People Operations Generalist (Compliance & Benefits)

Location: Hybrid in Austin, TX; Akron, Ohio; Irvine, CA; the San Francisco Bay Area; or Northern California. Onsite work is required every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Salary: $95,000–$110,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops software for the restaurant industry.

What you will do

• Own the HR compliance calendar, including EEO-1 reporting, FLSA audits, I-9 processes, state and local posting requirements, leave programs, background checks, SOC2 controls, and internal audits.
• Manage end-to-end benefits administration, including eligibility, life events, carrier feeds, billing, premium reconciliation, open enrollment, renewals, and employee issue resolution.
• Manage relationships with Sequoia, benefits vendors, brokers, and consultants.
• Partner with Payroll on deductions, arrears, retroactivity, reconciliations, audits, and other pay-impacting issues.
• Triage and resolve Total Rewards and People Operations tickets, manage Received Mail workflows, and process legal notices, garnishments, and government correspondence.
• Use AI and workflow automation to streamline audits, reporting, ticket triage, employee communications, self-service tools, and routine responses.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive HR operations experience with substantial hands-on responsibility for compliance and benefits administration.
• Experience managing multi-state or multi-country benefits programs and serving as the primary compliance resource for a company with 500+ employees.
• Experience leading open enrollment for populations of 500+ employees.
• Working knowledge of FMLA, ADA, FLSA, EEO-1, I-9, COBRA, and state-level employment regulations.
• Experience with benefits vendors, carrier feeds, reconciliation, Payroll partnership, and pay-impacting transactions.
• Proficiency with an enterprise HRIS; Workday is strongly preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience drafting corrective policies and compliance guidance without relying on templates.
• Experience building AI-powered automation for HR workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with regular onsite collaboration on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
• Medical benefits fully paid for employees.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Equity option grant.
• Unlimited paid time off, company holidays, and wellness initiatives.