People Operations Generalist

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite position at the Long Beach location. Occasional travel to other California locations may be required. The role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information, so the hire must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.

Salary: $71,369–$119,892 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops space stations, spacecraft, satellite products, and space infrastructure for commercial, government, and private customers.

What you will do

• Serve as a first point of contact for routine employee questions and People Operations requests.
• Coordinate new-hire onboarding, orientation logistics, materials, scheduling, communications, and first-day readiness.
• Prepare and administer separation agreements, termination documentation, offboarding activities, signatures, deadlines, and records.
• Process approved employee data changes and routine transactions in Rippling and other People Operations systems.
• Maintain confidential employee records, trackers, checklists, templates, SOPs, and audit-ready documentation.
• Identify process improvements and provide cross-functional coverage for employee lifecycle programs and team priorities.

Requirements

• High school diploma and at least one year of experience in People Operations, Human Resources, or a related role.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, prioritization, and judgment in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience handling confidential and sensitive employee information with discretion.
• Experience with or willingness to learn HRIS and People Operations systems; Rippling experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace and/or Microsoft Office, including spreadsheets, trackers, and shared documentation.
• Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing due to U.S. export-control requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with onboarding, orientation, employee separations, offboarding, or separation agreements.
• Experience maintaining employee data, tracking time-away requests, or managing employee communications.
• Experience maintaining SOPs, checklists, trackers, and other process documentation.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in a fast-paced, growing, manufacturing, engineering, or similarly operational environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• Onsite meals and refreshments, including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner, and subsidized lunch.
• ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, and additional discounts and perks.