# People Operations

**Company:** [Exa](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/exa)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $100k – $150k/yr
**Experience:** 1+ years
**Skills:** HRIS, Onboarding, Benefits Administration, Immigration Coordination, Compliance, People Operations, Data Management, Process Building, International Hiring, Employee Experience
**Posted:** 2026-05-20

> People Operations role supporting end-to-end hiring, onboarding, benefits, immigration, compliance, and employee experience for a fast-growing AI search startup in San Francisco.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- Run end-to-end onboarding for every new hire, from offer letter to first day
- Coordinate international hires and contractors alongside local advisors
- Support visa and immigration cases with immigration counsel
- Own benefits administration day-to-day and support annual renewals
- Keep HRIS and people data clean and accurate
- Build trackers, runbooks, and systems to scale without chaos
- Support compliance work across handbooks, I-9s, SOC 2, and board consents
- Help plan offsites, company parties, and team events
- Continuously improve the employee experience from small details to larger systems

## What We're Looking For
- 1-4 years of experience in people ops, HR, recruiting coordination, or startup operations
- Exceptional organization with spreadsheets, trackers, and follow-ups
- Strong written communication and warmth when serving as point of contact for employees, vendors, and lawyers
- Discretion with sensitive information and judgment on when process matters
- Bias toward action and ability to figure things out independently
- Strong ownership mentality and proactive problem-solving
- Genuine care for team members and interest in building a great workplace

## Bonus Qualifications
- Experience at a top-tier startup or scale-up
- International exposure across hiring, employment, or coordination
- Experience scaling a company through high-growth stage

## Compensation & Benefits
- Premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- Fertility benefits
- Monthly wellness stipend

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