People Operations

• Act as a strategic partner and coach to people managers on performance conversations, team dynamics, and leadership challenges
• Own performance management end-to-end, including review strategy, performance expectations, KPIs, and responses to unmet expectations
• Own and evolve compensation strategy through market-data analysis, merit and bonus cycles, and commission-plan partnership with Finance
• Partner with leadership to identify and resolve workplace issues affecting engagement, productivity, or morale
• Translate people data into recommendations supporting business objectives
• Deliver and evolve People Manager training and development programs
• Improve People Operations policies, processes, and self-service resources
• Serve as primary contact for employee relations issues and workplace investigations
• Report to the VP of People and collaborate with the People Operations Coordinator and Manager of People Operations

People Business Partner

• Act as a partner to people leaders, providing guidance on employee relations, performance management, conflict resolution, and policy interpretation.
• Influence decision-making by balancing people-first thinking with business outcomes.
• Own key moments across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, benefits, LOA, and employee relations.
• Provide coaching and guidance through employee relations, feedback, and development conversations.
• Support recruiting efforts, deliver a high-touch candidate experience, and facilitate the candidate journey.
• Partner with leaders to drive team effectiveness, engagement, performance, and a high-performance culture.
• Maintain and review policies and procedures and recommend revisions.
• Prepare communications about People Operations program changes and launches.
• Manage compliance obligations including 5500 filing, EEO-1 filing, California Pay Data reporting, and industry-specific audits.
• Participate in People Operations projects and implementations, including RFP, SOW, and vendor management.
• Oversee workers' compensation claims and the renewal process.
• Act as backup for payroll support when necessary.
• Monitor industry best practices and trends and make recommendations to leadership.
• Perform other tasks as needed.

People Operations Generalist

• Support day-to-day People Operations
• Coordinate the full employee lifecycle, including recruiting coordination, onboarding, employee changes, and offboarding
• Administer employee benefits, including enrollments, qualifying life events, employee questions, and coordination with benefit vendors
• Maintain accurate employee records and HRIS data
• Support onboarding logistics, including new hire documentation, system setup coordination, benefits information, and first-day readiness
• Coordinate offboarding, including documentation, final payroll inputs, benefits transitions, equipment coordination, and system access
• Support employee relations matters through documentation, follow-up, and coordination with the Head of People
• Assist with leave administration, accommodations, and other employee-specific People processes
• Support payroll-related employee changes and communicate accurate information to accounting
• Assist with HR compliance, required notices, documentation, recordkeeping, and policy administration
• Support performance review cycles and recurring People programs
• Maintain and improve People processes, documentation, templates, and internal resources
• Partner with Finance, IT, managers, and other teams to support employee needs
• Assist with employee engagement initiatives, company events, and other People team projects
• Take on additional People Operations responsibilities and projects as the organization scales

People Operations Coordinator

• Serve as the company’s sole People Operations lead and first point of contact for employees and managers on HR matters across 12 countries
• Own end-to-end onboarding, including offer paperwork, pre-boarding, orientation and 30/60/90-day check-ins
• Advise on employee relations matters; conduct investigations, document outcomes and resolve concerns in line with local law
• Run the performance management cycle, including annual reviews, calibration support and performance improvement plans
• Coach managers on effective feedback
• Partner with Finance and payroll providers to support accurate, timely multi-country payroll
• Collect and validate payroll inputs and resolve discrepancies
• Administer and maintain the HRIS as the source of truth for employee data
• Ensure data integrity, manage system updates and integrations, and produce headcount and people reports
• Manage PEO and EOR relationships, including service issues, renewals, compliance questions and escalations
• Administer benefits, including open enrollment, vendor management, employee questions and benchmarking
• Manage offboarding, exit interviews, final pay coordination and documentation
• Analyze exit trends to identify retention risks and opportunities
• Design and lead engagement initiatives, including surveys, recognition programs and virtual and in-person events
• Maintain the employee handbook, country-specific policies and HR processes
• Monitor employment law changes and maintain compliance across operating countries
• Support compensation reviews, promotions and leave administration with leadership and Finance
• Perform other duties as needed

Senior People Operations Manager

• Own and develop core People Operations processes, including onboarding, offboarding, benefits, compliance, and employee lifecycle management
• Serve as a trusted resource for employees and managers navigating People programs, policies, and systems
• Help own the HRIS and broader People tech stack, including system configuration, employee data, workflows, integrations, reporting, and troubleshooting
• Own operational onboarding coordination from signed offer through new hires’ first weeks
• Administer benefits programs and support enrollment, eligibility, qualifying life events, and benefits questions
• Manage employee leaves and accommodations with employees, managers, vendors, and Legal
• Coordinate the immigration program with external immigration counsel
• Serve as point of contact for benefits, onboarding, immigration, leaves of absence, and time-off matters
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal labor laws and monitor regulatory changes
• Handle other People or general operations responsibilities on an ad-hoc basis

