# People Ops

**Company:** [Kalshi](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/kalshi)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $100k – $130k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Payroll Administration, Hr Compliance, Employment Law, Onboarding Processes, Benefits Administration, Hris Systems, Process Automation, Recordkeeping, Immigration Support, Background Checks
**Posted:** 2026-05-17

> HR Specialist owning onboarding, compliance, benefits, payroll, and day-to-day HR administration for a fast-growing fintech startup. Requires 2-4+ years of HR experience with hands-on payroll expertise and strong compliance knowledge.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Compliance & Contracts
- Draft, review, and coordinate hiring contracts and offers to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Ensure all hiring, recordkeeping, and employee practices meet federal, state, and regulatory requirements
- Maintain clean HR documentation and stay ahead of labor law updates
- Support immigration, background checks, and other compliance workflows

### Onboarding Excellence
- Ensure new hires have everything they need on day one: contracts, systems, equipment, and a clear path to ramping up
- Partner with managers to create structured onboarding plans that set people up for success

### Benefits & Employee Support
- Administer benefits programs (healthcare, retirement, leave, perks) and be the go-to resource for employee questions
- Work with leadership to review and improve offerings as we scale

### Payroll & Systems
- Own and run payroll end-to-end, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across all employee types
- Manage HR tools and keep data accurate
- Identify opportunities for automation and process improvements across HR workflows
- Support reporting and other core People Ops tasks
- Update and maintain job boards, ensuring postings are current, compliant, and reflective of our brand

## Requirements
- 2–4+ years in HR, People Ops, or a related field
- Hands-on payroll experience — you've run it before and know how to do it right
- Familiarity with employment laws, compliance, and HR best practices
- Strong organizational and communication skills; detail-obsessed but also people-oriented
- Adaptability, resourcefulness, and a builder's mindset — you like creating processes that actually work

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