People Operations Specialist

Skills
Applicant Tracking SystemsContinuous ImprovementLeadershipOpen EnrollmentOperations ProcessesReadinessRenewals
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • 3–6+ years in People Operations HR Operations Benefits Administration or a generalist HR role with significant operational ownership
  • Working knowledge of U.S. employment law and multi-state HR compliance
  • Experience independently owning a benefits renewal cycle including broker coordination plan evaluation employee communications and open enrollment
  • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with discretion handling sensitive and confidential information
  • Proactive ownership-oriented mindset with ability to build processes and solve problems with minimal direction
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced high-growth startup environment
  • Experience in aerospace defense or hardware-focused industry is a plus
  • Familiarity with ITAR facilities is a plus

Nice to have

  • People-first mindset
  • Highly organized
  • Detail-oriented
  • Strong communicator
  • Sound judgment
  • Proactive
  • Ownership-oriented
  • Pragmatic

Day to day

  • Build scalable People Operations processes from the ground up to support company growth while keeping operations lean
  • Support recruiting operations through interview scheduling candidate coordination ATS administration reporting and recruiting metrics
  • Own benefits administration HR compliance onboarding execution compensation planning and HR systems improvement to create a seamless employee experience