People operations generalist

📐 About this role

We’re looking for a dedicated and self-motivated People Ops Generalist to join our People team in our NYC office. We're building a world-class organization and are looking for a highly personable, highly organized person who can collaborate across teams and stakeholders. You are keen on creating a quality candidate-to-employee experience and managing all aspects of People Operations functions. You love taking initiative and coming up with new ways to ensure the health and growth of employees.

As a key member of our People team, you’ll be instrumental in helping us build processes and programs that scale with company growth.

🦸🏻‍♀️ Your responsibilities

• Lead and own our in-person new-hire onboarding sessions in NYC office hub (every 2 weeks)

• Participate in the planning, coordination, and execution of People team initiatives including company events, employee experience projects, and various other enablement initiatives

• Assist people team with end-to-end delivery of People Operations, such as on-boarding/off-boarding, managing our People team ticketing system, visa-related requests, payroll, time off requests, employment verifications and leave management

• Lead the team through audits and regularly update our employee handbook, processes, and programs to maintain compliance and industry standards

• Design new & efficient workflows between cross-functional teams and key stakeholders (Recruiting, Finance, Legal, IT, and Compliance)

• Collaborate with employees and legal teams/government agencies to ensure case processing for immigration visas and global mobility

• Handle confidential employee relations matters with discretion and professionalism

• Support the rollout of organizational changes or new systems, ensuring smooth transitions for employees

⭐️ Is this you?

• 3+ years in a Human Resources / People Operations role, preferable at a high-growth tech company

• SHRM / PHR certification a plus

• Experience building, maintaining, and presenting HR data analytics

• Excellent problem solving skills

• High emotional and social intelligence with experience fostering positive, strong relationships with diverse groups of people

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills that demonstrate a high level of professionalism

• Highly organized and detail-oriented; you can handle multiple projects and dynamic priorities without missing a beat

• Passionate about people and how they function together to create a valuable organization

And:

• Proactive communication skills, both sync and async

• Intrinsically motivated: you set the highest possible bar for what you build, write, ship

• Incredibly curious and an active listener

• A great presenter

• A genuine leader

• A natural affinity to our values of Connect, challenge, own

🍩 Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees)

• Generous PTO, plus company holidays

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family

• Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)

• Fertility and family planning support

• Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri

• Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options

• Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution

• Annual work-life stipends for:

  • Home office setup, cell phone, internet

  • Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.

  • Learning and development stipend

• Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites

• Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k

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