People Ops Generalist — HRIS, Payroll & Compliance Lead

Midwest Startups; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) match

HSA

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Opiniion is seeking a seasoned People Operations Generalist to own HR operations end-to-end in Utah. You’ll manage benefits, leave, HRIS (Rippling), payroll, performance cycles, and employee relations, while calibrating data for leadership.

You’ll partner across the People Ops team, develop learning programs, maintain the employee handbook, ensure multi-state compliance, and act as backup during leadership absences.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as an HR Generalist or similar role.
• Hands-on experience administering payroll, benefits, and leave programs.
• Experience administering an HRIS platform (Rippling preferred) at a day-to-day level.
• Knowledge of multi-state employment law, compliance, and recordkeeping.
• Experience supporting or administering a performance review cycle.
• Strong analytical skills with HR reporting experience.
• Experience designing or coordinating learning and development programs.
• High attention to detail, sound judgment, and confidentiality.
• Ability to operate independently and take ownership during leadership absences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day administrator of Rippling (HRIS), maintaining data accuracy and producing standard reports.
• Track and maintain HR compliance documentation across multi-state jurisdictions.
• Administer quarterly performance review cycle, including scheduling, reminders, data consolidation, and calibration support.
• Serve as the first point of contact for employee relations questions and policy interpretation, escalating complex cases to the Director.
• Design and coordinate learning and development programs, including skills workshops, and manager training.
• Administer employee benefits, including enrollment, life-event changes, and broker-facing coordination.
• Own FMLA and state-specific leave cases from intake through return-to-work.
• Help maintain the employee handbook and internal HR policy documentation.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Specialist on new-hire handoff to ensure a smooth transition from onboarding.
• Plan and run the logistics for company culture and engagement activities throughout the year, including all-hands events, holiday celebrations, and team-building activities.
• Serve as a capable backup for core HR operations during planned leadership absences.
• Process payroll and own related tax and compensation administration, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
• Identify and support opportunities for process improvement and automation across People Ops systems.

Skills

HR operations

Payroll administration

Benefits administration

Leave management

HRIS administration

Performance management

Employee relations

Compliance

People analytics

Learning & development

Communication

Tools

Rippling

Job description

Opiniion is seeking a seasoned People Operations Generalist to own HR operations end-to-end in Utah. You’ll manage benefits, leave, HRIS (Rippling), payroll, performance cycles, and employee relations, while calibrating data for leadership.

You’ll partner across the People Ops team, develop learning programs, maintain the employee handbook, ensure multi-state compliance, and act as backup during leadership absences.