[Hiring] People Generalist @Greenhouse

Role Description

Greenhouse is looking for a People Generalist to join our People Team! Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role is a trusted advisor, program manager, and operational backbone to the people team. You will act as a strategic extension of the CPO, keeping the People Team's engine running smoothly while ensuring cadence of initiatives land with clarity and purpose. This is not a role for someone who wants a predictable routine; it is for someone who genuinely seeks opportunity to make an outsized impact across the entire People function, at a company that understands the strategic value of investing in People practices.

Who will love this job

• A connective force — you thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution across the people function.
• An operational architect — you love turning messy, one-off processes into clean, repeatable playbooks, and you find deep satisfaction in building systems that create clarity for others.
• A trusted ally — you understand that discretion, follow-through, and professionalism are not nice-to-haves — they are the foundation of the trust that makes this kind of role possible.
• A calendar maestro — you see chaos in a busy executive's week as a puzzle to be solved, proactively building structure that protects focus while keeping doors genuinely open.
• A dynamic executor — you can shift from owning a department-wide offsite to processing a vendor invoice without missing a beat, because you know it all matters.

What you’ll do

• Represent the People Team and CPO with professionalism in interactions with internal and external stakeholders, including employees, vendors, and senior leadership.
• Act as a trusted liaison for the CPO — attending meetings on their behalf, capturing key decisions, and pushing back diplomatically when calendar demand outpaces available time.
• Program manage the integrated People Roadmap, tracking cyclical processes and special projects to ensure the team's execution cadence is sequenced, predictable, and high-impact.
• Drive operational excellence by connecting the dots across siloed workstreams, turning one-off projects into scalable playbooks.
• Proactively identify overlaps, sequencing conflicts, and potential change fatigue across People programs, surfacing recommendations before they become problems for the broader organization.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and clarity across the People Team.
• Manage the People Team's operating rhythm: facilitate meeting agendas and ensure strong follow-through on shared goals.
• Coordinate complex travel, including detailed itineraries and timely expense reporting.
• Execute on People programs end-to-end, including Bonusly distributions, Golden and Silver Gnome award fulfillment, and PX Workday ticket triage across the organization.
• Support offsites and events for the People Team and Employee Resource Groups, coordinating travel, accommodations, food, and participant communications.
• Support procurement efforts for the People Team, including purchase orders, change orders, invoice processing, and vendor onboarding steps such as legal and security reviews.
• Assist Organizational Development programs by supporting onboarding logistics, including facilitator scheduling, new hire surveys, calendar invites, and learning content updates — with growth opportunities to facilitate sessions and support new hires directly.
• Take on additional projects and responsibilities as business needs evolve.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience supporting HR or CPO-level leadership with a high standard of professionalism and discretion.
• Experience in coordination, events, operations, or administrative roles in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and organization, with comfort managing multiple competing priorities, timelines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Ability to manage logistics end-to-end, including calendars, event budgets, attendee lists, and vendor processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with comfort using Slack, Zoom, Workday, and Google Workspace to collaborate asynchronously in a fully remote setting.
• Experience managing vendors and processing payment.
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves — this role spans the full spectrum from strategic program ownership to expense reports, and both matter equally.
• The flexibility to adapt as responsibilities shift quarter to quarter.
• Comfort working cross-functionally with colleagues across the People Team and with senior stakeholders across the company.
• AI proficiency — you are curious about how AI tools can scale your work and you actively use them to do more with less.

Requirements

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Basic life insurance.
• Mental health resources.
• Financial wellness benefits.
• Fully paid parental leave program.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan and company match.
• Up to 14 scheduled paid holidays and up to 80 hours of paid sick leave per calendar year for U.S.-based employees.
• Non-exempt employees accrue up to 20-25 days of paid vacation time annually, depending on tenure.
• Exempt employees have flexible paid time off (PTO).