People Operations

Foxglove • San Francisco, CA

2d • $155,000 - $190,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is the first dedicated People Operations hire at Foxglove. Today, HR operations, employment compliance, and people program execution all run through one person. As we scale through a period of significant headcount growth, we need someone to own the compliance and operational backbone of the people function so it can keep pace with the business. You will own the employment compliance surface that currently sits with our outside counsel and our VP of Talent, run people operations end to end, and be the steady operator who keeps onboarding, offboarding, leave, and employee relations running cleanly. This is a high-ownership role for someone who is comfortable building structure where little exists and who can operate without an HR director layered above them.

Requirements

• 5+ years in HR, people operations, or employment compliance, preferably including time at a high-growth startup or scaling global company.
• Demonstrated depth in US multi-state employment compliance, with hands-on California experience.
• Working knowledge of I-9 and employment eligibility requirements, and comfort coordinating immigration matters with counsel.
• Experience administering leave programs and supporting benefits compliance.
• Strong operational instincts: you build process, close loops, and keep records clean without being asked.
• Sound judgment on when to handle something directly versus escalate to legal.
• A direct, low-drama communication style and comfort owning ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Rippling, Ashby, Cocoon, Pave, Pulley.
• Exposure to international employment compliance (EOR or direct entity), particularly in the EU.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification.
• Background supporting technical or engineering-heavy organizations.

Responsibilities

• Own employment compliance, including multi-state wage and hour compliance, worker classification, pay transparency, and handbook maintenance.
• Manage immigration and work authorization processes, including I-9 compliance and coordination of employment-based immigration matters.
• Administer federal and state leave programs and lead annual open enrollment and day-to-day benefits administration.
• Support HRIS administration and data integrity in Rippling, including onboarding, offboarding, and status changes.
• Run and support accurate, timely multi-state payroll in Rippling, partnering with finance.
• Support compensation cycles and pay-band administration in Pave.
• Execute onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Serve as a first point of contact for employee relations questions and support managers through performance conversations, role changes, and exits.
• Support SOC 2 and security audits, including required training completion and audit-ready evidence for HR matters.
• Maintain clean, audit-ready people records and process documentation.

Benefits

• Impact: Own growth at a fast-growing, high-leverage moment for the company.
• Mission: Accelerate the development of the next generation of robotics and embodied AI.
• Team: Work with world-class engineers, designers, and researchers passionate about open-source and developer tools.
• Ownership: Drive initiatives end-to-end, with high autonomy and visibility.

What This Job Offers

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