People Operations Architect: Scale HR Systems

Code Metal, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible hybrid work arrangement

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Paid Time Off (Uncapped Vacation, plus

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Job summary

Code Metal, Inc. is seeking a proactive People Operations professional to own onboarding, offboarding, and HR processes as the company scales in the United States.

You'll manage benefits, compliance across states, and the transition from PEO to HRIS, building reports and automations to streamline workflows while supporting managers and employees with clear, confidential communication. Relocation assistance and a flexible hybrid schedule are offered.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in People Operations or HR generalist roles at a fast growing startup
• Experience executing at least one people program end to end, such as open enrollment, a review cycle, or onboarding
• Excellent verbal & written communications and a discreet handling of confidential information
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment compliance across multiple states, including Massachusetts & California
• Hands-on experience running core HR/People operations on a PEO or HRIS
• Experience in defense, government contracting, or other regulated environments
• Experience running communications for people programs (rollouts, all-hands, manager toolkits)
• Automation, no-code, or AI tools (Zapier, Google Apps Script) to streamline processes

Responsibilities

• Own onboarding, offboarding, job changes, and background checks from signed offer to last day
• Keep Justworks and employee roster accurate for downstream data integrity
• Run operating side of our twice-a-year feedback cycle and compensation reviews
• Administer benefits and leave, open enrollment, and benefits execution
• Ensure compliance when hiring in new states (I-9s, postings, trainings, handbooks)
• Support transition from PEO to HRIS and document/automate workflows
• Build headcount, org, and program reports
• Provide a trusted resource, document processes, and flag root causes when questions reoccur

Skills

People Operations

HR Generalist

Communication

Data storytelling

Policy compliance

Automation tools

Tools

HRIS

PEO

Google Sheets

Job description

Code Metal, Inc. is seeking a proactive People Operations professional to own onboarding, offboarding, and HR processes as the company scales in the United States.

You'll manage benefits, compliance across states, and the transition from PEO to HRIS, building reports and automations to streamline workflows while supporting managers and employees with clear, confidential communication. Relocation assistance and a flexible hybrid schedule are offered.