People Operations Specialist

About The Role The role owns core people operations: onboarding, benefits administration, HRIS management, and the systems that keep a growing employee base supported and compliant. You will work closely with HR leadership, finance, and hiring teams to make people processes run smoothly — from day one through offboarding — and turn manual workflows into scalable, repeatable systems. Key Responsibilities Own and administer the HRIS (Rippling, Gusto, BambooHR, or similar), including data integrity, workflow configuration, and system changes Run end-to-end onboarding for new hires across remote and distributed locations, including equipment logistics, I-9/E-verify compliance, and orientation coordination Administer benefits programs: open enrollment, qualifying life events, broker coordination, and employee questions Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment requirements, including multi-state tax registrations and required postings Build and improve people-ops processes and documentation, replacing manual work with automation where possible Support performance-review cycles, compensation planning, and headcount reporting alongside HR leadership Serve as a first point of contact for employee questions on policies, payroll, and benefits What We Are Looking For 3-6 years in people operations, HR generalist, or HR coordination roles, ideally at a scaling technology company Hands-on experience administering an HRIS (Rippling, Gusto, BambooHR, Workday, or similar) Working knowledge of multi-state employment compliance, benefits administration, and payroll fundamentals Strong process orientation with excellent documentation and project-management skills Experience partnering cross-functionally with finance, legal, and hiring managers Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or related field, or equivalent practical experience Bonus: experience with equity administration (Carta or similar), OKR or performance-tool rollouts, and building people‑ops playbooks from scratch #J-18808-Ljbffr Evlo AI