People Operations Specialist — Data-Driven HR & Onboarding

Northwood Space; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space is seeking a People Operations Specialist to ensure smooth employee lifecycle processes from onboarding to offboarding. You will partner with the People team to maintain data integrity in systems like Rippling and deliver a responsive experience.

Responsibilities include data accuracy, lifecycle event support, compliance, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and communications across the organization. Only US-based candidates eligible.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in People Operations, Employee Experience, or a similar shared service role.
• Experience building and improving processes for efficiency and accuracy while maintaining data integrity.
• Self-starter with strong judgement; knows when to own outcomes and when to escalate.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to drive program improvements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee questions across the people lifecycle, triaging and resolving issues.
• Support the People team in onboarding, offboarding, and other lifecycle events.
• Own the accuracy and integrity of employee data in Rippling, including job changes, background checks, and lifecycle updates.
• Support compliance related processes, documentation, and audits across the employee lifecycle.
• Identify trends and gaps in the employee experience to inform process improvements, policy updates, and employee communications.

Skills

People Operations

Data analysis

Process improvement

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

Rippling

HRIS

Job description

Northwood Space is seeking a People Operations Specialist to ensure smooth employee lifecycle processes from onboarding to offboarding. You will partner with the People team to maintain data integrity in systems like Rippling and deliver a responsive experience.

Responsibilities include data accuracy, lifecycle event support, compliance, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and communications across the organization. Only US-based candidates eligible.