People Operations Specialist

Happyrobot • San Francisco, CA

10h

About The Position

As our People Operations Specialist , your mission is to own the operational complexity that keeps our people function running — coordinating our immigration program, managing the vendor relationships that underpin our US and international workforce, and executing the day-to-day HR operations that employees depend on. You'll be the second dedicated People Operations hire at HappyRobot, joining a small team that is building the people function from the ground up. That means real ownership from day one, no bureaucracy between you and meaningful work, and genuine room to grow as the team and company scale. You'll work closely with or People Operations Lead, and partner directly with our Head of People on the operational priorities that matter most.

Requirements

• 3–5 years in HR operations or people operations at a tech company or fast-scaling startup.
• HRIS proficiency (Rippling preferred) and comfort being an end-to-end HRIS admin
• Immigration coordination experience.
• Comfort with international HR complexity.
• Strong vendor coordination instincts.
• AI-native and automation-oriented.
• High ownership, high precision, low ego.
• Startup orientation.

Responsibilities

• Own our immigration program.
• Coordinate our US people operations through our PEO.
• Support our international employees across multiple countries.
• Keep our HRIS clean and running.
• Handle HR administration with care.
• Build automations that eliminate manual work.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work at a high-growth AI startup , backed by top investors.
• Rapidly growing and backed by top investors including a16z, Y Combinator, and Base10.
• Ownership & Autonomy - Take full ownership of projects and ship fast.
• Work With the Best - Join a world-class team of engineers and builders.

What This Job Offers

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