People Operations (HR) Generalist

Recidiviz; Oakland, California, New York (CA, MO, NY); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization dedicated to improving the criminal justice system is seeking a People Operations Generalist. In this pivotal role, you will enhance employee experiences by managing onboarding, performance processes, and compliance. You will collaborate with leadership to foster a supportive workplace culture while ensuring HR operations run smoothly. Join a passionate team committed to making a meaningful impact on communities and creating safer environments. This role offers the chance to grow within a mission-driven organization that values kindness and humility.

Benefits

90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage

Flexible time off with 20 days PTO

401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match

12 weeks of paid parental leave

Complimentary One Medical membership

Monthly ClassPass credit

Free mental health support via Talkspace

Annual company offsite

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in HR roles with onboarding and offboarding.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage sensitive matters.

Responsibilities

• Manage onboarding and offboarding processes for new and departing team members.
• Coordinate payroll and benefits administration to ensure compliance.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Event Coordination

HR Systems Management

Tools

Justworks

CultureAmp

Job description

Location: Remote, New York City, or Oakland, CA

Role Type: Full-time

Compensation: For employees based in the Oakland or New York City metropolitan areas, where we have offices, the salary for this role is $94,000. For employees based elsewhere in the United States, the salary for this role is $86,000.

Hires remotely in: United States

Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience

Recidiviz is excited to be hiring a People Operations (HR) Generalist to join our team! As a small, fast moving part of the organization, we provide hands-on support and drive strategic people initiatives to help every team member thrive. That’s where you come in. We’re looking for a proactive, people-focused HR professional who’s passionate about creating great employee experiences. In this role, you’ll own and refine key HR processes, support our team, and collaborate with leadership to build a workplace where everyone can do their best work!

About us

Recidiviz is creating safer, healthier communities by improving outcomes for people in the criminal justice system. We build technology to reduce the number of people in prison and to help criminal justice leaders embrace data-driven decision-making.

Using software tools and thoughtful product design, we’ve been able to safely and permanently reduce incarceration and improve outcomes. We work side-by-side with leaders of the criminal justice system, people in prison and on supervision, and ecosystem partners to build a better path forward. In addition to the revenue we earn from state partners, some of the most respected philanthropists and foundations support our work.

People who succeed at Recidiviz lead with kindness and humility, assume good intent, learn from failure, and fix problems when they see them. They are excited to work arm in arm with government leadership and staff to improve outcomes. They are great listeners. They build deep relationships with and empathy for the people we work with and the people who our mission serves, even when those two groups feel at odds.

About the role

The People Operations (HR) Generalist at Recidiviz plays a key role in ensuring a smooth and positive experience for every team member. From managing onboarding and benefits administration to supporting performance processes and employee engagement, you’ll handle the details that keep our people operations running seamlessly. You'll also maintain HR systems, track compliance requirements, coordinate payroll, and assist with culture-building initiatives, ensuring our policies and processes support a growing, mission-driven team.

Core responsibilities

• Onboarding & Offboarding: Manage onboarding and offboarding processes, including HRIS updates, benefits enrollment, system access, and regular communications with new team members, departing team members, and their managers
• HRIS Maintenance: Maintain and update Justworks and other HR platforms, including troubleshooting calls with vendors
• Performance Management: Administer and help manage annual performance review cycle, ensuring milestones are completed on time to keep multi-part process running smoothly
• Payroll & Benefits: Manage benefits offerings, record and track taxable benefits, and make updates to payroll as needed
• Compliance: Maintain HR documentation, work with Justworks to ensure compliance with labor laws, track and support work authorizations
• Event Coordination: Plan and execute engaging company-wide events, including annual offsites and intern programs, managing logistics, budgeting, and vendor selection
• Administrative Office Support: Remotely manage New York City and Oakland, CA, offices including ordering snacks, supplies, and furniture, managing repairs, complying with lease terms, and providing remote access to in-office and visiting team members

Wild success

Here are a few things you might accomplish in your first year at Recidiviz that would demonstrate wild success in the People Operations (HR) Generalist role:

• Implemented improvements to the onboarding and offboarding processes, making sure new hires feel supported before day one and departures are handled smoothly
• Successfully planned and executed the annual company offsite, securing ideal venues, managing logistics, and ensuring an in-budget experience that fostered team connection
• Supported managers and employees through a seamless performance review cycle in CultureAmp
• Audited and refined Justworks to improve data accuracy and collection

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a related role, managing HR systems and onboarding and offboarding team members
• Exceptional organizational skills with experience tracking, prioritizing, and executing multiple initiatives
• Ability to manage sensitive employee matters with care
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort with public speaking to large groups of team members
• Proactive problem-solver with a customer-service mindset
• Eager to take ownership of coordinating large-scale, in-person events, including managing logistics for 100+ attendees at multi-day gatherings
• Familiarity with payroll and benefits administration, including retirement plans and fringe benefits

Compensation

Compensation is standardized based on roles and responsibilities. This ensures equitable compensation and responsible stewardship of our resources. As such, we do not negotiate compensation offers.

For employees based in the Oakland or New York City metropolitan areas, where we have offices, the salary for this role is $94,000. For employees based elsewhere in the United States, the salary for this role is $86,000.

What we offer

• Effective, extremely thoughtful colleagues, working together on a mission that matters
• 90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible time off, including 20 days of PTO, 3 days of paid volunteering time, and 13 paid holidays per year
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match and no vesting period
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Complimentary One Medical membership (availability based on location)
• Partnership with Carrot to provide employees with inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits, as well as a small but growing number of hormonal health and gender-affirming care benefits
• Monthly ClassPass credit for personal wellness
• Free mental health support via Talkspace
• Well-located offices in Oakland and Manhattan, with the flexibility to work remotely or go into either office as you choose
• An annual company offsite and other ad-hoc gatherings
• All the exhilarating challenges and stretch opportunities of a tech startup, combined with the mission-driven heart of a nonprofit

More about Recidiviz

Recidiviz was an all-volunteer effort until early 2019, when Clementine, Andrew, and Joshua founded the organization. Since then, we’ve built an A-team of software engineers, designers, product managers and domain experts, from companies like Google, Apple, Dropbox, Opower, and Sidewalk Labs. Recidiviz was part of Y-Combinator’s 2019 class and has received support from some of the most respected philanthropists and foundations, including Ford Foundation, Mackenzie Scott, Schmidt Futures, Arnold Ventures, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Mozilla Foundation.

Today, Recidiviz works with (and earns revenue from) over 18 state partners – big and small, red and blue – and covers more than 40% of the US incarcerated population. We have helped to get tens of thousands of people out of the criminal justice system, safely and equitably, and saved states nearly $1 billion. In the next five years, Recidiviz plans to partner with 40 states and help 250,000 people who are stuck in the system to get out and stay out. In addition to partnering with state Departments of Corrections, Recidiviz collaborates with and learns from partners – from organizations like the Correctional Leaders Association (CLA) to community based organizations and justice-impacted individuals, whose perspectives guide our work.

Lasting change is always built on diversity. Recidiviz recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, gender identity and all protected status as required by applicable law. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a special need that requires accommodation, please let us know in your application. Even if you don't think you meet all the criteria above, drop your resume, and we'll take a look – you might be great for another role or another time!

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