HR Generalist (Part-Time)

Vantora•Los Angeles, CA

75d

About The Position

Vantora is a venture studio that builds AI-native B2B software companies in partnership with leading companies in physical industry. The part-time HR Generalist supports the Head of People Operations with day-to-day People administration across Vantora and its growing portfolio of companies. This hands-on role covers onboarding, benefits administration, HR systems, documentation, and recurring portfolio company needs, while helping organize the processes and information behind that work. The HR Generalist works closely with the Head of People Operations, who retains ownership of People strategy, policies, and key decisions. The role requires taking direction, independently executing agreed-upon processes, surfacing issues and opportunities, and ensuring administrative details are completed. The position is intended to create capacity for the Head of People Operations to focus on higher-impact People initiatives.

Requirements

5+ years of HR, People Operations, or HR Generalist experience.
Strong hands-on experience with employee onboarding, benefits administration, HR systems, and day-to-day People operations.
Highly organized and comfortable managing detailed work across multiple companies and competing priorities.
Strong follow-through, including tracking open items and closing loops so administrative details are completed.
Systems-minded, with an inclination to organize information and processes.
Comfort identifying improvement opportunities while working within established decision-making and approval processes.
Able to work independently on execution and recognize when to escalate a question or decision.
Comfortable in a fast-moving environment where processes are still evolving.
Strong judgment and discretion when handling confidential employee information.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Justworks is preferred.
Familiarity with Rippling is a plus.

Responsibilities

Support day-to-day HR administration across Vantora and select portfolio companies.
Coordinate employee onboarding and offboarding, including setting employees up in Justworks and other HR systems.
Help ensure employees complete benefits enrollment, employment documentation, and other onboarding requirements.
Maintain employee records and keep People data, documentation, and systems organized and up to date.
Create and maintain onboarding guides, checklists, templates, and employee resources.
Provide light administrative support within Rippling and other People systems.
Track open items, follow up with employees and stakeholders, and ensure administrative processes are completed.
Escalate questions, exceptions, and decisions to the Head of People Operations before proceeding.
Support recurring HR needs across portfolio companies, including coordination of onboarding, benefits, payroll administration, and related People operations.
Maintain organized records, trackers, and documentation across multiple companies.
Prepare repeatable templates and resources for new companies as they launch.
Coordinate administrative requests with portfolio company leaders and employees, with guidance from the Head of People Operations.
Keep the Head of People Operations informed about outstanding issues, upcoming needs, and matters requiring a decision.
Organize People processes, documentation, and information across multiple tools and companies.
Build and maintain dashboards or trackers to improve visibility into onboarding, employee information, deadlines, and outstanding actions.
Identify repetitive or manual processes that could potentially be simplified or automated.
Research and suggest practical improvements to People systems and workflows.
Help implement approved process improvements and automations under the Head of People Operations' direction.
Create cleaner, more repeatable workflows to support UP.Labs and its portfolio as they grow.