Founding People Operations Partner (AI)

Location: New York City, United States; on-site

Salary: $180,000–$240,000 base salary per year, plus equity and benefits

Company

hirify.global applies AI to transform critical institutions, embedding engineering, product, and research expertise with customers in industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, and energy.

What you will do

• Build and maintain integrations across People, Finance, Legal, and IT so employee data remains accurate across systems.
• Administer the HRIS and connected People systems, including configuration, permissions, workflows, fields, reporting, vendor support, and access requests.
• Design, document, and run employee lifecycle workflows covering onboarding, visa transfers, compensation changes, performance management, leave, and offboarding.
• Manage onboarding operations, including background checks, immigration support, I-9 verification, work authorization, equipment, and access provisioning.
• Administer payroll and benefits through the PEO and maintain accurate employee records and audit trails.
• Partner with the Head of People, answer employee questions, coordinate stakeholders, and maintain the People Operations knowledge base.

Requirements

• 5–7+ years of experience in People Operations or HR Operations in a high-growth environment.
• Experience procuring, implementing, and maintaining an HRIS or related People systems.
• Working knowledge of US employment practices, payroll, benefits, and compliance obligations.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through, spreadsheet skills, reporting ability, and data-quality instincts.
• Clear communication, sound confidentiality judgment, and a bias toward automation.
• Comfort working on-site and contributing to an in-office culture in New York City.

Nice to have

• Experience working with a Professional Employer Organization or transitioning from a PEO to an internal operation.
• Experience with AI tooling and lightweight automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Build foundational People Operations systems and processes in a rapidly growing company.
• Work closely with employees and leadership while turning ambiguity into practical operating processes.
• Support an in-office culture in NYC.
• Compensation includes equity in addition to the base salary.
• Work emphasizes ambitious problem-solving, customer outcomes, high-agency decision-making, and direct communication.