HR Operations

Cognition

$90K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in people operations or HR in a fast-growing startup or tech company.
  • Broad knowledge of core HR functions: onboarding, benefits administration, compliance, and employee relations.
  • Hands-on experience managing US immigration processes including H-1B, O-1, and PERM cases.
  • Direct interaction with legal counsel for immigration matters.
  • Ability to design scalable HR systems and documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain the core HR operations including onboarding, offboarding, and employee relations.
  • Create tracking systems, playbooks, and checklists to ensure operational efficiency.
  • Oversee the end-to-end management of the US immigration program.
  • Serve as the primary contact for employees regarding visa sponsorship and related inquiries.
  • Inform managers about immigration timelines and compliance requirements.
  • Adapt to additional people operations responsibilities as necessary.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape HR operations from the ground up.
  • Chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a growing team.
  • Engagement in meaningful problem-solving that impacts employees' lives.
  • Ownership of critical HR functions and immigration processes.
  • Exposure to a diverse range of HR tasks across a rapidly growing company.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're growing fast and bringing in world-class talent from around the globe, and we're doing it differently than most. That kind of momentum doesn't run itself. We're hiring someone to build the engine behind it: the HR processes, playbooks, and systems that can scale as fast as we do. This is a rare chance to own real scope early. You'll help build and run our core HR functions from the ground up, including onboarding, benefits, compensation, compliance, and employee relations. You'll also own our immigration program end to end. Along the way you'll solve hard problems, work cases that actually matter to people's lives, and watch the things you build become how the company runs.

In this role you will:
  • Help build and own core HR operations, including onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration, and employee relations, and keep them running well
  • Design the systems that make this scalable: tracking, playbooks, checklists, and documentation so nothing falls through the cracks
  • Manage US immigration end to end (H-1B, O-1, PERM, green cards) in close coordination with outside counsel.
  • Be the steady point of contact for employees navigating visa sponsorship, renewals, and status questions
  • Make sure managers are informed before they act, on immigration timelines, compliance requirements, and people processes
  • Flex into broader people ops work as needed at a company of our size

Requirements for this role:
  • 3+ years in people operations or HR at a fast-growing startup or tech company
  • Solid generalist foundation across core HR: onboarding, benefits administration, compliance, employee relations, and policy
  • Practical experience managing US immigration cases (H-1B, O-1, PERM, green cards), including direct coordination with outside counsel

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