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Salary: USD 120,000 - 160,000 / annual
Atticus is a Series C social enterprise helping Americans access life-changing benefits. The People Operations Lead will own the backbone of the People function, managing benefits administration, HRIS systems, payroll, multi-state compliance through a PEO partner, people policies, and performance/merit cycles.
You'll be the day-to-day operational owner, managing vendors, ensuring compliance as the company scales, running clean cycles, and improving the employee experience at every touchpoint. You'll also contribute to strategic decisions: evaluating when and how to transition away from the current PEO, replacing the HRIS platform, and evolving policies and benefits. You'll bring data-driven analysis and recommendations that shape these decisions.
Reporting to Amy Yu (Head of People), you'll join a small, high-ownership team deeply committed to the company's mission. The role offers significant autonomy and the opportunity to build systems and processes that directly impact how employees experience working at a fast-growing, mission-driven company.
The company is fully remote with quarterly travel to LA for in-person collaboration, offsites, and team gatherings (company-funded).
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years in People Operations at a venture-backed tech company
- Hands-on ownership of at least several of: benefits administration, HRIS, payroll, compliance, performance cycles, and policies
- End-to-end HRIS administration experience and vendor/partner management
- Demonstrated success driving system implementations or migrations
- Track record of automating and improving HR processes for efficiency, accuracy, and user experience
- Ability to handle both analytical work (benefits analysis) and interpersonal challenges (leave conversations) with tact and clarity
- Low-ego, high-ownership mindset; comfortable both executing work and identifying improvements
