People Ops Generalist at Pocket Worlds | Y Combinator (2024)

Pocket Worlds

Our platform enables creators to build experiences, games, and worlds…

We're the creators of Highrise, which is now featured in the iOS App Store with 50 million users and rapidly growing. We're building bleeding-edge technology that enables both developers and amateurs to create immersive and accessible virtual experiences and directly deploy them to a platform with millions of users.

About the Role

Pocket Worlds is looking for a People Ops Generalist to make a significant impact as part of our passionate, high-performing team. We seek a driven, curious individual eager to tackle challenges and advance their career in People Ops and recruitment, influencing our growth and success. This role requires high attention to detail and organization. There is an assessment involved in the interview process where typing speed, comprehension, and attention to detail skills will be evaluated.

The position will be onsite in Austin, Texas, starting August 2024, so applicants in Austin or those open to relocate are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Head of People Ops and be responsible for various tasks within Employee and Candidate Experience.

• Oversee running payroll, on and off-boarding, benefits, HRIS, and all day-to-day operations.

• Facilitate performance reviews, promotions, engagement surveys, open enrollment, and other recurring and ad-hoc people programs.

• Suggest and execute internal initiatives for virtual team building.

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• Support recruitment efforts by scheduling internal and external meetings for candidates, prescreening candidates, and collecting references for new hires.

• Monitor, update, and create comprehensive policies and procedures.

• Own all onboarding and offboarding experiences.

• Utilize HR platforms such as Rippling, Deel, and Lattice to streamline HR operations and improve efficiency.

• Coordinate and oversee the distribution of employee appreciation gifts across our global team, spanning 17 countries.

Requirements

• Have 3+ years of HR or EA-related experience, ideally at a fully distributed startup.

• Have a bachelor’s degree in human resources or have practical knowledge of labor law and employment regulations in the USA.

• Have experience with various types of employment, including W-2s, 1099s, W-8s, and Employer of Record Services (EORS).

• Ambitious with an eagerness to learn and contribute to the team's success.

• Organization, iterate quickly, and learn FAST.

• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

• Be proactive, curious, and open to feedback from your team members.

• Be eager to learn and contribute to the success of the company.

• Passionate about making an impact.

Within 1 Month, You Will…

• Have a very good understanding of the company, products and team structures.

• Independently act as performance reviews administrator.

• Prescreen and manage candidate pipelines for non-IT roles.

• Be responsible for legal compliance for new hires in the USA and international contractors.

• Be responsible for benefits and payroll and be able to suggest improvements for those processes.

• Fully own the onboarding and offboarding experience.

• Contribute with your ideas/projects for employee engagement.

• Be actively involved and support other HR processes.

Why Work With Us

• Impact: Your work will directly affect millions of users around the world.

• Growth: Your growth isn’t capped by a career ladder. Show us you can deliver the impact, and we’ll respond with recognition and reward.

• Culture: High trust, high intensity, low process and bureaucracy. We pride ourselves in being a Silicon Valley startup with a laser focus on the mission, and we’ll happily remove all roadblocks in your path to success.

• Reward: This role offers a highly competitive salary and very generous equity. Our incentives will be directly aligned toward success.

Benefits

• Meaningful Equity: We’re here to do amazing work and share our wins together.

• Equipment Allowance: Choose what you need to work at your best.

• Medical and dental insurance.

• Unlimited PTO.

• Monthly Fitness Stipend.

• Education/Training Stipend: We've set aside a budget for every employee to continue to learn and grow their skills.

Founded:2013

Team Size:100

Location:Austin, TX