People Operations Specialist — Onboarding, Compliance & Immigration

Hark; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hark is seeking a People Operations Specialist to run the day-to-day HR engine, including onboarding, compliance, timekeeping, and employee support. This hands-on role emphasizes attention to detail in a high-volume startup environment.

You will own onboarding, I-9/E-Verify, record-keeping, and off-boarding coordination, while supporting benefits, payroll, and policies. California employment law and data accuracy are essential in this fast-paced role.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in People Operations, HR administration, or HR coordination.
• Hands-on I-9/E-Verify administration and record-keeping.
• Working knowledge of timekeeping systems and California wage-and-hour basics.
• HRIS experience; Justworks & Rippling experience is a plus.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and dependable with high-volume work.
• Clear, friendly communicator who can support employees at every level.
• Strong working knowledge of California employment law, FLSA classifications, and benefits administration.

Responsibilities

• Build and run onboarding and off-boarding processes with details from offers to records.
• Maintain confidential employee records and personnel files across employees.
• Process HRIS transactions with a high bar for data accuracy.
• Serve as first point of contact for HR questions including benefits, pay, policies.

Skills

I-9/E-Verify administration

Timekeeping systems

HRIS data-entry accuracy

California employment law knowledge

Benefits administration

Clear, friendly communicator

Tools

Justworks

Rippling

Job description

Hark is seeking a People Operations Specialist to run the day-to-day HR engine, including onboarding, compliance, timekeeping, and employee support. This hands-on role emphasizes attention to detail in a high-volume startup environment.

You will own onboarding, I-9/E-Verify, record-keeping, and off-boarding coordination, while supporting benefits, payroll, and policies. California employment law and data accuracy are essential in this fast-paced role.