HR Operations Specialist
Sunrise
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $110,000 per year
About the role
- Run and oversee U.S. payroll (currently through Justworks PEO), ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Maintain employee records, I-9s, and employment documentation for Sunrise Inc.
- Manage onboarding and offboarding workflows for U.S. employees
- Ensure HR systems and documentation remain accurate and audit-ready
- Serve as the internal resource for U.S. federal and multi-state employment law, including California and New York
- Monitor regulatory changes and update policies, payroll, or processes as needed
- Manage leave of absence cases, including FMLA, state leave programs, and parental leave
- Ensure correct exempt / non-exempt classification and supporting documentation
- Maintain U.S. employment policies, offer letters, and handbook content
- Administer U.S. benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and FSA/HSA plans
- Manage open enrollment end-to-end
- Act as the primary point of contact for employee benefits questions
- Partner with brokers and HR leadership to review and improve benefit offerings
- Provide clear guidance to managers and employees on HR policies and processes
- Translate complex legal or policy topics into practical, understandable information
- Build and maintain simple, scalable HR processes
- Support a consistent, high-quality employee experience through reliable operations
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in HR operations, HR generalist, or people operations roles with a U.S. focus
- Strong knowledge of U.S. federal employment law and experience supporting multiple states (California is a strong plus)
- Hands-on payroll experience, including running or directly managing payroll
- Experience administering benefits programs and managing open enrollment
- Ability to work independently and own processes end-to-end
- Strong attention to detail and comfort handling sensitive information
- Clear communicator who can explain complex topics to non-experts
- Comfortable working in a small, fast-moving team without a large HR department
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- FREE One Medical membership
- 401(k) with company match
- 20 days PTO + 10 paid holidays + 80 hours paid sick leave
- Monthly phone and internet stipend
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Hard Skills & Tools
U.S. payrollJustworks PEOemployee records managementonboarding workflowsoffboarding workflowsFMLAbenefits administrationopen enrollment managementemployment law complianceHR systems management
Soft Skills
attention to detailclear communicationindependent workprocess ownershipproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsadaptabilityteam collaborationguidance provision