Senior People Operations Specialist (Contract)

About This Opportunity

Our talent team is representing a confidential SaaS organization based in Canada. They're seeking a thoughtful, proactive Senior People Operations Specialist to join their growing team on a 12-month contract. This role will help build and support key programs across the employee experience—onboarding, engagement, performance, benefits, and more—ensuring team members have the tools and resources to thrive in a fully remote environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about people operations who thrives in a fast-paced startup setting and isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves to get things done.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to specific teams by supporting managers on performance, organizational design, workforce planning, and people strategy
• Act as a go-to resource for employees across the organization—answering questions, providing support, and helping solve day-to-day people-related issues with empathy and discretion
• Ensure seamless onboarding experiences for new hires, including systems setup, orientation, and check-ins; coordinate offboarding processes with care and clarity
• Support benefits administration, employee leave tracking, and communication—partnering with US and Canadian brokers and internal stakeholders
• Maintain and update employee data in HRIS (Rippling), ensure data integrity, and support reporting needs for compliance and planning
• Help document and maintain People policies and resources (handbooks, guides, processes) and ensure clear communication to employees
• Support company-wide engagement efforts—from surveys to events—bringing creativity and care to everything you do
• Support the growth of people managers and emerging leaders through coaching resources, development programs, and management capability tools
• Manage international employment via Deel, including onboarding, offboarding, compliance, and payroll coordination
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve the employee experience and make internal operations more efficient

What We're Looking For

• 3–5 years of experience in People Operations or HR Coordination, ideally at a scaling, remote startup environment of similar size (150-300 employees)
• Experience working as an HR Business Partner, partnering directly with managers and teams on employee relations, performance, organizational changes, and other people-related matters
• High energy, high empathy, and a clear culture champion mindset—you create a welcoming and collaborative community environment
• Creative problem solver who thinks outside the box to come up with novel approaches and solutions
• Resourceful and comfortable thriving in a dynamic environment where new challenges arise regularly
• Clear and effective communicator who can customize messaging to different audiences with a crystal clear focus
• Strong ability to prioritize, triage, and resolve problems proactively while staying calm under pressure
• Sharp eye for detail with a high bar for quality—organized and able to manage multiple priorities without losing focus

How We Work With You

Candidates apply through Get A Job.ai. Our recruiting team will review your application and conduct an initial screening. If there's a mutual fit, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not attempt to contact the client directly, as all communication will be coordinated through our talent team to ensure a smooth process for everyone involved.

Pay

Pay via Get A Job.ai: $80,000 - $95,000 CAD annually

Equal Opportunity

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