People Operations Specialist

Astronomer•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a People Operations Specialist at Astronomer, you'll sit at the heart of the People team — owning the systems, data, and processes that power a great employee experience from day one to last day. You'll partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, People Partners, and leadership to keep hiring running smoothly and employees well-supported. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role for someone who loves turning messy, manual processes into clean, scalable systems. Based in New York City, you'll thrive here if you're equal parts detail-obsessed operator and service-minded teammate.

Requirements

3–6 years of experience in people operations, talent operations, HR operations, or a similar generalist role.
Hands-on experience with Workday and an ATS, with strong data hygiene instincts.
Strong analytical skills — comfortable building reports, working in spreadsheets, and translating data into clear recommendations.
Sharp attention to detail and a low tolerance for data errors; you catch the discrepancy before anyone else notices.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment without losing track of the details.
Clear, direct communicator who can translate policy and data into plain language for employees and managers.
Experience working at a high-growth startup and comfort operating with ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with Ashby as your ATS and Workday as your HRIS.
Experience building or overhauling people operations processes from scratch.
Familiarity with compensation benchmarking or offer management workflows.
A track record of designing repeatable systems out of previously manual, one-off processes.

Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve end-to-end recruiting operations, including ATS workflows, interview scheduling, and coordination in Ashby.
Build and maintain dashboards tracking pipeline health, conversion rates, time-to-fill, and other key hiring metrics for People leadership.
Manage employee data in Workday across the full lifecycle — hires, transfers, promotions, and terminations — with a focus on accuracy and data integrity.
Execute seamless onboarding and offboarding processes in partnership with IT, Payroll, Benefits, and People team.
Run the company's exit interview program end to end, including scheduling, survey analysis, and synthesizing themes to inform retention strategies.
Support execution of performance reviews, engagement surveys, and company-wide people programs, including coordination, communications, and reporting.
Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees and managers on HR inquiries across the full lifecycle.
Identify and implement process improvements that make People operations more scalable, efficient, and well-documented.
Actively identify and implement AI-powered tools and workflows to automate repetitive tasks, surface insights faster, and improve the overall employee experience.