On-Site People Ops Partner | Grow with Impact

TaxRise Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Professional Development Program

On-site gym and gaming lounge

Catered team lunches on Fridays

Quarterly company outings

Job summary

TaxRise Inc. is seeking a People Operations Generalist to be the first point of contact for employees and managers, guiding sensitive matters and building programs to support growth.

This on-site role focuses on employee relations, investigations, and coaching managers to handle performance and leave processes effectively. The position emphasizes maintaining compliant practices under FMLA/ADA/LOA, dashboarding, and training new managers, with a culture of fairness and proactive change within

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of progressive HR experience, including time in a generalist role.
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience with employee relations, leave and accommodations, and workplace investigations.
• Working knowledge of employment law, including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Title VII and state and local requirements.
• Sound judgment, clear writing and the discretion to handle sensitive matters, including knowing when to elevate.
• Comfort coaching managers at every level and holding a firm, fair line.

Responsibilities

• Be the day-to-day People partner for employees and managers across departments, and own employee relations from intake to resolution, escalating to People Leadership when a situation calls for it.
• Partner with People Leadership to run thorough, objective and timely investigations into allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation and failure to accommodate.
• Coach managers through performance, attendance and difficult conversations, from documentation and corrective action to early intervention, and review termination requests with leadership so every separation is fair and defensible.
• Administer leaves of absence and accommodation requests under FMLA, ADA and state and local law, and monitor leave and attendance patterns so protected leave is applied consistently and never counted against employees.
• Build and maintain leave and employee relations dashboards.
• Conduct exit interviews, and report turnover trends and recommendations to leadership.
• Champion TaxRise's values in every interaction, run engagement and pulse surveys, and follow through with managers so feedback turns into action. Help teams adapt with clarity as we grow and our processes change.
• Keep the handbook and People policies current, and design and deliver new-manager onboarding and people-manager training.

Skills

Employee relations

Leave & accommodations

Workplace investigations

Employment law

Coaching managers

Education

PHR/SPHR/SHRM certifications

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

HRIS reporting

Job description

TaxRise Inc. is seeking a People Operations Generalist to be the first point of contact for employees and managers, guiding sensitive matters and building programs to support growth.

This on-site role focuses on employee relations, investigations, and coaching managers to handle performance and leave processes effectively. The position emphasizes maintaining compliant practices under FMLA/ADA/LOA, dashboarding, and training new managers, with a culture of fairness and proactive change within