People Operations Specialist

Role Overview

This full-time, on-site position is based in New York City and sits within the Business department. The role supports a global team working across New York, San Francisco, Copenhagen, and London. The People Operations Specialist will be responsible for the daily backbone of the People function, helping employees from offer stage through their full employee lifecycle.

The organization builds advanced software and hardware for semiconductor engineering, AI infrastructure, and next-generation computing systems. This position is high-volume and highly detail-oriented, and it plays a key part in keeping people processes accurate, efficient, and scalable as the company grows. The role reports to the People Operations and Programs Lead.

Compensation

Expected pay is between $126,000 and $140,000 per year, and the package includes equity. Final compensation may vary based on the position, relevant experience, and location. Pay ranges are reviewed regularly to support fairness and competitiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Run the full onboarding journey for new hires, from offer acceptance through the first few weeks, including setup, compliance tasks, and coordination with internal teams.
• Keep employee data accurate by handling a large number of job and record changes in HR systems such as Sequoia and Deel, including onboarding, offboarding, and annual compensation updates.
• Act as the first point of contact for employee questions about benefits, enrollment, payroll, policy, employment verification, and other HR topics.
• Spot workflow bottlenecks and improve recurring processes by creating SOPs, refining request triage, and partnering on HRIS enhancements.
• Partner with internal teams to resolve people operations requests and use employee data to support business questions and decision-making.
• Use AI and operational best practices to automate repetitive administrative tasks while preserving accuracy and a strong employee experience.

What You Need

• 2 to 5 years of experience in human resources, people operations, or a similar area.
• Practical experience with HR systems such as Sequoia One, Deel, Rippling, or comparable platforms.
• Experience using tools like Linear or similar project tracking systems to manage and route operational requests.
• Strong ability to work through a high volume of tasks while staying organized and precise.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with comfort working across technical and business teams in remote and in-person settings.
• A history of improving processes, whether through workflow simplification, better request handling, or creating new SOPs.
• Good judgment and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive employee information.
• Comfort working in a fast-changing environment where priorities may shift and solutions require thoughtful tradeoff analysis.
• A service-first mindset with a focus on responsive, high-quality support for employees.

Additional Information

This employer is committed to equal opportunity employment and considers all qualified candidates without regard to protected characteristics such as race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates and employees with disabilities. Requests for assistance or accommodation can be made via the provided accommodations contact.

By applying, candidates agree that their personal information may be collected, used, and stored for employment-related purposes in line with the company’s privacy policy.

The posting lists a compensation range of $126K to $140K and notes that the role offers equity. No vacancy count, application deadline, or start date is provided.