People Operations Generalist

Tive • Boston, MA

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

As the People Operations Generalist, you will run the day-to-day People Operations across the U.S. and Mexico while keeping core People and company initiatives moving forward through strong ownership, execution, and follow through.

Our ideal candidate has:
Must-haves
Strong sense of ownership with the ability to operate independently and make sound day-to-day decisions
Experience owning U.S. payroll and benefits operations
Comfort managing multiple initiatives simultaneously without losing momentum
Ability to anticipate what needs to be done and act without waiting for instruction
Based in Boston, MA, with the ability to be in the office three days per week
Nice-to-haves
Experience supporting Mexico payroll and benefits, or other non-U.S. payrolls
Experience operating within a global or multi-region company
Background in a fast-growing or scaling environment
Strong systems mindset with experience improving or building operational processes
Familiarity with modern HRIS and payroll platforms, particularly Rippling and Remote.com

Requirements

• Strong sense of ownership with the ability to operate independently and make sound day-to-day decisions
• Experience owning U.S. payroll and benefits operations
• Comfort managing multiple initiatives simultaneously without losing momentum
• Ability to anticipate what needs to be done and act without waiting for instruction
• Based in Boston, MA, with the ability to be in the office three days per week

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Mexico payroll and benefits, or other non-U.S. payrolls
• Experience operating within a global or multi-region company
• Background in a fast-growing or scaling environment
• Strong systems mindset with experience improving or building operational processes
• Familiarity with modern HRIS and payroll platforms, particularly Rippling and Remote.com

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day People Operations for the U.S. and Mexico, acting as the primary operator across payroll, benefits, and employee lifecycle execution
• Run U.S. and Mexico payroll, including terminations, bonuses, commissions, salary changes, and deductions
• Oversee benefits administration for U.S. and Mexico employees, including enrollments, changes, vendor coordination, and employee support
• Own onboarding and offboarding execution end to end for U.S. and Mexico employees
• Maintain clean, accurate People data across HRIS, payroll, and benefits systems
• Take full ownership for accuracy, timeliness, and follow-through across all People Ops execution
• Support employee relations, policy development, performance processes, and People programs
• Act as a primary point of contact for managers and employees on People Ops questions, resolving issues independently where appropriate
• Identify gaps, issues, or inefficiencies proactively and drive them to resolution
• Translate direction into executed outcomes, closing loops and keeping People and company initiatives moving forward
• Partner closely with the Director of People on large, cross-functional People and company initiatives, owning defined workstreams and follow-through
• Own the Boston office experience, including office operations, vendors, supplies, and coordination of team gatherings and local culture moments

Benefits

• A chance to join what may very well turn out to be the most important company in your career.
• The autonomy and resources to build what you know how to build.
• Work with a committed global team that have each others back.
• Office-based or hybrid options. Your choice.
• Competitive equity to ensure all of our employees have a sense of ownership in the long-term success of Tive’s growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed