[Remote] Senior People Operations & Talent Acquisition Specialist

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hudu is hiring a Senior People Operations & Talent Acquisition Specialist to own people operations and recruiting for its growing, distributed team. The role manages employee lifecycle processes and multi-state compliance while leading full-cycle recruiting across all departments.

Responsibilities

• Process employee changes in our HRIS system, such as new hires, promotions and job changes, and keep records accurate
• Serve as the go-to resource for employee questions on time off, benefits and policies
• Own onboarding end to end: first-day orientation, orientation scheduling, equipment with IT, welcome swag, and software access with hiring managers
• Own offboarding end to end: exit surveys, equipment returns, separation documentation and compliant terminations
• Maintain confidential employee files and document employee relations matters with discretion, so employees feel comfortable raising concerns
• Partner with accounting on payroll-related changes and provide weekly people operations updates to leadership
• Maintain the employee handbook and state appendices, adding states as we hire in them
• Track federal and state employment law changes, recommend policy updates, and manage state-specific requirements like harassment training, leave laws and new-state registrations
• Own full-cycle recruiting for every department and level, from individual contributors to leadership: run intake meetings, conduct video interviews, coordinate interview schedules across hiring teams, and prepare and extend offers in partnership with leadership
• Source niche and hard-to-fill roles using Juicebox, LinkedIn and Boolean search
• Partner with hiring managers to define role needs and ideal candidate profiles, share regular progress updates, and align on hiring decisions
• Manage the pipeline in our ATS, including job postings, application review, stage moves, email templates and accurate data for reporting, while keeping candidates informed with timely, clear and personal communication
• Run structured candidate evaluations, deliver concise hiring team summaries, and conduct reference checks
• Coordinate with external recruiting agencies when engaged, including sharing role requirements and managing candidate submissions

Skills

• 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, HR, or people operations, including at least 3 years of full-cycle recruiting
• A proven track record sourcing and hiring technical candidates, such as software and DevOps engineers
• Experience supporting HR operations and compliance for a remote, multi-state workforce
• Hands-on experience with an HRIS and ATS system
• Comfort using AI tools day to day, with good judgment about when a human conversation matters more
• A builder mindset: you are comfortable with ambiguity and creating processes from scratch at a small company
• Strong attention to detail in documentation, from handbook policies to terminations
• Excellent communication skills and discretion with confidential information
• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Ideally at a SaaS or tech company
• Experience with Ashby, Gusto, and Juicebox
• SHRM-CP or PHR certification
• Experience at an MSP or IT software company

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• 401k plan with company matching
• Paid time-off
• Flexible work hours
• Work Life Balance
• Remote work arrangement

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