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People Ops

First People Ops hire responsible for employee lifecycle, benefits, compliance, and building scalable HR processes on top of Rippling at a $2B AI infrastructure startup.

140k – 170k
On-site5+ YOEPeople Ops

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Own the full employee lifecycle from onboarding through offboarding
  • Manage benefits administration and compliance infrastructure
  • Handle employee relations with discretion and maintain trust
  • Build processes and judgment layers on top of existing HRIS (Rippling) to support company scaling
  • Ensure employment law compliance and proactively identify gaps

Requirements

  • 5+ years in People Ops, including time at a startup building new processes
  • Strong knowledge of employment law and ability to spot compliance issues
  • Experience managing HRIS platforms (Rippling or similar) with critical thinking
  • Proven ability to handle sensitive employee matters with discretion
  • Self-starter who can create processes without needing a playbook

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience scaling People Ops functions at a high-growth startup

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Generous equity
  • Visa sponsorships
  • 401K plans
  • Daily lunch & office snacks
  • Dinner at the office
  • Unlimited vacation
  • Caltrain pass reimbursement

Skills

People OperationsHris ManagementRipplingEmployment LawBenefits AdministrationOnboardingOffboardingEmployee RelationsComplianceProcess Building

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