Senior People Operations Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Oversee the onboarding and offboarding processes to guarantee a smooth and positive experience for all staff members.

• Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to facilitate the hiring process.

• Evaluate HR metrics and generate reports to assist management in making decisions regarding staffing, turnover, and cost analysis.

• Provide awareness and support in mediating and resolving disputes, disagreements, and conflicts between employees, or between employees and management.

• Assist in the fair, consistent, and legally compliant application of the company's disciplinary procedures, including termination when necessary.

• Manage and implement the complete payroll process for all US and international employees (including contractors) utilizing our existing payroll systems.

• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of salaries, deductions, taxes, and statutory contributions while adhering to local, state, federal, and international regulations.

• Maintain detailed employee records, ensuring data integrity and compliance across all HR systems.

• Act as the primary internal resource for HR compliance, remaining updated on all pertinent US labor laws (federal and state) and international employment legislation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• 5+ years of HR experience, with proficiency in multi-state US payroll and foundational knowledge of EOR/HRIS systems.

• Demonstrated experience managing multi-state US payroll (CA, NY, etc.) and international payroll/HR administration (e.g., Canada, UK, Europe, etc.).

• Experience in hiring employees internationally, with a comprehensive understanding of international labor laws, benefits, and compliance.

• Proficient in HRIS/Payroll systems such as Gusto, Deel, Pebl (or similar), and Google Workspace.

• Strong Excel capabilities, including pivot tables, data validation, as well as lookup and conditional functions.

• Preferred: Professional certification (e.g., SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, PHR) and experience with Lattice.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• 401(k)

• Paid time off