2+ years in People Operations, preferably in a startup or fast-paced environment.
Experience with US payroll, benefits, and leave administration across multiple states.
Knowledge of multi-state US employment compliance.
Hands-on experience with Rippling or a similar HRMS throughout the employee lifecycle.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, capable of managing multiple workstreams.
Collaborative mindset, able to build trust and facilitate cross-functional partnerships.
Responsibilities
Own HRIS management, including configuration, workflows, and data integrity.
Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring smooth transitions for employees.
Manage semi-monthly US payroll, including corrections and reconciliation with Finance.
Administer employee benefits, including open enrollment and compliance with life events.
Coordinate all types of leave across states, ensuring proper tracking and pay coordination.
Manage People spend, including budget tracking and cost reporting with Finance.
Serve as the primary contact for US employee inquiries regarding pay, benefits, and policies.
Ensure multi-state employment compliance, including necessary registrations and policy updates.
Handle end-to-end contract operations, including execution and renewal tracking.
Support compliance efforts and manage vendor documentation workflows.
Benefits
Key role in a company with ambitious goals and a meaningful mission.
Collaborative and energetic work environment with learning opportunities.
Comprehensive healthcare coverage for employees and dependents.
Flexible PTO and on-site presence requirements.
Additional health, financial, and professional development benefits.
Full Job Description
The Role
We're hiring a People Operations Generalist to support the day-to-day operations. This is a hands-on, individual-contributor role focused on execution: you'll handle core People processes - onboarding, payroll, benefits, and more across GTM. It's a great fit for someone who's dependable, detail-oriented, and comfortable owning the day-to-day.
What You'll Do
People US
Own HRIS as the system of record: configuration, workflows, reporting, integrations, and data integrity across the full employee lifecycle.
Run onboarding and offboarding: offer letters, background checks, I-9 and E-Verify, provisioning and deprovisioning, equipment, first-week experience, exit logistics.
Run semi-monthly US payroll end to end, including off-cycles, corrections, and reconciliation with Finance.
Administer benefits: open enrollment, carrier and broker management, qualifying life events, COBRA, 401(k) administration and audit support.
Administer all leave types across states: FMLA, state paid family and medical leave, parental leave, disability, and accommodations, including the tracking and pay coordination behind each.
Own People spend management: budget tracking, invoice and reimbursement approvals, headcount and benefits cost reporting alongside Finance.
Serve as the first point of contact for all US employee questions on pay, benefits, policy, and systems.
Maintain multi-state employment compliance: registrations in new states, required postings and notices, wage and hour, classification, handbook and policy updates.
Legal Operations
Run contract operations end to end: intake and routing, template management, redline coordination with outside counsel, execution, storage, and renewal tracking.
Manage the customer legal and security review queue: DPAs, security questionnaires, insurance certificates, and documentation requests.
Support compliance and certification efforts as program coordinator across internal owners and auditors. Work with finance on insurance renewals for the business and benefits with people
Vendor Management (Documentation)
Own the vendor documentation workflow in Asana: intake, required documentation, approvals, signatures Collect and maintain vendor records: W-9s, COIs, security and privacy documentation, signed agreements, renewal and expiration dates.
Maintain the process itself: keep the Asana project structured so anyone can see where a vendor stands without asking.
What We're Looking For
2+ years in People Operations, ideally at a startup or in a fast-moving environment.
US payroll, benefits, and leave administration experience across multiple states.
Working knowledge of multi-state US employment compliance.
Hands-on Rippling experience (or a comparable HRMS) across the full employee lifecycle.
A process mindset: you spot what's inefficient and fix it, and you document as you go.
Strong organization and attention to detail, comfortable owning several workstreams at once.
A collaborative approach, you build trust quickly and make cross-functional partners' lives easier.
What We Offer
A key role in an exciting journey, we're a company with ambitious targets and meaningful goals
Fantastic colleagues in a fun, high-energy environment with real opportunities to learn
Competitive compensation and benefits package
The chance to work on a meaningful mission helping change how students learn and engage with education around the world
Salary Range
The expected range for this role is $90,000-$120,000 annually
Working at Wayground
Healthcare coverage for you and your dependents.
Competitive compensation.
On-site presence, flexible PTO.
Additional health, financial, and professional development benefits.
