People Generalist

Our mission at Greenhouse is to make every company great at hiring – so we go to great lengths to hire great people because we believe that they’re the foundation of our success. At Greenhouse, you’ll join a team that collaborates purposefully, fosters inclusivity, and communicates with transparency and accountability so we can help companies measurably improve the way they hire. 

Join us to do the best work of your career, solving meaningful problems with remarkable teams.

Greenhouse is looking for a People Generalist to join our People Team!

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role is a trusted advisor, program manager, and operational backbone to the people team. You will act as a strategic extension of the CPO, keeping the People Team's engine running smoothly while ensuring cadence of initiatives land with clarity and purpose. This is not a role for someone who wants a predictable routine; it is for someone who genuine seeks opportunity to make an outsized impact across the entire People function, at a company that understands the strategic value of investing in People practices.

Who will love this job

• A connective force — you thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution across the people function
• An operational architect — you love turning messy, one-off processes into clean, repeatable playbooks, and you find deep satisfaction in building systems that create clarity for others
• A trusted ally — you understand that discretion, follow-through, and professionalism are not nice-to-haves — they are the foundation of the trust that makes this kind of role possible
• A calendar maestro — you see chaos in a busy executive's week as a puzzle to be solved, proactively building structure that protects focus while keeping doors genuinely open
• A dynamic executor — you can shift from owning a department-wide offsite to processing a vendor invoice without missing a beat, because you know it all matters

What you’ll do

• Represent the People Team and CPO with professionalism in interactions with internal and external stakeholders, including employees, vendors, and senior leadership
• Act as a trusted liaison for the CPO — attending meetings on their behalf, capturing key decisions, and pushing back diplomatically when calendar demand outpaces available time
• Program manage the integrated People Roadmap, tracking cyclical processes and special projects to ensure the team's execution cadence is sequenced, predictable, and high-impact
• Drive operational excellence by connecting the dots across siloed workstreams, turning one-off projects into scalable playbooks 
• Proactively identify overlaps, sequencing conflicts, and potential change fatigue across People programs, surfacing recommendations before they become problems for the broader organization
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and clarity across the People Team
• Manage the People Team's operating rhythm: facilitate meeting agendas and ensure strong follow-through on shared goals
• Coordinate complex travel, including detailed itineraries and timely expense reporting
• Execute on People programs end-to-end, including Bonusly distributions, Golden and Silver Gnome award fulfillment, and PX Workday ticket triage across the organization
• Support offsites and events for the People Team and Employee Resource Groups, coordinating travel, accommodations, food, and participant communications
• Support procurement efforts for the People Team, including purchase orders, change orders, invoice processing, and vendor onboarding steps such as legal and security reviews
• Assist Organizational Development programs by supporting onboarding logistics, including facilitator scheduling, new hire surveys, calendar invites, and learning content updates — with growth opportunities to facilitate sessions and support new hires directly
• Take on additional projects and responsibilities as business needs evolve

You should have

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience supporting HR or CPO-level leadership with a high standard of professionalism and discretion
• Experience in coordination, events, operations, or administrative roles in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail and organization, with comfort managing multiple competing priorities, timelines, and stakeholders simultaneously
• Ability to manage logistics end-to-end, including calendars, event budgets, attendee lists, and vendor processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with comfort using Slack, Zoom, Workday, and Google Workspace to collaborate asynchronously in a fully remote setting
• Experience managing vendors and processing payment. 
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves — this role spans the full spectrum from strategic program ownership to expense reports, and both matter equally
• The flexibility to adapt as responsibilities shift quarter to quarter
• Comfort working cross-functionally with colleagues across the People Team and with senior stakeholders across the company
• AI proficiency — you are curious about how AI tools can scale your work and you actively use them to do more with less

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

The national pay range for this role is $88,100 - $120,000 Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and qualifications. Certain roles may be eligible for additional compensation, including stock option awards, bonuses, and merit increases. Additionally, certain roles have the opportunity to receive sales commissions that are based on the terms of the sales commission plan applicable to the role.

Greenhouse provides a variety of benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, basic life insurance, mental health resources, financial wellness benefits, and a fully paid parental leave program. For US-based employees, we offer short-term and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan and company match. U.S. based employees also receive, per calendar year, up to 14 scheduled paid holidays and up to 80 hours of paid sick leave. Non-exempt employees accrue up to 20-25 days of paid vacation time annually, depending on tenure, and exempt employees have flexible paid time off (PTO).

The anticipated closing date for this role is May 1, 2026.

Who we are

At Greenhouse, we live by our mission through using our own product to help us hire the right person for the job, every time. We are a remote-first company and have shared office spaces in New York City and Ireland, and optional co-working spaces that give us flexibility to do our best work anywhere. We take an active role in our growth through a performance review program that’s committed to providing actionable feedback, and a bonus structure that rewards great performance. We believe that bringing together a variety of perspectives makes us a stronger company – and we nurture leaders who create an inclusive culture and invest into employee resource groups that celebrate our differences and life experiences. We’re proud to have built an award-winning culture that’s been recognized as Fortune’s Best Places to Work and Inc.’s Best Workplaces multiple years in a row. 

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