Talent Operations Specialist

Every role at Iron Sheepdog is expected to embody the Iron Sheepdog Standard: industry-leading software backed by White-Glove Service and operational excellence, delivered by a flat, fast-moving, transparent, results-driven team.

The People & Talent Operations Specialist is a key individual-contributor hire on Iron Sheepdog's People & Talent team, partnering directly with the Director of People. This role brings experience across all functions of HR and administers the full employee lifecycle end-to-end, from full-cycle recruiting for exempt and non-exempt positions through onboarding, HRIS administration and payroll inputs, benefits, employee relations, compliance, and offboarding, across ISD's multi-state footprint.

Just as importantly, this person supports the Director of People in shaping people and organizational strategy as ISD scales, turning plans for workforce growth, org design, and culture into working programs. Success looks like requisitions that keep moving, new hires set up for success from day one, accurate and timely employee data and payroll inputs, audit-ready compliance records, and people programs that keep pace with the company's growth.

• Support the Director of People in developing and executing people and organizational strategy as ISD scales, including workforce and headcount planning, org design, and role leveling.
• Maintain ISD's job architecture and compensation framework documentation as new roles are added, and support job leveling and market pricing analyses.
• Translate people data - recruiting, turnover, engagement, and headcount metrics - into insights and recommendations that inform leadership decisions.
• Support the design and rollout of engagement, culture, and performance initiatives that reinforce ISD's flat, fast-moving, results-oriented environment.
• Help build and scale HR programs, processes, and policies so the People & Talent function keeps pace with company growth.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment for exempt and non-exempt positions.
• Partner with managers to develop job descriptions and hiring strategies.
• Source, screen, interview, and coordinate candidate selection processes.
• Manage applicant tracking activities and maintain recruiting metrics.
• Coordinate background checks, employment verification, and pre-employment requirements.
• Prepare offer letters and extend offers upon approval by the Director of People.

Onboarding & Employee Experience

• Coordinate all new hire onboarding activities.
• Ensure completion of required employment documentation.
• Partner with managers to create successful onboarding plans.
• Coordinate IT, facilities, and other onboarding logistics.

HR Operations & Payroll Inputs

• Prepare and submit accurate, approved payroll inputs (new hires, terminations, status and pay changes, and benefit deductions) to Finance by each payroll cutoff;
  Finance owns payroll processing.
• Maintain employee data within the HRIS as the system of record for payroll inputs.
• Process employee status changes.
• Develop and maintain HR reports, metrics, and dashboards.
• Support annual audits and compliance reporting.

Benefits Administration

• Support employee benefit enrollment and changes.
• Coordinate with external vendors and brokers.

Employee Relations & Compliance

• Serve as a resource for employee questions regarding policies and procedures.
• Support the Director of People on employee relations matters and investigations, including documentation and fact-gathering; final determinations rest with the Director.
• Assist with policy development and handbook updates.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.

Offboarding & Workforce Administration

• Coordinate resignation…