Valon The People Operations Lead at Valon manages employee lifecycle operations and improves People Ops processes. This hands-on role includes coaching teammates and partnering with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
We’re looking for a senior, systems-minded People Operations Lead to run and improve the processes that support our employees from signed offer through offboarding.
This is a hands-on player-coach role. You’ll personally own critical People Ops workflows, coach and develop teammates, and use better systems, automation, and AI to make the function more scalable and effective. You’ll partner closely with the rest of the People team, including HR Recruiting and cross-functional partners like IT, Legal, Finance, and Workplace.
Employee lifecycle operations
Own onboarding from signed offer through a smooth new-hire experience.
Manage offboarding, transfers, leaves of absence, employment changes, contractor processes, and other lifecycle events.
Ensure employee data, documentation, and cross-functional handoffs are accurate and timely.
Build clear, consistent processes that work for employees, managers, and internal partners.
HRIS, payroll, and people systems
Own Rippling as a source of truth for employee data and People Ops workflows.
Maintain HRIS data integrity, permissions, documentation, and operational reporting.
Own end-to-end multi-state payroll, including accurate and timely processing, payroll tax compliance, and management of state and local payroll tax registrations and accounts. Partner with Finance and payroll providers to resolve issues.
Identify opportunities to improve workflows, integrations, and self-service.
Qualification
DeepExperience with HRIS data integrityHigh discretionA hands-on operating style
Required
7+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations, or a related function.
Meaningful experience owning broad People Ops responsibilities in a scaling organization.
Deep, hands-on experience administering and optimizing Rippling.
Strong experience with benefits administration, renewals, enrollment, vendors, and employee support.
Experience coordinating immigration and work authorization processes with outside counsel or an immigration provider.
Hands-on experience owning end-to-end multi-state payroll, including payroll taxes, registrations, and account management.
Experience with HRIS data integrity, compliance, documentation, and employee lifecycle operations.
Demonstrated examples of building and implementing automation in People workflows.
Experience coaching or developing People Ops teammates.
Strong cross-functional judgment and communication skills.
High discretion, attention to detail, and comfort handling sensitive employee information.
A hands-on operating style: you enjoy improving the system while still doing the work.
Preferred
Experience supporting compensation or performance-cycle operations.
