Salary: up to $115 000 + stock options
Location: New York (2-3 days p/week in office)
Contract: FT
Introduction:
Hawkwood are supporting a rapid-growth AI scale-up in their search for a new People Operations Specialist, to join their North America team.
Our client has recently closed a $150m+ fundraise, at a valuation of north of $2bn. Within the fast-evolving AI sector, they have established themselves as a category leader within their niche.
Founded in the UK, this ambitious business is successfully expanding into the USA, having already assembled a US-based team of 125 people, which is set to grow to close to 200 people by the end of this year. Globally, they employ around 450 people.
The role:
Our client is now seeking a highly organised, detail-oriented, tech-savvy People Operations Specialist, in a newly-created role, to join their growing People team.
In this role, you will be supporting the employee lifecycle, administering HR systems, coordinating employee benefits programs, and be a trusted point of contact for
HR-related queries. If you’re passionate about ensuring a seamless employee onboarding
experience and optimizing HR processes in a fast-paced environment, this could be a great career move for you.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the employee lifecycle, including relocations and internal mobility support
- Manage and deliver a seamless, top-tier onboarding experience
- Manage Rippling, their US HRIS, as the primary system administrator
- Serve as the primary administrative contact for employee health benefits and liaise with our broker to resolve benefit-related inquiries
- Manage employment contracts, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Be the first point of contact for general US employee queries and processes
- Ensure compliance with labor laws, internal policies, and industry regulations by running audits and updating accordingly
- Collaborate on projects and initiatives that improve HR operational efficiency
- Assist the wider People team with ad hoc projects and administrative support
Candidate Requirements:
- At least 3 years of experience in People Operations or Human Resources, within a fast-paced tech scale-up environment
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong research and ownership skills - you can always find answers to things
- Comfortable working independently (a self starter!) and as part of a team
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- No job is too big or too small and you can adapt to changing priorities quickly
- Experience with HRIS systems (Rippling is a plus!) and proficiency with G-suite, Slack, Notion, Jira, or a willingness to learn and optimize
Next Steps:
We recognise how challenging this current job market is for candidates, and Hawkwood are therefore striving to provide the best candidate experience we can.
If you are interested in this opportunity, we kindly request that you apply via this LinkedIn advert, as opposed to sending us an email or LinkedIn direct message. We are eager to ensure that each candidate application is considered fairly, and receives a consistent experience.
Unfortunately, we cannot ensure this standard if you enquire about a role via email or LinkedIn message, as it falls outside of our established process.
