People Operations Specialist

Location: San Francisco, California; minimum 3 days per week in the office

Salary: $120,000–$150,000 base salary per year, plus bonuses and equity

Company

hirify.global builds photography tools and a connected workflow for a global creative community, including AI-enabled capabilities for photographers.

What you will do

• Own and maintain HRIS, contractor management platforms, and related workforce systems.
• Manage employee and contractor onboarding, offboarding, agreements, renewals, benefits, and leave processes.
• Build reports and dashboards covering headcount, organizational structure, contractor spend, turnover, hiring timelines, and workforce trends.
• Identify inconsistent or manual processes and replace them with scalable, documented workflows.
• Coordinate compliance, employment eligibility documentation, employee files, payroll inputs, audits, payments, and required reporting.
• Partner with the CEO and leadership on policies, handbook updates, internal communications, and culture-building operations.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations, People Systems, or a related operational role.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS platforms such as Sapling and Lattice, plus contractor management systems.
• Ability to design scalable processes, build reports, identify trends, and turn data into recommendations.
• Working knowledge of employment and contractor compliance fundamentals.
• Excellent written communication, discretion, and judgment when handling sensitive employee and contractor information.
• Fluent use of AI tools and interest in workflow automation.

Nice to have

• Experience overhauling a people system or process from an unreliable state into a dependable one.
• Experience working with both employees and contractors.
• Strong policy organization, documentation, and analytical decision-making skills.
• Interest in growing into broader People, Operations, or business leadership.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work serving tens of millions of photographers worldwide.
• Flexible time off, paid sick time, and 11 paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan and medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Bonuses, stock options, and additional benefits and perks.
• Opportunities to support team offsites, all-hands logistics, and employee appreciation.