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People Operations Generalist

125k – 145kMountain View, CAHybrid3+ YOE
Summary

People Operations Generalist supporting full employee lifecycle, HR operations, payroll/benefits coordination, compliance, and process improvement in a hybrid role at a healthcare AI startup.

About the role

What You’ll Do

Employee Lifecycle & HR Operations

  • Support core HR operations across onboarding, offboarding, employee changes, documentation, and employee records
  • Help deliver a smooth onboarding experience for new hires, including pre-start coordination, first-day logistics, documentation, and follow-up
  • Coordinate offboarding processes, including system updates, equipment coordination, and employee communications
  • Partner closely with HRBP(s) to prepare for terminations including creating confidential exit guides and prepping severance packages
  • Conduct exit interviews and document insights
  • Maintain accurate employee records in Rippling and other People systems
  • Draft and maintain HR documentation, process guides, templates, and employee communications
  • Triage and respond to employee questions and route issues appropriately when escalation is needed
  • Manage high-volume, process-driven HR work while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality

Payroll, Benefits & Leave Administration Support

  • Partner with the internal payroll team to support employee changes, data accuracy, and payroll-related questions
  • Provide administrative support for benefits, 401(k), PTO, leave policies, and related employee questions
  • Serve as a point of contact for employees and vendors, including Sparrow for leave administration
  • Support benefits documentation, employee communications, and recurring administrative processes
  • Own intake for leave and accommodation requests, triaging sensitive situations with discretion and escalating or directing cases to the appropriate resources as needed

HRIS, Systems & Process Improvement

  • Support reporting, audits, employee data updates, and recurring HR processes
  • Identify manual processes that can be improved, documented, or automated
  • Create and maintain trackers, checklists, templates, and workflows that help the People team operate more efficiently
  • Support basic people reporting, including headcount, turnover, onboarding status, offboarding status, and compliance tracking
  • Help clean up and improve existing processes where documentation or ownership is unclear
  • Leverage AI tools to automate manual processes and build workflows to improve operational efficiency

Compliance & Immigration Coordination

  • Support HR compliance administration across federal, state, and local employment requirements
  • Assist with audits, employee documentation, policy acknowledgments, and compliance tracking
  • Support I-9 and reverification processes, background check, employment verification, and personnel file processes
  • Help ensure employee records and HR processes are consistent, accurate, and well-documented

Culture & Employee Experience Support

  • Support employee engagement, recognition, and culture initiatives
  • Provide responsive, helpful support to employees while maintaining appropriate confidentiality
  • Drive improvements to the employee experience through better processes, clearer documentation, and consistent follow-through

What You’ll Bring

Experience & Background

  • 3 to 5+ years of experience in People Operations, HR, HR coordination, or a related role
  • Experience supporting the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, employee changes, records, and employee questions
  • Experience with benefits, payroll coordination, leave administration, compliance tracking, or HR documentation
  • Experience working in a startup, high-growth, or fast-changing environment preferred
  • Experience with Rippling or another HRIS preferred
  • Experience supporting immigration processes or working with immigration counsel is a plus
  • Experience in a multi-state or global company environment is a plus

Skills & Approach

  • Highly organized and comfortable managing a high volume of administrative HR work
  • Strong attention to detail and strong follow-through
  • Clear, professional written communication skills
  • Comfortable handling sensitive employee information with discretion
  • Strong judgment and ability to know when to escalate
  • Process-oriented mindset with a desire to improve how work gets done
  • Comfortable working quickly while maintaining accuracy
  • Able to operate in ambiguity and help bring structure to recurring work
  • Strong employee service mindset and willingness to jump in where needed

Compensation & Benefits

  • Total rewards package includes meaningful equity, medical, dental, and vision coverage, unlimited PTO, and additional benefits
  • Target cash compensation for this role based on location: $125,000 to $145,000
Skills
RipplingHRISOnboardingOffboardingPayroll coordinationBenefits administrationLeave administrationCompliance trackingI-9 processesEmployee records management
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