Talent Acquisition & People Operations Senior Associate - Contract

Tradewater LLC•,

5d•Remote

About The Position

Tradewater is seeking a Talent Acquisition & People Operations Senior Associate to support key People & Culture priorities during a period of organizational growth. This role will focus heavily on talent acquisition, full-cycle recruiting, and HR Business Partner (HRBP) support. The ideal candidate will partner with stakeholders across the organization to ensure a positive team member experience, support organizational effectiveness, and contribute to broader People & Culture initiatives. The role begins as a contractor position with the potential for full-time transition. While primarily remote, travel, including international, may be required. Applications are accepted through May 18, 2026.

Requirements

4-6 years of progressive experience in Human Resources (HR), People & Culture, Talent Acquisition, or related fields.
Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruiting processes, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate management, and offer coordination.
Experience partnering with managers and team members to provide support on People processes, employee relations matters, performance management, and team member experience initiatives.
Familiarity with HRBP functions, including team member support, workplace concerns, leave administration, accommodations, and handling sensitive personnel matters with discretion.
Experience supporting multiple stages of the team member lifecycle, including onboarding, engagement, development, and offboarding.
Familiarity with multi-state employment practices and exposure to international employment operations or global workforce administration preferred.
Ability to research, interpret, and apply People & Culture policies and employment-related guidance across varying jurisdictions with attention to detail and compliance considerations.
Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
People-centered, collaborative, and comfortable balancing operational execution with relationship management in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively across teams and levels of the organization.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and handle sensitive information professionally and ethically.
Experience supporting or coordinating HR/People & Culture programs, trainings, engagement initiatives, or cross-functional projects preferred.
Experience utilizing HR systems, applicant tracking systems, and reporting tools; ability to learn and serve as an internal resource on People systems and workflows.
Comfort working with data, reporting, and metrics to support operational improvements and decision-making.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering inclusive, equitable, and people-centered workplace practices.
Ability and excitement about finding ways forward when ambiguity exists.
Willingness to be “forward-facing”, facilitating and leading meetings, interviews, and being a primary point of contact for managers and team members.
Willingness and ability to travel as needed, including internationally; total expected to be less than 10%.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to international employment operations or global workforce administration.
Experience supporting or coordinating HR/People & Culture programs, trainings, engagement initiatives, or cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruiting processes for open positions, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination and execution, candidate communication, and offer support.
Partner with hiring managers to support hiring plans, job postings, interview processes, and candidate evaluation.
Create and maintain a positive and inclusive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
Support recruiting outreach efforts, talent pipeline development, and recruiting partnerships as needed.
Maintain recruiting data, reporting, and applicant tracking workflows.
Serve as the subject matter expert on our Applicant Tracking System.
Coordinate with external recruiting partners as needed.
Support end-to-end team member lifecycle from onboarding, transitions, and through offboarding processes.
Serve as a point of contact for team member and manager questions related to People & Culture policies, processes, benefits, concerns, and day-to-day HRBP support needs.
Support the resolution of personnel matters by helping coordinate documentation, managing follow-up actions and investigations, workplace concerns, accommodations, and leave administration in partnership with People leadership.
Support multi-state and international compliance efforts by proactively monitoring employment law updates, partnering with People leadership, and helping ensure policies and practices remain aligned with applicable regulations.
Coordinate and manage relationships and operational processes to support international team members.
Assist with performance management cycles, feedback processes, and professional development initiatives.
Help plan, organize, and facilitate team engagement activities, trainings, workshops, events, and other culture-building initiatives.
Support diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives across recruiting and team member programs.
Support the planning, coordination, and execution of People & Culture initiatives aligned with organizational goals and values.
Assist with cross-functional projects related to team member engagement, culture building, learning and development, internal communications, and team member experience.
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of People & Culture programs, policies, processes, resources, and templates.
Participate in the implementation and optimization of People systems, tools, workflows, and operational processes.
Support data collection, reporting, and analysis related to People & Culture initiatives, organizational KPIs, and operational effectiveness.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to help ensure People programs and practices are inclusive, equitable, and aligned with company values.
Maintain team member records, documentation, and systems with accuracy, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
Support benefits administration and other core People & Culture operational processes.