributed workforce
