Senior People Generalist

Who We Are

Second Dinner is an award-winning independent game development studio that is here to make the most fun games in the world. Not super fun games. Not SUPER DUPER fun games. We mean the MOST fun games. In fact, our game MARVEL SNAP has earned multiple Mobile Game of the Year Awards (Game Awards, DICE), Best Strategy Game (IGN), and the Apple Design Award for Innovation!

Second Dinner is a remote-first studio, so while we are headquartered in Irvine, California, most of our team is fully remote across the United States. We want the most talented teammates wherever they call home. A diverse team with varied perspectives makes us a better company and will help us make better games. If you can bring something new to the table and expand our point of view, that's a huge upside.

Our People Team

At Second Dinner, we believe great people in a great work environment will lead us to great games and player experiences.  We blend passion with professionalism to create an exceptional workplace! We're the team that keeps the gears turning smoothly, ensuring that every employee feels valued, supported, and inspired to do their best work. Join us in shaping the future of Second Dinner and making a positive impact on the lives of our employees!

Your Role:

We're on the lookout for an experienced people generalist to join us at Second Dinner. Reporting to the Senior Manager of People, you'll be the superhero of core people operations excellence. This role is crucial for the organization as the first point of contact for all employees, handling payroll for 100+ team members scattered across 20+ states, navigating an array of policy questions, ensuring data integrity, compliance, streamlining HR tools, navigating employee benefits, leaves of absence, and much more.

What You'll Do:

• Onboarding / Offboarding

  • Execute onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring a top-notch experience

  • Propose and implement new procedures for smoother processes

  • Be the state law expert across all 50 states to ensure compliance

• Payroll & Benefits

  • Ensure timely and accurate bi-weekly payroll processing

  • Prepare all payroll reporting requirements, from ACA and 401K to EEOC and tax audits

  • Manage hourly time cards, ensuring local and state compliance

  • Proactively address routine employee-related inquiries, as well as basic policy and procedure questions 

  • Partner with our PEO to administer employee benefits, including answering employee questions and supporting annual enrollment

  • Oversee third party payroll provider relationships for contract and temporary employees

• Leave Management

  • Oversee leave management, ensuring compliance with all local, state, and federal laws, explaining company leave policies, following up with employees to request required forms, and tracking and documenting leaves in our HRIS

• Employment Compliance

  • Maintain personnel files ensuring compliance

  • Stay current on industry trends and best practices with relevant employment laws and regulations

• HRIS Management

  • Take the reins of our HRIS (TriNet), ensuring accurate data and running ad hoc reports like a champ

  • Kick off the process to open up entities in new states, working with TriNet to complete the paperwork required

  • Manage and support system integrations for other HR tools

• Other

  • Help craft our new employee handbook and keep our processes documented in style

  • Create and update People Operations process documentation, standard operating procedures, help guides, and various other resources to be used within the department.

  • Support talent management initiatives, including performance management and employee development programs 

  • Help out with DEIB and employee engagement programs

What You'll Need:

• Proven experience in overseeing payroll processing, benefits and leaves administration

• Familiarity with HRIS systems, experience with TriNet a plus

• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong attention to detail, ability to multitask, prioritize and adhere to deadlines

• Ability to effectively communicate company leave policies and practices, ensuring compliance with the respective laws of each state where we operate

• Ability to establish and cultivate relationships with people from diverse backgrounds

• Strategic thinking to drive new HR initiatives 

Nice to Have, but Not Necessary:

• Games industry or start-up tech experience

• Experience working with a PEO

• Experience supporting a fully remote team

The total compensation for this position includes a new hire offer base salary range of $80,000 - $130,000 USD + equity + comprehensive benefits + potential for discretionary performance bonuses.

Individual pay within this salary range may span multiple levels within the discipline and is determined by assessed job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training. It also factors in market demands and business needs. The disclosed range is not adjusted based on location and may be subject to change or modification based on business needs in the future. Your recruiter can answer any questions about new hire total compensation during the hiring process.

An overview of the benefits and perks at Second Dinner:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans with Second Dinner paying 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for dependents for many plans

• 401(k) contribution with no waiting period

• 16 weeks paid parental leave with no waiting period

• Home office improvement bonus

• Paid Vacation & Sick time

• Up to 10 BetterHelp sessions covered each benefits plan year

• Remote-first with core overlap hours between 10AM and 4PM PT

• Company Winter Holiday shutdown (Dec 25-Jan 1)

• Company Summer Holiday shutdown (week of July 4)

• Company Events - In-person Summer all-hands gathering, in-person holiday party, annual camping event, and virtual events throughout the year

We are an equal opportunity employer that places high value on diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, disability status, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military status, or veteran status.

 You must be eligible to work in the United States to be considered for this position.