People Operations Coordinator

Soluna; United States; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Soluna is seeking a People Operations Coordinator based in Texas to manage payroll, HR administration, onboarding, and employee support, while partnering with Finance, Legal, and leaders across the org.

You’ll coordinate recruiting, manage records in Rippling, assist with offboarding, and help plan events and employer branding initiatives for a fast-growing company.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in People Operations, HR coordination, or related role; startup or high-growth environment preferred.
• Hands-on payroll experience required; familiarity with Rippling or similar PEO HRIS/ATS platforms strongly preferred.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail; you catch things before they become problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; you can represent Soluna professionally in any setting.
• Customer Service sensibilities, with problem solving support skills.
• Growth mindset with curiosity about people and program-building.
• Ability to handle confidentiality with discretion and professionalism.
• Comfort working across a small, fast-moving team with shifting priorities.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in HR, Business, Communications, or related field.
• Ability and willingness to travel to Soluna Data Center sites across the state of Texas.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate payroll processing cycle in coordination with Finance; ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain employee records in Rippling; manage status changes, leave tracking, benefits, and off-cycle adjustments.
• Be first point of contact for payroll/benefits questions; escalate when needed.
• Maintain state employment tax relationships and agency communications across states where Soluna employs.
• Serve as Rippling resource; support self-service features and system enhancements.
• Support recruiting across all active roles; scheduling interviews and managing communications.
• Prepare interview materials, scorecards, and debrief logistics for efficient processes.
• Track pipeline metrics and surface bottlenecks to the CPO.
• Coordinate onboarding: documentation, offer letters, background checks, IT access.
• Coordinate offboarding: paperwork, system removals, equipment return, final pay.
• Assist in planning company events and offsites; travel logistics for candidates and new hires.
• Maintain People Operations master calendar; track milestones and compliance training.

Skills

Payroll experience

Rippling

Organization

Communication

Customer service

Growth mindset

Confidentiality

Travel readiness

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Rippling

Job description

Soluna is on a mission to solve one of renewable energy’s biggest challenges: wasted power. Our data centers convert excess solar, hydro, and wind energy into productive computational work , such as Bitcoin mining, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. By co-locating with renewable power sources, we bring demand directly to the source, helping power plants increase revenue while contributing more megawatts to the grid.

We are looking for a People Operations Coordinator to join our world-class team.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role for someone who thrives on building efficient processes, supporting people, and keeping the engine running. At Soluna, our employees are the internal clients of the People team, so a Customer Service mindset is necessary. You will be the connective tissue across the full employee lifecycle — from the moment we post a role, through onboarding, and into the day-to-day rhythms of a fast-moving company. Based in Texas, you will play a critical role supporting our growing operations in the region while partnering with the broader team.

You will report to the Chief People Officer and partner closely with Finance, Legal, and functional leaders across the organization. This is an individual contributor role with significant ownership and real opportunity to grow.

What You’ll Do

Payroll & HR Administration

• Track timesheet submissions and process payroll each cycle in coordination with Finance; ensure submissions are accurate and on time.
• Maintain employee records in Rippling; process status changes, leave tracking, benefits enrollments, and off-cycle adjustments
• Answer employee questions about payroll and benefits; escalat
• Maintain state employment tax relationships: help process registrations, tax account maintenance, and agency correspondence across all states where Soluna employs
• Serve as the go-to Rippling resource: handle day-to-day system questions, help employees use self-service features, and recommend system usage enhancements
• Support recruiting activity across all active roles: scheduling interviews, managing candidate communications, and maintaining ATS (Rippling) data integrity
• Prepare interview materials, scorecards, and debrief logistics; keep the process moving efficiently for candidates and interviewers alike
• Track pipeline metrics and surface bottlenecks to the CPO

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Support

• Coordinate new hire onboarding: collect documentation, draft offer letters, run background checks, and work with IT on equipment and systems access.
• Coordinate offboarding: departure paperwork, systems removal, equipment return, and final pay coordination.
• Be a first point of contact for employee questions on policies, benefits, and HR processes; know when to resolve and when to escape.

Community Engagement & Employer Brand

• Partner with Marketing to represent Soluna at career fairs, university events, and community hiring initiatives; build relationships that strengthen our local recruiting pipeline
• Support relationships with regional colleges, workforce development organizations, and community partners

Offsite & Event Coordination

• Assist in the planning and execution of company offsites, all-hands events, and team gatherings: assist with venue sourcing, travel coordination, logistics, and on-site execution
• Handle travel arrangements and logistics for candidates and new hires relocating to or visiting Soluna sites

People Operations Calendar & Timeline Maintenance

• Maintain the People Operations master calendar: track new hire start dates, onboarding milestones, offboarding timelines, benefits open enrollment windows, annual compliance training, performance review cycles and 30-60-90 check-ins
• Flag upcoming milestones to the CPO and relevant stakeholders in advance

What You Bring

• 2-4 years of experience in People Operations, HR coordination, or a related role; startup or high-growth environment preferred
• Hands-on payroll experience required; familiarity with Rippling or similar PEO HRIS/ATS platforms strongly preferred
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail — you catch things before they become problems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; you can represent Soluna professionally in any setting
• Customer Service sensibilities, with problem solving support skills
• A growth mindset. Genuine curiosity about people and a desire to build programs, not just maintain them
• Ability to hold confidentiality with discretion and professionalism
• Comfort working across a small, fast-moving team where priorities shift and initiative is rewarded
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in HR, Business, Communications, or a related field
• Ability and willingness to travel to Soluna Data Center sites across the state of Texas

We are a diverse, driven team of entrepreneurs, energy experts, private equity leaders, storytellers and engineers. We are passionate about making the world greener and we have conviction about how we will bring change on a global scale.

We are equally as zealous about championing our teams, relentless about developing our people, and believe strongly that Soluna’s goals and commitment to our mission are strengthened by our employee’s voices.