People Operations Partner

Whatnot

People Operations Partner at Whatnot focusing on scalable and data-driven HR operations. Leading initiatives for payroll, compliance, and employee experience in a remote setting.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $113,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and execute key operational processes across the employee lifecycle, including job changes, departures, and compensation updates, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
Maintain accurate records and documentation, support internal and external audits, and strengthen processes to ensure ongoing compliance with policies and regulations.
Work closely with Finance and Total Rewards to support payroll processes, time tracking systems, and issue resolution, ensuring accuracy, strong controls, and a high-quality employee experience.
Develop and maintain Workday reports and dashboards that provide actionable insights and support business and operational decision-making.
Drive complex, cross-functional work from problem definition through execution, ensuring alignment, clear milestones, and measurable outcomes.
Act as a Workday expert, ensuring data accuracy, identifying issues proactively, and maintaining clean, audit-ready systems.
Identify gaps across workflows and design scalable, efficient solutions that improve accuracy, compliance, and user experience.
Respond to Tier 1 and Tier 2 questions, identify trends, and enhance self-service resources to improve efficiency and employee experience.
Share knowledge, document processes, and flex across onboarding, core operations, and systems, reporting, and compliance work as needed, contributing to a strong, scalable People Operations function.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5+ years of experience in People Ops, HR operations, or a similar role, ideally in a fast-growing environment.
Are a Workday power user, comfortable handling transactions, building reports, and proactively identifying data issues.
Have experience with compliance, audits, payroll, and/or time & attendance systems.
Think in systems and enjoy improving processes.
Are comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy and driving projects end-to-end in ambiguous environments.
Are organized, proactive, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Communicate clearly and thoughtfully across teams.
Take ownership and follow through.
Are familiar with tools like Google Workspace, Slack, Zendesk, Culture Amp, Navan, and Slab or Notion, and pick up new tools quickly.
Care deeply about creating a great experience for every Whatnaut.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

Workdaypayroll processestime tracking systemsreport buildingdata accuracycomplianceauditsprocess improvementemployee lifecycle managementissue resolution

Soft Skills

organizational skillsproactivedetail-orientedcommunicationownershipproblem-solvingautonomycross-functional collaborationadaptabilitycustomer experience focus