People Operations Partner

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, and Beaverton, OR, with additional offices in Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company

 

Job Application Deadline: 5/1/2026

The Opportunity

DAT is looking for a People Operations Partner to join our People Team working hybrid in Denver, Colorado.

Position Summary

The People Operations Partner is responsible for executing the processes, compliance administration, and teammate lifecycle workflows that keep DAT’s people programs running accurately and efficiently for 750+ teammates across six locations.  This role will help evolve the way we do things and partner closely with the Sr. Manager of Talent Ops & Analytics, Workplace Experience, People Business Partners, Finance, Legal, and IT to ensure every teammate touchpoint — from onboarding through offboarding — is handled with care and precision.

This is a high-execution role for someone who takes real ownership of their work, sweats the details, and finds genuine satisfaction in making complex processes run smoothly. You’ll play an important role in delivering a strong employee experience while serving as a go-to Subject Matter Expert for teammates across DAT on teammate process questions, and a reliable execution partner to the broader People team on programs and initiatives.

How This Role Fits

DAT’s Talent Operations function is organized into three pillars, all reporting to the Director of Talent Operations:

• Talent Ops & Analytics — HRIS configuration, compensation, analytics, data integrity, and system integrations. This role sits within this pillar.
• Talent Acquisition  — Full-cycle recruiting across all DAT functions and locations.
• Workplace Experience  — Physical office environments, site operations, and in-person teammate experience across all DAT locations.

The People Operations Partner works most closely with the Talent Ops & Analytics pillar and the People Business Partner team, serving as the execution layer for People processes and programs that cut across the full teammate lifecycle.

What You’ll Do

Teammate Lifecycle Administration

• Execute new hire onboarding workflows: process paperwork, complete HRIS data entry in UKG, coordinate system access with IT, and support first-week logistics.
• Administer offboarding processes including exit paperwork, system deprovisioning coordination, COBRA notifications, and final paycheck processing in partnership with payroll.
• Process employee lifecycle changes in UKG — promotions, transfers, title updates, reporting line changes, and compensation adjustments — with accuracy and within established SLAs and coordination with the payroll team
• Administer background check workflows for all new hires, ensuring state and federal compliance and timely communication to candidates and hiring managers.
• Respond to teammate inquiries via the HR inbox on benefits, leave policies, training requirements, and general HR questions — escalating to BPs or the Sr. Manager as appropriate.

Leave & Compliance Administration

• Administer leave of absence programs including FMLA/OFLA, parental leave, ADA accommodations, disability, and state-specific leaves — coordinating documentation, timelines, and teammate communication.
• Support immigration case coordination with external counsel, tracking filing timelines, facilitating document collection, and ensuring empl