Manager, People Operations

Workrise is the network that powers the energy industry. By making it easier, faster, and safer to do business in energy, we are accelerating the pace of growth and innovation, and empowering  the industry to do more - both for society and for the planet - than ever before.

Workrise is hiring a Manager, People Operations that will be responsible for owning People team systems, benefit administration and compliance with federal, state and local employment laws and regulations. Our ideal candidate for this role will be someone who has experience working in global HR functions that are results oriented and data driven. This role will be exempt and will report to the VP, People.

Why Join us? Our People team at Workrise helps to create and build an inspiring culture of belongingness.  We are strategic partners to the business to help facilitate strong business results.

 

What you’ll be doing:

• Be the “go-to” person on the team for the People team’s systems, tools, data, and processes for employee life cycle and benefits.
• Provides leadership and hands-on solutions in response to People needs throughout the organization.
• Ensure the organization's compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommend best practices; review and modify policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Own global benefits, pensions, and leave of absence administration activities.
• Support annual benefits and open enrollment process by leading the systems management for open enrollment and ensuring accurate data for carrier file feeds.
• Manage and maintain people data systems and apply your knowledge to put audits in place to ensure clean and accurate data.
• Pull, scrub, analyze data and compile for ad-hoc reporting needs for other team members on recruiting, benefits, compensation, compliance, etc.
• Leans into creative thinking, brings a solutions orientation to problem-solving, and has the ability to brainstorm multiple solutions while weighing differing priorities
• Ensure new hire compliance is completed:  Background checks, I-9 verification.
• Maintains all employee personnel files.

 

What you should have:

• 7+ years in HR/People roles
• You are a builder. You thrive in an environment where you are given the opportunity to be creative and construct people systems, workflows, and tools.
• You are a collaborative thinker. You enjoy engaging in discussions to identify programs and work with others to design new processes or make improvements.
• You are a process thinker. You are energized by finding opportunities to improve processes through technology and design. You are well respected for your attention to detail, efficiency, and productivity, and you are rigorous, diligent, and accurate when working with numbers and data.
• You are a systems thinker. You intuitively understand interdependencies, ask follow-up questions, and drive to solutions that balance the success of initiatives.
• You are data driven. You understand the importance of clean and accurate data and can extract, analyze, and visualize data for easy consumption.Expert in Excel and/or Google Sheets
• You have demonstrated the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with extreme professionalism and discretion.
• You are results oriented.  You have the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.  Will be self directed, motivated, dependable, detail-oriented, and have excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills.

 

Essential Job Functions:

• Regular, on-time attendance
• Ability to travel 10% of the time
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to use office equipment such as a computer, copier and telephone
• Ability to use office computer programs such as e-mail, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Constantly remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods

 

More than a job:

Workrise is uniquely positioned to make an impact on the energy transition, which is arguably the biggest challenge of our generation. Our clients are leading the charge. Through innovation and advancement in technology, we are creating solutions to help the industry do more today and meet the demands of this global challenge tomorrow. This is what we think about every day when we come to work.

We recognize that making an impact matters to you and we believe in providing an environment that fosters your growth. We use data to drive our decisions and improve the experience of the workers and clients we serve. With mutual respect for eac