People Operations Specialist

Goodfire•San Francisco, CA

4h•$130,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

Goodfire is seeking a People Operations Specialist to join their growing team. This role is crucial for creating an exceptional employee experience and ensuring smooth, high-standard people operations. It's a fast-paced, high-volume position requiring strong judgment, attention to detail, and operational excellence. The specialist will oversee onboarding, offboarding, visa coordination, employee requests, benefits administration, and people programs, balancing multiple priorities and urgent requests. The ideal candidate is people-first, kind, proactive, highly organized, and eager to build and improve processes. They should possess an ownership mentality, be energized by challenges, and be willing to handle any operational detail to contribute to the employee experience and company success.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in an HR generalist of People Operations role
Deep familiarity with the full employee lifecycle and a track record of running people operations with minimal oversight
Strong working knowledge of employment law, compliance requirements, and HR best practices
Experience owning benefits renewals and open enrollment end-to-end
Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
High EQ and discretion when handling confidential information
Comfortable working in ambiguity and juggling multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment
Tech fluency across Google Workspace, Slack, and Notion

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment
Experience coordinating visa processes
Experience with Justworks or a similar PEO platform

Responsibilities

Own the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding and offboarding, and everything in between- ensuring a smooth and high-quality employee experience at every stage
Be the go-to resource for employee questions across HR, benefits, and people initiatives, responding with care, speed, and good judgment
Administer benefits programs, including enrollments, changes, and employee inquiries, and serve as the primary liaison with benefits vendors
Coordinate visa and immigration processes, partnering with an external vendor to support employees through every step
Support payroll inputs and ensure data accuracy across systems
Proactively identify inefficiencies and build scalable processes, documentation, and workflows that grow with the company
Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, keeping policies and employee records up to date
Communicate people-related updates and announcements to the broader team in a way that’s clear, warm, and consistent
Partner with the Operations team on projects and step in wherever needed