Chainguard

People Operations Specialist

Chainguard

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $72,000 - $85,000 per year

About the role

  • Employee Lifecycle Operations: Run onboarding, transitions, and offboarding logistics coordinating steps across teams, managing documentation, and keeping workflows organized and on track.
  • Employee Experience & Support: Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions, providing responsive, high-quality support and improving “moments that matter” across the employee journey.
  • Streamline & Uplevel Processes: Continuously improve and optimize People Ops processes and systems to increase efficiency and scalability.
  • People Systems, Data & Insights: Own day-to-day People systems administration - serving as the point person for People systems, ensuring clean and accurate data, and supporting reporting and metrics to inform decision-making as we scale.
  • Compliance Champion: Help keep us compliant by staying on top of employment laws, managing documentation, maintaining People policies, and implementing processes that align with regulations.
  • Knowledge & Enablement: Own and continuously improve the People Ops knowledge base in Chainweb (our internal wiki) so People processes, policies, and FAQs are clear, current, and easy to find.
  • Leave Administration Lead: Manage leave administration by tracking employee leave balances, processing leave requests, and ensuring alignment with applicable leave policies and local regulations.
  • Benefits Support: Help employees navigate enrollment and resources, partner closely with the Benefits team to keep benefits information accurate and up to date, and escalate complex issues as needed.
  • Cross-Functional Partner: Act as a liaison between People, Finance, IT, and other teams to drive operational excellence.

Requirements

  • 2–5 years of experience in HR, People Operations, or a similar role in a high-growth environment.
  • Proven expertise with HR systems (e.g., Workday, ATS) and a passion for leveraging technology to streamline processes.
  • Solid understanding of employment regulations and compliance requirements.
  • Experience supporting global teams.
  • Meticulous attention to detail - from People data to employee communications.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
  • Passion for providing exceptional employee experiences.
  • A proactive problem-solver who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
Benefits
  • Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
  • Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
  • 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
  • ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
  • 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
HR systemsPeople Operationsemployee lifecycle managementleave administrationdata administrationcompliance managementprocess optimizationreportingdocumentation managementemployee experience
Soft Skills
attention to detailorganizational skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationcustomer serviceadaptabilityproactivitytime managementsupport