People Operations Generalist

Signal Advisors; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

3% 401k company contribution

Parental leave

Home office stipend

Annual all-company retreat

Job summary

Signal Advisors, a Detroit-based company solving retirement planning challenges, is hiring a People Operations Generalist to support the full employee lifecycle from recruiting through onboarding and offboarding.

You will work with a dispersed team, coordinate interviews, draft internal communications, and help drive People initiatives while maintaining discretion and collaboration across departments.

Qualifications

• Some experience in an HR or People-related role is a plus.
• Recruiting experience is an extra plus!
• Must be able to work in our Detroit office at least 2 days each week.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and off-boarding experiences.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews and manage candidate communications.
• Communicate with team members across departments and provide backup People Operations support.
• Draft clear internal communications, newsletters, and presentations.
• Serve as a point of contact for team member questions and concerns.
• Assist with implementing people initiatives like performance reviews and benefits enrollment.
• Help scale People processes by updating systems and documentation.
• Assist Head of People with day-to-day tasks and ad-hoc projects.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Confidentiality

Collaborative

Recruiting experience

Tools

Slack

AI tools

Job description

Signal Advisors is on a mission to solve the retirement crisis. 69% of Americans do not work with a financial advisor today, and only a quarter have a financial plan. Our team is reimagining a 60‑year‑old industry—bringing new technologies, comprehensive services, and an inspired vision to financial advisors. Supported by our incredible investors, we’ve grown from a small Detroit-based team in 2020 to over 140+ team members dispersed across the country.

We are: Empowering Leaders. Client Advocates. Entrepreneurial Champions.

Our team is a blend of industry experts and technologists building a better business, together. We’re in it for the long haul. Are you looking to be part of a dedicated, dispersed team where you can architect your impact and shape the company’s vision? Join us at Signal!

THE JOB

The People Operations Generalist will be involved in all aspects of the team member lifecycle, from recruiting to operational tasks and onboarding/off-boarding. The People Team is agile and hands‑on, unafraid to roll up their sleeves, and continually evolve and adapt to meet our team member and company needs. We are looking for someone who can flex from one aspect of the team member lifecycle to another while staying curious.

What You’ll Get To Do

• Support the onboarding and off‑boarding experience.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews and own candidate communication throughout the recruitment process.
• Effectively communicate with team members across all departments on various topics, and provide backup support for time‑sensitive People Operations tasks, ensuring seamless continuity.
• Draft clear and engaging internal communications, newsletters, and presentations.
• Serve as a point of contact for team member questions and concerns.
• Assist with the execution of key people initiatives, like performance reviews, benefits enrollment, feedback systems, all‑company meetings, and more.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of people‑related processes and initiatives.
• Assist the Head of People with day‑to‑day work, ad‑hoc requests, or projects across candidate and team member experience.
• Help scale the People function by ensuring our systems, processes, and documentation are updated, accurate, and effective.

What We’re Looking For In Team Members

• A proactive and highly organized individual with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt your style to different audiences.
• A natural ability to build rapport and maintain positive relationships with people at all levels.
• Comfort and proficiency with software and tools, with a strong aptitude and curiosity for learning new systems and exploring new technologies, like artificial intelligence tools. Experience with Slack is a significant plus.
• A collaborative team player who is eager to learn and contribute in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion and demonstrate strong self‑awareness, with the capacity to give and receive feedback constructively.

What You Have

• Some experience working in an HR or People‑related role is a plus.
• Recruiting experience is an extra plus!
• Must be able to work in our Detroit office at least 2 days each week. May be required to be in more frequently from time to time.

WHAT WE VALUE @ SIGNAL

We’re obsessed with finding a better way. Never settle for less.

We act with a sense of urgency. We use our best judgment to act urgently on the right things at the right time.

We raise our level of awareness. Everything starts with awareness. We’re curious and alert to what is happening around us.

We find inches everywhere around us. There are thousands of opportunities to make an impact. We take those opportunities and act.

We do the right thing. Sticking to the highest standard of integrity is not optional.

We have strong opinions, loosely held. It’s not about WHO is right, it’s about WHAT is right.

Simplicity is Genius. Simplicity doesn’t just clarify; it makes things better for everyone. It’s that simple.

Ideas are valued, execution is worshiped. Great ideas get you to the 50‑yard line; outstanding execution gets you into the end zone.

We are the “they”. There is no “they”. We are empowered to fix things, to be proactive, to find a solution.

We launch big ideas and then obsess over feedback to learn how we can make it even better.

Compensation & Benefits

The US base salary for this full‑time position is determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data.

In Addition To Salary, Our Team Members Benefits Include

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• FSA or HSA‑eligible health plans
• 3% 401k company contribution with no vesting period
• Paid parental leave
• Learning & Development stipend
• Wellness Programs
• Flexible vacation policy
• 10 company‑wide holidays
• $500 for your home office setup
• Annual all‑company retreat
• Competitive equity package based on on role and level

Our company is committed to building a team that represents people from many different backgrounds and professional, educational, and life experiences. We strongly encourage you to apply, so think of our job postings as just the start of the conversation. Take the leap — you might just be the perfect person for one of our open roles, even if you don’t fully match every requirement on the job description.