People Operations Specialist
New York, NY · HybridFull-time$90–120K/yrPosted todayStill listed today
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Job overview
The People Operations Specialist owns recurring People Ops processes for the AMER region and supports global operations. The role handles employee lifecycle administration, HRIS data, employee questions, hiring logistics, performance cycles, and office-move coordination. It also backs up Netherlands processes, including payroll, and improves systems and workflows. The position collaborates across People, Finance, and IT and uses AI tools to streamline work.
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Full job description
As a People Operations Specialist, you'll be the go-to person for People Ops in our AMER region (US, Mexico, Brazil), owning the recurring processes that keep the employee experience running smoothly while also supporting global People Ops needs across regions.
What You Will Do:
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Own and execute recurring People Ops processes for AMER locations, including employee lifecycle administration, HRIS data accuracy, and documentation (onboarding, payroll, benefits, compliance)
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Serve as a first point of contact for employees and managers in AMER on day-to-day People-related questions
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Partner closely with the People Team on performance cycles, support hiring logistics and other People Team initiatives
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Support the NY office move, coordinating logistics and communications alongside the broader project team
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Collaborate with the Global People Team, Finance, and IT on cross-regional processes and projects
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Act as backup for the Netherlands People Ops processes (including running payroll) when the primary owner is unavailable
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Identify and implement improvements to current People Ops systems and process flows to increase efficiency and accuracy
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Leverage AI tools to improve how you work: drafting communications, summarizing data, building templates, streamlining repetitive tasks, and surfacing insights faster.
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Be a culture champion. Show up as a visible, energetic ambassador of who we are; contribute to the moments and programs that make this company a place people are proud to work.
What You Bring:
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Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
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2–4 years of experience in People Operations / HR Ops, ideally with some exposure to multi-country or global People processes
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Experience with HRIS systems; familiarity with payroll processes is a strong plus
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Comfortable working across time zones and collaborating with distributed teams
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Proactive and detail-oriented, with a track record of spotting and fixing process inefficiencies
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Strong organizational skills and comfort juggling multiple recurring workstreams at once
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Clear communicator who builds trust easily with employees, managers, and cross-functional partners
Preferred:
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Experience in a startup or high-growth environment where things move at a fast pace
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Familiarity with Justworks and Shapes or similar platforms
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Exposure to HR process design or lightweight project management
What we offer
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Excellent salary + stock participation plan
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Flexible paid time off
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Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
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401K match
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Paid parental leave
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Company-sponsored lunch
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Hybrid mode of work (at least 3 days onsite in our New York City office)
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Being part of one of the fastest-growing scale-ups in the Netherlands
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Make an impact by disrupting the finance industry with us
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A flexible and growing organization with lots of opportunities to learn and develop
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International working environment, with a team of friendly and driven colleagues
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Access to OpenUp and Talkspace, the mental health and wellness platform
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Multiple social activities for team building 🤩
How this job compares
Set against the 573 open People Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$90–120K/yr
- New York median$112–145K/yr71 salary ranges
- US median$127–190K/yr429 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $105K, is 19% below the New York median midpoint ($130K) — in the middle half of People Operations salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 90 open People Operations jobs in New York and 573 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four People Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 468 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 111 of the 573 open People Operations jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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