People Operations Specialist

Rent the Runway • Brooklyn, NY

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from hundreds of brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation. Under CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman’s leadership, RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times, while Hyman herself has been named to the “TIME 100” most influential people in the world and as one of People magazine’s “Women Changing the World.”

About the Job: As the People Operations Specialist, you will support critical people operations initiatives from onboarding to offboarding, such as new hire onboarding, wellness initiatives, and benefits open enrollment. In this role, you will support various people systems, such as Workday, Greenhouse, and JIRA, to ensure data integrity, usability, and compliance. Thriving in a fast-paced environment, you will leverage data insights to inform strategic decisions.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience in Human Resources
• Experience with HRIS systems, preferably Workday: You should be comfortable navigating and administering HR data within an HRIS system.
• You are extremely process-oriented and have proven examples of effective project management in the HR space with associated metrics
• You’re highly analytical, and can understand and dissect data and use it to inform actions and processes
• You’re resilient and can be flexible with changing business needs and priorities
• You’re great at building relationships and trust within the organization
• Ability to identify opportunities for automation and process improvement: A keen eye for streamlining processes and a willingness to explore innovative solutions are important.

Responsibilities

• Support People Ops initiatives—from design to implementation—across onboarding, internal mobility, performance management, benefits open enrollment, and offboarding.
• Own and improve people systems (e.g., Workday, Greenhouse, JIRA), ensuring data integrity, usability, and scalability.
• Support the maintenance and optimization of HRIS software to ensure data accuracy, security, and compliance
• Provide training and support to HR staff and employees in HR systems usage and troubleshooting issues as they arise.
• Support compensation processes by ensuring job profiles, including job leveling, are updated, annual bonus tracking, support external benchmarking, and new hire equity allocation
• Leverage data from our HRIS and other tools to produce dashboards, reports, and insights around headcount, turnover, DEI, engagement, and performance trends—informing strategic decisions across the organization.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off including vacation, paid bereavement, and family sick leave
• Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program
• Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service
• Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA and dependent care from day 1 of employment
• 401k match
• Company wide events and outings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees