People Operations Associate

TriEdge; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Job summary

TriEdge Investments is seeking a highly organized People Operations Associate to support day-to-day HR across the full employee lifecycle. You will own core HR programs, including benefits administration, 401(k) operations, PEO management, and HR systems, while participating in projects like international expansion and equity issuance.

This is an in-person role near Hudson Yards, New York, with a hybrid schedule (in the office Monday-Thursday, remote on Fridays).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, psychology, or related field.
• 5 years of relevant HR experience.
• Exposure to benefits administration, PEO models, and HR systems.
• Strong attention to detail with scalable processes.
• Excel/Google Sheets proficiency.
• Experience with HRIS/ATS/PEO platforms a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer the company’s 401(k) plan, including enrollments, contributions, compliance coordination, and vendor communication.
• Support annual benefits renewals and open enrollment with PEO and brokers.
• Manage day-to-day PEO operations, employee record changes, payroll, and compliance.
• Assist with new company/entity setup and coordination with legal, finance, payroll, and benefits providers.
• Manage unemployment claims with external vendors and timely responses.
• Maintain and update the employee handbook and policies for ongoing compliance.
• Support employee equity issuance processes with legal, cap table providers, and stakeholders.
• Own administration of HR systems and tools (HRIS, ATS, payroll/PEO platforms).
• Partner on people reporting and analytics, headcount reporting and turnover metrics.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data-driven

Numbers mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Psychology or related field

Tools

HRIS

ATS

PEO platforms

Notion

Slack

Excel/Google Sheets

Job description

People Operations Associate

TriEdge Investments is a family office and technology company based in New York. We make concentrated investments in a few companies. We also incubate technology companies to solve the problems our investment team observes in our portfolio companies. In this sense, we've proven it's a true industry problem. We only focus on select healthcare verticals. Our mission is to improve patient outcomes and reduce the complexity of healthcare through better investing and technology. To do this, we find and foster extraordinary people who can think hyper-rationally yet with creativity. Our talent philosophy is that to do something different, you must be different. We enjoy working with people who think so too.

What We're Really Looking For

We’re looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented People Operations Associate to work alongside our People Associate and support day-to-day People Operations across the full employee lifecycle. This role will take meaningful ownership of core HR programs and infrastructure-including benefits administration, 401(k) plan operations, PEO management, HR systems, and people reporting-while supporting special projects such as new entity setup, international expansion, and equity issuance. This is an ideal role for someone early in their HR career who wants exposure to sophisticated People Operations in a high-performance, fast-growing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer the company’s 401(k) plan, including enrollments, contributions, compliance coordination, and vendor communication

• Support annual benefits renewals and open enrollment in partnership with the PEO and benefits brokers

• Manage day-to-day PEO operations, serving as a key point of contact for employee record changes, benefits, payroll processing, and compliance matters

• Support new company/entity setup, including coordination with legal, finance, payroll, and benefits providers

• Manage the unemployment claims process, working with external vendors and ensuring timely documentation and responses

• Maintain and update the employee handbook, people policies, and internal documentation to ensure ongoing compliance

• Support employee equity issuance processes, including onboarding coordination with legal, cap table providers, and internal stakeholders

• Own administration of HR systems and tools (HRIS, ATS, payroll/PEO platforms), ensuring data accuracy and process documentation

• Partner with the People Associate on people reporting and analytics, supporting headcount reporting, turnover metrics, and workforce insights

• Support international expansion projects, including coordination with external advisors on employment setup, payroll, and benefits in new geographies

• Own people-related projects across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, audits, and compliance initiatives

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field

• 5 years of relevant experience in HR, People Operations, or related administrative/operations roles (internships or contract experience welcomed)

• Exposure to or interest in benefits administration, PEO models, and HR systems

• Strong attention to detail with a love for building clean, scalable processes

• Self-identifying as a numbers/data person; Excel/Google Sheets proficiency preferred

• Tech-forward and quick to learn new tools (experience with HRIS, ATS, PEO platforms, or Notion/Slack a plus)

• High integrity with the ability to handle sensitive employee information with discretion and professionalism

• Proactive, dependable, and excited to grow within a small, high-impact People team

Location

TriEdge is an in-person team with offices in Hudson Yards, New York. This role is expected to be in office Monday - Thursday, working remotely on Fridays.

Pay transparency

The annual base salary range for this position is $110,000 – $130,000, which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things This role is eligible for an annual performance bonus.

Please note:

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.