About the role
Starburst Data is seeking a skilled, driven and proactive People Operations and Office Specialist to join our dynamic team. As a People Operations and Office Specialist, you will be responsible for driving a strong employee experience across the full employee lifecycle. Your responsibilities include owning EMEA employee inquiries, managing end-to-end processes and logistics across the global employee lifecycle, and taking on additional office management duties. These responsibilities include coordinating local offsites, supporting payroll coordination and wire transfers, and managing office vendor relations.
The successful People Operations and Office Specialist will work closely with HR team members as well as cross-functionally to ensure a strong employee experience and seamless global operating practices.
As a People Operations and Office Specialist at Starburst you will:
- Serve as the first point of contact for all global employees on all People related inquiries via our HR shared inbox and slack channels, responding and triaging questions as required.
- Manage end-to-end processes for EMEA, India, & APJ employee lifecycle including onboarding, benefit administration and leave of absence administration, job changes, and terminations.
- Coordinating voluntary and involuntary terminations, ensuring processes are consistent for an effective and streamlined global offboarding process.
- Administer employee onboarding processes, including background checks, new hire paperwork, hiring actions in HRIS.
- Stay current with EMEA, India, and APJ labor laws and regulations, identifying and addressing compliance gaps.
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the office, ensuring smooth and efficient workflows.
- Maintain office supplies and equipment, coordinate repairs, and manage vendor relationships for services such as cleaning, catering, and office supplies.
- Organize and coordinate ad-hoc company events, offsites, and team-building activities.
- Collect, organize, and send invoices from external contractors to relevant stakeholders or service providers.
- Compile and submit payroll data, including employee absences, leave requests, and benefit usage, to appropriate payroll processors or service providers.
- Identify, recommend, and propose new solutions for process improvements and program development, collaborating with internal stakeholders. Support various People Operations projects from initiation through final implementation.
Some of the things that we look for:
- 2+ years experience in HR / People Team or a related field, preferably in a globally distributed and heavily remote work environment.
- 1+ year experience in office administration or management related work.
- Experience working with UKG or other HCM systems
- Understanding of benefits administration and coordination
- Understanding of leave of absence administration & applicable laws
- High degree of personal ownership and accountability, meticulously organized, and detail-oriented.,
- Proficient knowledge of EMEA labor laws and regulations, specifically UK, Germany, Poland and Israel preferably.
- Proficiency in written and verbal English language.
- Team-oriented mindset with the proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team of diverse individuals.
- Trustworthy with the ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information.
- Ability to prioritize time effectively and handle adapting priorities through to completion.
- Able to navigate ambiguity and work effectively in high pressure situations.
- Startup experience and prior involvement with a fast-growing company, highly preferred.