People Operations Generalist (US & Canada Payroll)

Location: Hybrid in the Midtown office in New York City, Tuesday–Thursday; the role supports employees across the United States and Canada

Company

hirify.global provides a business planning solution that automates reporting, collaboration, planning, and forecasting for finance teams.

What you will do

• Own People Operations across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, employee changes, leaves, documentation, and off-boarding.
• Prepare and review payroll operations across the United States and Canada, including hires, terminations, salary changes, variable compensation, benefits, and other employee changes.
• Partner with payroll providers, Finance, external advisors, managers, and the Global People Manager to ensure accurate and compliant payroll cycles.
• Support People Operations, benefits, PTO, leave administration, employee documentation, and confidential employee matters.
• Maintain HR systems, employee data, recurring workflows, SOPs, and scalable operational processes.
• Provide on-the-ground People team support in the New York City office for the CEO and Chief of Staff.

Requirements

• Hands-on payroll experience in both the United States and Canada is essential.
• 5+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations, or a similar generalist role.
• Strong experience with onboarding, compensation changes, leaves, off-boarding, benefits, and employment documentation.
• Practical knowledge of US and Canadian People Operations and employment requirements.
• Experience working with external payroll providers, PEOs, or similar partners.
• Strong HR systems, data, process improvement, judgement, discretion, and ownership skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Lean People team with significant ownership over the operational foundations of a growing North American organization.
• Competitive compensation including an equity package.
• Competitive vacation policy and medical insurance.
• L&D budget and access to the Meditopia wellbeing platform.
• Language courses in English and Spanish.
• Values include customer obsession, audacious ambition, diversity of thought, honest feedback, and radical candor.