People Operations and Office Specialist

About Starburst

At Starburst, we are working to dismantle the status quo of data silos and vendor lock-in every single day. For decades, database companies have held their customers hostage and we believe that’s just plain wrong. Starburst offers a full-featured data lake analytics platform, built on open source Trino. Our platform includes all the capabilities needed to discover, organize, and consume data without the need for time-consuming and costly migration projects. Today more than 300 leading organizations trust us to make better decisions faster. 

Though Starburst has raised $414M in venture funding from top investors, we were founded in a rather unusual way as we bootstrapped the business with customers and revenue from the very beginning! We are a remote-first company with employees all over the world and are proud to be named a Best Place to Work. Come join our team of All-Stars!

About the role

Starburst Data is seeking a skilled, driven and proactive People Operations and Office Specialist to join our dynamic team. As a People Operations and Office Specialist, you will be responsible for driving a strong employee experience across the full employee lifecycle. Your responsibilities  include owning EMEA employee inquiries, managing end-to-end processes and logistics across the global employee lifecycle, and taking on additional office management duties. These responsibilities include coordinating local offsites, supporting payroll coordination and wire transfers, and managing office vendor relations.

The successful People Operations and Office Specialist will work closely with HR team members as well as cross-functionally to ensure a strong employee experience and seamless global operating practices. 

• Serve as the first point of contact for all global employees on all People related inquiries via our HR shared inbox and slack channels, responding and triaging questions as required. 
• Manage end-to-end processes for EMEA, India, & APJ employee lifecycle  including onboarding, benefit administration and leave of absence administration, job changes, and terminations. 
• Coordinating voluntary and involuntary terminations, ensuring processes are consistent for an effective and streamlined global offboarding process.
• Administer employee onboarding processes, including background checks, new hire paperwork, hiring actions in HRIS.
• Stay current with EMEA, India, and APJ labor laws and regulations, identifying and addressing compliance gaps. 
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the office, ensuring smooth and efficient workflows.
• Maintain office supplies and equipment, coordinate repairs, and manage vendor relationships for services such as cleaning, catering, and office supplies.
• Organize and coordinate ad-hoc company events, offsites, and team-building activities.
• Collect, organize, and send invoices from external contractors to relevant stakeholders or service providers.
• Compile and submit payroll data, including employee absences, leave requests, and benefit usage, to appropriate payroll processors or service providers.
• Identify, recommend, and propose new solutions for process improvements and program development, collaborating with internal stakeholders. Support various People Operations projects from initiation through final implementation.

• 2+ years experience in HR / People Team or a related field, preferably in a globally distributed and heavily remote work environment. 
• 1+ year experience in office administration or management related work.
• Experience working with UKG or other HCM systems
• Understanding of benefits administration and coordination
• Understanding of leave of absence administration & applicable laws
• High degree of personal ownership and accountability, meticulously organized, and detail-oriented., 
• Proficient knowledge of EMEA labor laws and regulations, specifically UK, Germany, Poland and Israel preferably.
• Proficiency in written and verbal English language.
• Team-oriented mindset with the proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team of diverse individuals. 
• Trustworthy with the ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information. 
• Ability to prioritize time effectively and handle adapting priorities through to completion. 
• Able to navigate ambiguity and work effectively in high pressure situations. 
• Startup experience and prior involvement with a fast-growing company, highly preferred.

Why build your career at Starburst?

We live by our three core company values: Character, Competence, and Ownership and are a team of top performers. We are each in the driver’s seat, shaping our organization and working together towards our common mission. We are solving exceptionally complex and meaningful challenges here and as we innovate, we each have the opportunity to build our careers alongside Starbursts’s growth.

We take care of our global workforce by making sure employees enjoy competitive salaries and attractive stock grants, remote-friendly work options, flexible paid time off, and more!

We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All-Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up for one another authentically in all moments that matter.

Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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