Senior HR / People Ops Generalist, Americas - Temp

Sr. HR Generalist Americas - Short Term

About Pinecone

Pinecone is on a mission to build the search and database technology to power AI applications for the next decade and beyond. Our fully managed vector database makes it easy to add vector search to AI applications. Since creating the “vector database” category, demand has grown incredibly fast and it shows in our user base. We are a distributed team with clusters in New York, San Francisco, Tel-Aviv, and Manchester.

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About the Role

This role is a remote, part-time, temporary position as a maternity leave replacement - March-July, 10-20 hours a week. 

This position has two main objectives - managing U.S. visa applications, including handling any needed forms, and communication with our lawyers; and responding to employee questions regarding U.S. benefits This role will report to the Director of People and will support all employees in the Americas. 

Skills, Behaviors, and Experience:

• An all-around good human who treats others with kindness, has high emotional intelligence,  and a modern approach to HR

• A minimum of 5 years in an HR role with depth of experience in visa application management  

• Experience responding to US employee benefits inquiries

• A customer-service mindset and a strong internal drive to create great employee experiences

• A natural ability to build trust with employees and to build relationships with colleagues in other functional areas

• A strong work ethic and sense of urgency

• Experience handling confidential information

• A Bachelor’s Degree

Bonus Points:

• Experience ensuring company compliance with employment laws (EEO, FLSA, FMLA, etc.) and practices