Fast Facts
HackerRank is seeking a People Operations Generalist to support their Americas team from Santa Clara, CA. This hybrid role focuses on enhancing the employee experience through effective HR practices and support.
Responsibilities: Serve as the primary People Ops contact for AMER employees, support onboarding and offboarding processes, provide guidance on policies and benefits, ensure compliance with employment regulations, and facilitate performance cycles and engagement initiatives.
Skills: 5+ years in People Operations/HR Generalist roles, strong detail orientation, clear communication skills, and proficiency with HRIS tools, particularly BambooHR.
Qualifications: Experience in supporting U.S.-based employees, familiarity with California employment practices preferred, and capability of working independently while maintaining high organizational standards.
Location: Hybrid role based in Santa Clara, CA.
Compensation: $90000 - $100000 / Annually
About the role
At HackerRank, our People team exists to help every Hacker do their best work-wherever they are. We’re looking for a People Operations Generalist to support our growing, distributed team across the Americas.
This is a hands-on, hybrid role based in Santa Clara, CA, and you’ll be the go-to People Ops partner for AMER employees. You’ll work closely with our global People team while owning the day-to-day People experience in the region - from employee lifecycle moments to complex, sensitive situations.
This role is built for someone with real experience who’s ready to take ownership, move fast, and operate with a high degree of autonomy. You’re proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable navigating People processes independently, knowing when to act and when to ask. If you enjoy building trust, solving problems, and making things better as you go, you’ll thrive here.
What you’ll do
- Serve as the primary People Ops contact for employees and managers across AMER.
- Partner with PBPs and Talent to support onboarding, offboarding, and key employee lifecycle moments.
- Provide first-line support for policies, benefits, payroll coordination, leaves, and HR systems (BambooHR).
- Support annual open enrollment, including communications and system updates.
- Coordinate and track Leaves of Absence with vendors, ensuring compliance and accurate records.
- Support performance cycles, engagement initiatives, and regional People programs.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. and regional employment regulations.
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in People Operations/HR Generalist.
- Experience supporting U.S.-based employees; familiarity with AMER employment practices, benefits administration, immigration, LOAs, and compliance basics (California experience strongly preferred).
- Able to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and escalate when appropriate.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail across multiple concurrent processes.
- Clear, empathetic communicator with a people-first approach.
- Experience supporting remote or distributed teams.
- Highly proficient with HRIS and People Ops tools, with deep hands-on experience (BambooHR a strong plus).
Even better if you have
- Experience serving as the primary People Ops contact for a region, team, or office.
- Exposure to California employment laws and compliance.
- Comfort collaborating cross-functionally across time zones.
- Experience supporting hybrid or fully distributed teams.
You will thrive in this role if
- You take ownership and follow through, staying accountable for outcomes from start to finish.
- You’re curious about benefits and People practices, stay plugged into what’s changing in the industry, and enjoy improving how things work.
- You’re detail-oriented and strong with systems, and you work comfortably with employees, leaders, and partners to build clarity and trust.
Compensation
- Base salary range: $90,000 - $100,000.
- This range doesn’t include bonuses, stock options, or benefits for which you will be eligible.
- Final offer may vary based on skills, experience, location, and other compensation components.
