People Ops Generalist

We're the creators of Highrise, now featured in the iOS App Store with 50 million users and rapidly growing. We're building bleeding-edge technology for developers and amateurs to create immersive experiences and worlds inside our virtual universe.

We believe that the future of virtual worlds is bright, and we're excited to be at the forefront of this industry. As we continue to grow and expand our platform, we're looking for talented individuals to join us on this journey of innovation and creativity. If you're passionate about building the platform to power virtual experiences that bring people together and push the boundaries of what's possible, we want you on our team!

About the Role

Pocket Worlds is looking for a People Ops Generalist to make a significant impact as part of our passionate, high-performing team. We seek a driven, curious individual eager to tackle challenges and advance their career in People Ops and recruitment, influencing our growth and success.

This role will eventually be onsite in Austin, Texas so applicants located in Austin would be preferred.

In this role, you will...

• Work closely with the entire People Team and be responsible for various tasks within Employee and Candidate Experience.

• Oversee running payroll, benefits, HRIS, and all day-to-day operations.

• Facilitate performance reviews, promotions, engagement surveys, open enrollment, and other recurring and ad-hoc people programs.

• Suggest and execute internal initiatives for virtual team building.

• Support recruitment efforts by scheduling internal and external meetings for candidates, prescreening candidates, and collecting references for new hires.

• Monitor, update, and create comprehensive policies and procedures.

• Own the onboarding and offboarding experience.

• Utilize HR platforms such as Rippling, Deel, and Lattice to streamline HR operations and improve efficiency.

• Coordinate and oversee the distribution of employee appreciation gifts across our global team, spanning 17 countries.

Here are the skills and qualities we're looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Have 3-5 years of experience in People Operations, ideally at fully distributed startups.

• Have a bachelor’s degree in human resources or have practical knowledge of labor law and employment equity regulations in the USA.

• Have experience with various types of employment, including W-2s, 1099s, W-8s, and Employer of Record Services (EORS).

• Iterate quickly and learn FAST.

• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

• Be proactive, curious and open to feedback from your team members.

• Be highly organized and take care of every detail.

• Be eager to learn and contribute to the success of the company.

• Passionate about making an impact.

Within 3 months, you'll…

• Have a very good understanding of the company, products and team structures.

• Independently act as performance reviews administrator.

• Prescreen and manage candidate pipelines for non-IT roles.

• Be responsible for legal compliance for new hires in the USA and international contractors.

• Be responsible for benefits and payroll and be able to suggest improvements for those processes.

• Fully own the onboarding and offboarding experience.

• Execute own initiatives for talent sourcing.

• Contribute with your ideas/projects for employee engagement.

• Be actively involved and support other HR processes.

Why work with us

• Impact: Your work will directly affect millions of users around the world.

• Growth: Your growth isn’t capped by a career ladder. Show us you can deliver the impact, and we’ll respond with recognition and reward.

• Culture: High trust, high intensity, low process and bureaucracy. We pride ourselves in being a Silicon Valley startup with a laser focus on the mission, and we’ll happily remove all roadblocks in your path to success.

• Reward: This role offers a highly competitive salary and very generous equity. Our incentives will be directly aligned toward success.