Senior HR & Operations Lead — Bilingual Mandarin

Movance; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Movance Inc., a Silicon Valley technology consulting startup, is seeking a highly organized Senior HR & Operations Specialist to own day-to-day HR administration, payroll execution, and Sunnyvale office operations in a fast-paced environment.

This IC role reports to the Founder & CEO and requires full professional fluency in English and Mandarin, strong California labor-law knowledge, and hands-on experience with HRIS tools such as Gusto or Rippling.

Qualifications

• Bilingual fluency in English and Mandarin is required to support cross-border operations.
• Solid knowledge of California labor laws, including wage-and-hour compliance.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS tools such as Gusto, Rippling, or similar systems.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack and digital documentation tools.

Responsibilities

• HR & Compliance Administration: Onboarding/offboarding, I-9 verifications, and confidential personnel records management per federal and California regulations.
• Payroll & Time Tracking: Bi-weekly payroll administration, time-card audits, and compliance with CA overtime and meal/rest rules.
• Office & Facilities Management: Manage Sunnyvale office logistics, equipment orders, vendor contracts, and facilities coordination.
• Cross-Border Operational Support: Support executives with scheduling, vendor communications across time zones, and translation/formatting tasks.

Skills

Bilingual English-Mandarin

HR operations

Payroll administration

Office management

Executive support

Tools

Gusto

Rippling

Google Workspace

MS Office 365

Slack

Job description

Movance Inc., a Silicon Valley technology consulting startup, is seeking a highly organized Senior HR & Operations Specialist to own day-to-day HR administration, payroll execution, and Sunnyvale office operations in a fast-paced environment.

This IC role reports to the Founder & CEO and requires full professional fluency in English and Mandarin, strong California labor-law knowledge, and hands-on experience with HRIS tools such as Gusto or Rippling.