• Own and drive People functions including manager enablement, business strategy alignment, people program development, and employee relations
• Use evaluations and frequent touchpoints to identify development needs and implement strategies improving performance, engagement, satisfaction, and retention
• Provide guidance on total rewards, leveling, employee engagement, culture development, organizational design, change management, employee communications, and people development
• Coach managers on feedback, performance, team dynamics, career conversations, engagement, and difficult conversations
• Partner with the broader People team on performance management, career development, compensation, engagement, and manager enablement programs
• Execute other People or general operations responsibilities as required

People Partner

• Own the full HR operations mandate across the US and Canada, including employment compliance, benefits administration, payroll, and EOR relationship management
• Serve as a trusted partner to business leaders on workforce planning, talent, and organizational design
• Administer US employee benefits programs, including open enrollment, carrier relationships, and employee support
• Manage 401(k) plan administration, compliance testing, communications, and provider coordination
• Own the TriNet PEO relationship and ensure payroll, benefits, and compliance data accuracy
• Manage the EOR relationship for Canadian employees and oversee compliance, payroll, and benefits obligations
• Maintain SAP SuccessFactors employee records, position management, and compensation data
• Advise on complex US and Canadian employee relations matters, including performance management, grievances, conflict resolution, and investigations
• Ensure compliance with California-specific requirements, including CFRA, PDL, wage and hour regulations, and government filings
• Maintain North America HR policies and employee handbook
• Oversee US employment contracts, onboarding, offboarding, and payroll inputs
• Advise leaders on workforce planning, headcount forecasting, and budget alignment
• Lead organizational design and career pathway initiatives
• Drive performance reviews, promotion cycles, and succession planning
• Provide people data and insights on turnover and engagement
• Lead North American engagement surveys and local action plans
• Deliver culture-building programs and team events
• Partner with ERGs, global DEI initiatives, and Talent Acquisition
• Coordinate comprehensive onboarding experiences
• Coach and mentor managers and guide teams through organizational change
• Coordinate development and leadership training initiatives
• Liaise with facilities to maintain a safe, welcoming, and compliant LA workplace
• Manage local suppliers, vendors, and service providers
• Directly manage one People & Culture Advisor based in São Paulo
• Lead or participate in global People & Culture projects

Senior Manager, People Experience – HR

• Build the systems, workflows, and infrastructure that allow People operations to scale with MGT
• Redesign manual or fragmented processes from onboarding through offboarding using AI and automation
• Create self-service tools, internal AI agents, and resources for employees and managers
• Own and optimize the HRIS and People technology stack, including workflows, integrations, data quality, and system governance
• Partner with Product and Engineering to integrate and manage AI teammates and develop effective human-AI ways of working
• Evaluate and implement People technology to improve employee experience and reduce administrative work
• Create self-updating reporting on headcount, turnover, compensation, and workforce trends
• Ensure payroll and benefits are accurate, dependable, and increasingly automated
• Build scalable systems for multi-state compliance, reporting, tracking, and alerts
• Partner with Finance and Talent to maintain accurate headcount and compensation data and connect offers through onboarding

Senior People Operations Lead

• Build deep partnerships with Notion’s leadership team, especially across Engineering, Product, and Design
• Serve as a conduit between stakeholders up to the C-suite and the People Team
• Advise on, create, and execute people strategies that drive the business forward
• Consult with leadership on talent planning, organizational design, retention strategies, and change management
• Apply systems thinking to improve people programs and operating rhythms
• Share proactive insights from people data to uncover hot spots and retain top talent
• Support and help shape the 360 performance review process, including manager calibrations, training sessions, compensation planning, and office hours
• Coach managers through change, performance management, employee engagement, ongoing feedback, and effective communication
• Provide targeted performance management support
• Devise and implement development plans
• Enhance manager training for improved team performance

• Serve as the primary People & Culture partner for USA, Brazil and UK teams
• Build trusted relationships with leaders and employees and provide practical People advice
• Partner with leadership to drive performance, organisational priorities, employee development, engagement and team effectiveness
• Coach managers through performance concerns, PIPs, difficult conversations, employee relations, investigations and organisational change
• Own the employee lifecycle from onboarding and development through employment changes and offboarding
• Lead employee relations matters, documentation, processes and escalation to external employment advisors
• Drive performance review cycles and development planning
• Maintain compliant and scalable People practices across the USA, Brazil and UK
• Build and improve People processes, playbooks and frameworks
• Use People data, employee feedback and business insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities
• Champion benefits, wellbeing, recognition, engagement and culture initiatives
• Partner on recruitment and candidate experience
• Support workforce planning, organisational design and capability planning
• Partner cross-functionally on People, workplace and business operations projects
• Own and champion USA health, dental and vision benefits

People Operations jobs in California

People Business Partner

People Operations Generalist

People Operations Coordinator

Senior People Operations Manager

People Operations Generalist

People Partner

Senior Manager, People Experience – HR

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People and Culture Business Partner