People Operations Specialist

Role Overview

You will be the hands-on engine of Circadia’s People function, working closely with an executive sponsor, PEO, and outside employment counsel to run the day-to-day of onboarding, offboarding, HRIS data, benefits and payroll administration, and employee questions for a workforce that spans office, clinical, and field staff across the US, UK, and Pakistan.

What You Will Do

Onboarding and offboarding, HRIS and people data, employee support, compliance support, performance and engagement cycles, international coordination, and process improvement.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role suits an early-career professional who is detail-obsessed, warm, resourceful, and knows when to ask for help, with broad exposure to compliance, employee relations, and systems, and a clear path to grow as the function scales.

Requirements

• 2+ years of HR or People Operations experience, ideally at a startup or fast-growing company
• Hands-on experience with an HRIS and onboarding/offboarding processes
• Working knowledge of California employment basics (wage and hour, leave, I-9s), with willingness to deepen
• Exposure to benefits and payroll administration
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Sound judgment on what to handle independently and what to escalate
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and comfort building simple reports
• Comfort using AI and modern tools to streamline work

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits and payroll administration
• HRIS data management
• Employee support
• Compliance support
• Performance and engagement cycles
• International coordination
• Process improvement

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