People Operations Generalist - HRIS & Process Automation Pro

Etched.ai; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental, and vision

Housing subsidy $2,500/month

Daily catered lunch and dinner

Relocation support to West San Jose

Job summary

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence and operates a fully in-person team in West San Jose. We’re seeking a hands-on People Operations Generalist to own the day-to-day employee experience from offer to last day and to scale our systems.

You’ll run end-to-end employee lifecycle, manage immigration with outside counsel, own Rippling HRIS, and partner with Finance, Legal, IT, and Recruiting to mature people processes.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in People Operations or a generalist role.
• Hands-on Rippling administration incl workflows, reports, integrations.
• Experience managing immigration cases (H-1B, O-1, green cards) with outside counsel.
• Proficiency with Jira, Slack, Ironclad, and GSuite.
• Data-oriented; able to turn exports into clear reports in spreadsheets.
• Knowledge of CA and federal employment law, leaves, and benefits administration.
• Discretion handling confidential information.
• Thrives in ambiguity and builds systems from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Own the employee lifecycle end-to-end from pre-hire to offboarding.
• Manage immigration processes with outside counsel.
• Own Rippling as HRIS, build workflows and keep data accurate.
• Build and improve People systems and automate repetitive work.
• Handle core People Ops work including leaves, inquiries, compliance.
• Develop and maintain HR compliance programs and handbooks.
• Analyze headcount, hiring, and engagement data and advise leadership.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, IT, and Recruiting on cross‑functional initiatives.
• Support employee recognition and team-building events.
• Manage vendor relationships for insurance, brokers, and EORs.
• Handle leave of absence, ADA accommodations, and employee-relations cases.
• Jump in on new programs or one-off projects.

Skills

People Operations

Data reporting

Policy development

Tools

Rippling HRIS

Jira

Slack

Ironclad

GSuite

Job description

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence and operates a fully in-person team in West San Jose. We’re seeking a hands-on People Operations Generalist to own the day-to-day employee experience from offer to last day and to scale our systems.

You’ll run end-to-end employee lifecycle, manage immigration with outside counsel, own Rippling HRIS, and partner with Finance, Legal, IT, and Recruiting to mature people processes.