People Operations Generalist at Pragma
Worldwide
$120k - $150k
<div><body><h2 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:13.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">About the Role</span></h2><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We're looking for an experienced </span><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">People Operations Generalist</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> based in North America to build and run the people function at Pragma. This is a hands-on, full-stack People role: you'll own the day-to-day of how we hire, level, pay, develop, and support our team across the US and internationally. You are AI-native and have built automations and systems to enable your job and company. You'll partner directly with the founders, leadership, and Finance to keep Pragma a place where great people want to do their best work. If you're energized by owning the full breadth of People - from an employment letter, to a compensation cycle, to a company offsite - and you want the autonomy to run, this is the role.</span></p><h2 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:13.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What You'll Do</span></h2><h3 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">People Partnering & Employee Relations</span></h3><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Serve as the people point of contact for day-to-day people questions and general employee conversations</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Support managers and leadership through team changes, reorganizations, and evolving headcount needs</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Handle sensitive people matters - performance concerns, conflict, and terminations - with discretion and sound judgment</span></li></ul><h3 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Recruiting & Contracts</span></h3><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Run recruiting end-to-end: sourcing, interview coordination, and managing candidates through to offer</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Draft and manage employment documentation for both FTEs and contractors - offer letters, employment agreements, and contractor agreements</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Design and continuously improve onboarding so new hires ramp quickly, and run a smooth, well-documented offboarding process</span></li></ul><h3 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Performance & Development</span></h3><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Run Pragma's annual and mid-year performance review cycles end-to-end</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Build and maintain manager toolkits and enablement so managers can give effective feedback and run reviews well</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Own and maintain the company's leveling framework and career ladders</span></li></ul><h3 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Compensation, Leveling & Equity</span></h3><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner with finance on company-wide compensation - benchmarking, banding, and running comp cycles</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Co-manage variable compensation plans for the Sales and Creators teams</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner with Finance on equity refreshers and broader equity administration</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Manage leveling and compensation approach as the company scales</span></li></ul><h3 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Payroll, Benefits & Compliance</span></h3><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Run payroll for both employees and contractors, and manage the vendor stack (e.g., Rippling, Bennie, Sterling, Common Wealth)</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Administer benefits and 401(k), including open enrollment</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Manage Employer of Record (EOR) relationships for international team members and contractors</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Own immigration and relocation (immigration/emigration) matters, coordinating with counsel where needed</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Keep Pragma compliant with employment law across the jurisdictions where we operate</span></li></ul><h3 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">People Operations & Offsites</span></h3><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Plan and execute company-wide and sub-team offsites - logistics, budget, and programming</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Build the lightweight systems, documentation, and tooling that keep People operations running smoothly</span></li></ul><h2 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:13.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Requirements</span></h2><h3 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience</span></h3><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">3-7 years in People Operations, HR, or a People Partner / HR generalist role</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience at a startup or high-growth technology company, ideally as an early or first dedicated People hire</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hands-on experience across the full People stack - recruiting, compensation, benefits, payroll, and employee relations</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Track record of building People processes from scratch, not just administering existing ones</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience supporting distributed and international teams a strong plus</span></li></ul><h3 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Skills</span></h3><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Fluency with compensation and leveling - banding, benchmarking, variable comp, and equity basics (comfort with tools like Pave a plus)</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Comfortable owning sensitive conversations and situations with empathy, discretion, and good judgment</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Highly organized and detail-oriented - you can run a comp cycle and a review cycle in parallel without dropping either</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Familiarity with modern People tooling (e.g., Bennie, Sterling, Common Wealth, and EOR providers)</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Self-starter who's comfortable building process and operating with autonomy</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Excellent communication skills across all levels of the organization</span></li></ul><h3 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Location & Logistics</span></h3><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Based in North America</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Willingness to travel occasionally for offsites and team gatherings</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Remote-first with occasional team gatherings</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apply at </span><a href="https://pragma.gg/careers" target="_blank" class="css-173makr-linkStyle" style="color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">https://pragma.gg/careers</span></a><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> (alt contact: </span><a href="mailto:careers@pragma.gg" target="_blank" class="css-173makr-linkStyle" style="color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">careers@pragma.gg</span></a><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">)</span></li></ul></body></div>
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