People Operations & Mobility Specialist

Rondo Energy • Alameda, CA

14h • $120,000 - $135,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Rondo is seeking a People Operations Specialist to run day-to-day operations for its global People function. The hands-on role owns international employee lifecycle operations, global mobility, and the platform supporting employer-of-record (EOR) employees and contractors. The position contributes to company operations and employee experience as Rondo scales its global industrial energy business.

The specialist manages employee lifecycle processes for U.S. and international employees; maintains HRIS data and reporting; supports policies, benefits, payroll coordination, equity administration handoffs, and employee questions; and works with external counsel on immigration matters. The role also coordinates international assignments, relocations, business-travel compliance, EOR and service-provider relationships, international payroll and contractor payments, and support for new entity setups and provider-to-entity transitions. The position is on-site in Alameda, California.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of People Operations or HR generalist experience, including at least 2 years supporting employees outside the U.S.
• Hands-on experience administering EOR employees and contractors, including onboarding, contracts, and payment cycles.
• Direct experience managing U.S. immigration cases with outside counsel and familiarity with work permits in other countries.
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment compliance, including I-9, FLSA, and leave laws, and understanding of how requirements differ internationally.
• Strong HRIS skills and comfort with data, including building reports, auditing records, and identifying errors.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential employee information.
• Clear written and verbal communication with employees, managers, vendors, and counsel across time zones.
• Ability to work independently in a lean, fast-moving team and build processes as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a high-growth energy, climate-tech, industrial, manufacturing, or hardware company.
• Experience supporting hiring in Europe, the Middle East, or Australia, including EOR-to-entity transitions.
• Experience implementing or scaling an HRIS across multiple countries.
• SHRM-CP, PHR, CIPD, or a global mobility certification such as GMS.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end employee lifecycle operations, including onboarding, job changes, leaves, and offboarding, for U.S. and international employees.
• Maintain accurate HRIS data and produce headcount, turnover, and compliance reports for the People team and Finance.
• Draft, update, and roll out People policies.
• Coordinate benefits enrollment and renewals, and respond to employee questions in coordination with brokers and vendors.
• Partner with Finance on payroll inputs, equity administration handoffs, and audit requests.
• Serve as a first point of contact for employee questions and appropriately escalate employee-relations matters.
• Support management of U.S. visa and immigration cases, including H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, green cards, and non-U.S. work permits, in collaboration with external immigration counsel.
• Track immigration deadlines, renewals, and I-9/right-to-work compliance across countries where the company employs people.
• Coordinate international assignments, relocations, and business-travel compliance, including tax and social-security considerations.
• Develop repeatable processes, templates, and guides for employees and managers.
• Manage relationships with international offices and service providers, including EORs, coordinating onboarding, contracts, amendments, terminations, and payments for employees and international contractors.
• Run monthly payroll and contractor-payment cycles with Finance where the function is not fully assumed in-country.
• Support entity setups and provider-to-entity transitions as the company expands into new countries.
• Keep providers and the core HRIS in sync and identify opportunities for automation and AI-enabled improvements.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical benefits.
• Dental and vision benefits.
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment (ADD) coverage.
• Up to 12 paid holidays per year, in addition to a company week-long holiday in December.
• Flexible time off policy.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Cell phone reimbursement.
• Catered lunches on-site.
• Equity in an early-stage, rapidly scaling global company.

What This Job Offers

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