People Operations Specialist – Onboarding & HRIS

About the role

This is a 6-month W2 contract role for a People Operations Specialist - Onboarding & HRIS, remote within the U.S. with Pacific Time hours preferred. The role supports high-volume onboarding and day-to-day People Operations, maintains accurate employee data in Workday, and ensures a seamless experience for employees and contingent workers.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day onboarding execution for new hire cohorts, including both full-time employees and contingent workers.
• Coordinate start dates, collect required information, initiate onboarding activities, and communicate with incoming hires and managers.
• Support contingent worker onboarding, including background check initiation, welcome communications, and start-date coordination.
• Partner with internal teams to ensure new hires have a smooth and well-organized onboarding experience.
• Help manage onboarding volume and provide coverage across the People Operations team during busy periods.
• Maintain accurate employee and worker records within Workday.
• Process employee status changes, worker updates, contractor modifications, and other personnel transactions.
• Support full-time/part-time conversions and contingent worker changes.
• Audit employee information and resolve discrepancies to maintain strong data integrity across People systems.
• Partner with People Partners, managers, Payroll, Legal, IT, and other teams when employee records require updates or corrections.
• Triage and respond to employee questions and requests through an internal People support ticketing system.
• Provide responsive, customer-focused support for time-sensitive People Operations needs.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners to resolve employee and onboarding issues efficiently.
• Help create and maintain onboarding guides, process documentation, playbooks, FAQs, and other People Operations resources.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and create more efficient and scalable employee experiences.

Requirements

• Previous experience in People Operations, HR Operations, HR coordination, employee lifecycle operations, or a similar role.
• Experience supporting onboarding for employees and/or contingent workers.
• Experience working within a technology company; experience in a high-growth or rapidly scaling organization is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Workday or a comparable HRIS; Workday experience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with additional People systems such as Greenhouse, background check platforms, ticketing systems, or similar tools is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional judgment and discretion when handling confidential employee information.
• A customer-service mindset and a desire to create an excellent experience for employees, candidates, managers, and internal partners.
• Comfortable collaborating closely with teammates and providing coverage during high-volume periods.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans)
• Supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity)
• 401(k)-retirement savings
• Life & disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Legal support
• Pet insurance
• Employee discounts with preferred vendors

Pay

$75-$85/hour depending on experience

Schedule

Remote - U.S. | Pacific Time hours preferred