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People Operations Specialist
Location
United States
Posted
142 days ago
Salary
$72K - $85K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
People Operations Specialist
Chainguard
• Employee Lifecycle Operations: Run onboarding, transitions, and offboarding logistics coordinating steps across teams, managing documentation, and keeping workflows organized and on track. • Employee Experience & Support: Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions, providing responsive, high-quality support and improving “moments that matter” across the employee journey. • Streamline & Uplevel Processes: Continuously improve and optimize People Ops processes and systems to increase efficiency and scalability. • People Systems, Data & Insights: Own day-to-day People systems administration - serving as the point person for People systems, ensuring clean and accurate data, and supporting reporting and metrics to inform decision-making as we scale. • Compliance Champion: Help keep us compliant by staying on top of employment laws, managing documentation, maintaining People policies, and implementing processes that align with regulations. • Knowledge & Enablement: Own and continuously improve the People Ops knowledge base in Chainweb (our internal wiki) so People processes, policies, and FAQs are clear, current, and easy to find. • Leave Administration Lead: Manage leave administration by tracking employee leave balances, processing leave requests, and ensuring alignment with applicable leave policies and local regulations. • Benefits Support: Help employees navigate enrollment and resources, partner closely with the Benefits team to keep benefits information accurate and up to date, and escalate complex issues as needed. • Cross-Functional Partner: Act as a liaison between People, Finance, IT, and other teams to drive operational excellence.
Job Requirements
- 2–5 years of experience in HR, People Operations, or a similar role in a high-growth environment.
- Proven expertise with HR systems (e.g., Workday, ATS) and a passion for leveraging technology to streamline processes.
- Solid understanding of employment regulations and compliance requirements.
- Experience supporting global teams.
- Meticulous attention to detail - from People data to employee communications.
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
- Passion for providing exceptional employee experiences.
- A proactive problem-solver who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
Benefits
- Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
- Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
- 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
- ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
- 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
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