Senior People Operations Generalist

Senior People Operations Generalist

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of experience in People Operations, HRIS management, or HR data analytics — ideally in a tech or startup environment.
• Prior experience in benefits administration and flexible spending accounts, facilitating yearly renewals, and open enrollment.
• Prior experience in multi-state leave tracking and administration, unemployment claims, and accommodations process.
• Proven experience with modern HRIS platforms (Rippling, BambooHR, Workday, etc.), specifically building and optimizing workflows, and enabling appropriate permissions for access control.
• Strong spreadsheet skills (Excel / Sheets), and experience with BI / reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker, Power BI).
• Comfort with data — cleaning it, analyzing it, and telling stories with it.
• High degree of discretion and integrity in handling sensitive data.
• Experience in a startup or high-growth company is a huge plus — especially in aerospace, hardware, or deep tech.

Responsibilities

• Support core People Ops processes — onboarding, offboarding, compliance, record-keeping, and audits.
• Own and manage day to day benefits and leave administration — leave and pay replacement tracking, communication, and reasonable accommodations, open enrollment.
• Responsible for yearly completion and filing of ACA, AAP, Form 5500, and other state and/or federally required compliance audits.
• Play a key role in People Team projects related to org development, compensation, and performance management.
• Support the development of policies and programs that reflect our culture of innovation, autonomy, and collaboration.
• Own major portions of a new HRIS implementation including testing modules, refining build out, and providing feedback to implementation specialists.
• Regularly audit workflows and permissions for optimization, and user experience and lead system integrations with other tools (payroll, ATS, benefits, IT) to streamline operations as we scale.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports to track key people metrics — headcount, attrition, DEI, org structure, engagement trends, etc.
• Translate people data into compelling stories that support decision-making for leadership, finance, and department heads.
• Partner closely with Finance, Recruiting, and Engineering on workforce planning and data alignment.
• Interact and serve as onsite HR Operations point of contact.
• Represent and participate in meetings, presentations, or conferences.
• Mentor and develop junior People team members — provide developmental feedback and training, and share expertise.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a startup or high-growth company is a huge plus — especially in aerospace, hardware, or deep tech.