Senior People Operations Specialist

Swish Analytics

Senior HR Generalist managing complex employee issues across US and international jurisdictions. Ensuring compliance and efficiency in HR operations and payroll processes for a rapidly scaling startup.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $100,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring a seamless and positive experience for all employees.
Partner with the Talent Acquisition team to support the hiring process.
Analyze HR metrics and prepare reports to support management decision-making regarding staffing, turnover, and cost analysis.
Awareness and support mediating and resolving disputes, disagreements, and conflicts between employees, or between employees and management.
Support fair, consistent, and legally compliant application of the company's disciplinary procedures, up to and including termination.
Manage and execute the end-to-end payroll process for all US and international employees (including contractors) using our current payroll systems.
Ensure accurate and timely processing of salaries, deductions, taxes, and statutory contributions, adhering to local, state, federal, and international regulations.
Maintain meticulous employee records, ensuring data integrity and compliance across all HR systems.
Serve as the primary internal resource for HR compliance, staying current on all relevant US labor laws (federal and state) and international employment legislation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
5+ years HR experience, multi-state US payroll, and baseline EOR/HRIS system proficiency.
Proven experience managing multi-state US payroll (CA, NY, etc.) and international payroll/HR administration (e.g., Canada, UK, Europe, etc.).
Experience hiring employees internationally with a broad understanding of international labor law, benefits, and compliance.
Proficiency with HRIS/Payroll systems Gusto, Deel, Pebl (or similar) and Google Workspace.
Strong Excel skills including pivot tables, data validation, as well as lookup and conditional functions.
Preferred: Professional certification (e.g., SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, PHR), experience with Lattice.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k)
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR metrics analysispayroll processingmulti-state payrollinternational payroll administrationdata integrityemployee record managementdispute resolutioncompliance applicationstaffing analysiscost analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationconflict resolutionorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsdecision-makingproblem-solvingattention to detailteam collaborationadaptability

Certifications

SHRM-SCPSHRM-CPPHR