People Operations Lead — HR Onboarding & Ops

Kindredventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas is seeking a People Operations Lead to run day-to-day HR for a 80–100 person team in a fast-growing startup. You’ll own onboarding, benefits, payroll coordination, and employee records, while shaping policies and ensuring consistent processes across the organization.

You’ll function as the go-to person for HR operations, partner with a PEO and providers, and help streamline performance cycles and recruitment logistics to keep operations running smoothly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in People Operations or HR Operations.
• Experience at a high-growth startup or similarly demanding company.
• Experience supporting a company of roughly 50–200 employees.
• A track record of running processes independently and making them more efficient.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Good judgment and discretion with sensitive information.
• Clear, direct communication, including the ability to deliver difficult or unpopular news with professionalism.
• Comfort carrying out decisions made by leadership and representing them consistently to employees.
• The ability to prioritize, solve problems, and follow through without constant direction.
• Working knowledge of HR systems, benefits, payroll coordination, and employment documentation.

Responsibilities

• Run onboarding and offboarding from start to finish.
• Administer benefits, PTO, and leave, and coordinate payroll.
• Maintain employee records and HR systems.
• Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions about benefits, policies, and HR processes.
• Keep the employee handbook and company policies up to date as leadership updates them.
• Coordinate with our PEO, benefits providers, and outside employment counsel.
• Run performance-review cycles and other recurring people processes on schedule.
• Support managers in addressing performance issues and giving clear feedback, within the approach set by leadership.
• Coordinate recruiting logistics: scheduling interviews, preparing offers, and getting new hires ready for day one.
• Streamline the tools, templates, and workflows managers use for hiring, feedback, and reviews.
• Make sure employees have a smooth, professional experience from their first day through their departure.
• Communicate HR and policy updates to the company clearly and on time.
• Coordinate employee feedback surveys and company-wide people initiatives.
• Handle sensitive employee matters with discretion and good judgment.
• Spot gaps and inefficiencies in day-to-day processes and fix them.
• Keep HR documentation accurate and current.
• Make sure people processes are applied consistently and deadlines are met.
• Know when an issue needs to go to leadership, our PEO, or outside counsel, and elevate it promptly.

Skills

People Operations

HR Operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Discretion

Organization

Problem solving

Tools

HR systems

Payroll coordination

Employment documentation

Job description

Atlas is seeking a People Operations Lead to run day-to-day HR for a 80–100 person team in a fast-growing startup. You’ll own onboarding, benefits, payroll coordination, and employee records, while shaping policies and ensuring consistent processes across the organization.

You’ll function as the go-to person for HR operations, partner with a PEO and providers, and help streamline performance cycles and recruitment logistics to keep operations running smoothly.