People Operations Generalist

Position Summary

We’re looking for a People Operations Generalist to join our Global People Operations team! The ideal candidate thrives in a startup environment, is very hands-on, naturally curious, and highly collaborative. This role is based in the U.S., with a preference for candidates in the Bay Area. This role will be responsible for updating our HRIS, U.S. compliance, immigration, and supporting our People Business Partner team with a focus on supporting the Americas. This role will work cross-functionally with other G&A teams to provide operational, compliance, and administrative support to the business. This position reports to the Senior Manager, People Operations.

Key Responsibilities

Onboarding & Employee Lifecycle

• Partner with the Talent Acquisition and People Operations teams to ensure alignment for onboarding new hires
• Complete I-9 verifications and process E-Verify for all new hires
• Partner with a cross-functional onboarding team to stay current on new hire pipelines and ensure a seamless onboarding experience
• Own all H-1B and visa transfers for U.S. new hires

Offboarding

• Partner with the PBP team to coordinate all the offboarding for the Americas 
• Maintain up-to-date U.S. termination documentation across all states
• Complete and manage all involuntary offboarding documents at the direction of the Legal and PBP teams

HRIS & Data Management

• Partner with team to manage our people data and maintain data integrity in our HRIS (HiBob)

Immigration & Global Mobility

• Manage day-to-day immigration cases 
• Manage global mobility cases end-to-end, including international transfers 
• Coordinate with external immigration counsel on visa requests and ensure timely processing.

Compliance & Operations

• Work with the Senior Manager to ensure legal compliance with all applicable U.S. federal, state, and local employment law
• Provide overall People Operations support to the team and organization through the ticketing system.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop workflow improvements and document new procedures.
• Identify and implement process improvements for efficiency and scale.
• Operate in an extremely organized manner, managing multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities, while being proactive and anticipating what needs to be done ahead of time.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with at least 3+ years of HR experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local employment laws and industry best practices.
• Experience supporting a global workforce and a basic understanding of global employment law.
• Hands-on experience maintaining an HRIS system, including data entry, access management, reporting, and managing workflows.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple, and sometimes conflicting, priorities.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy and integrity.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills with a desire to work in a collaborative environment.
• Proven ability to handle highly confidential data with professiona
• ism and discretion.
• Excited to support the full employee journey at Harness.

Work Location

Hybrid, San Francisco Bay Area

What you will have at Harness

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Flexible work schedule
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building events
• Monthly internet reimbursement