Payroll/HR Operations Coordinator

Public.com is an investing platform that helps people become better investors. Members can build a diverse portfolio of stocks, ETFs, and crypto within a single platform.

On Public, ownership unlocks an experience of content and education, contextual to their portfolio, created by a million+ strong community of investors, creators and analysts.

Public puts investors first, and doesn’t sell trades to market makers or take money from Payment for Order Flow (PFOF).

We announced our Series D funding round of $220 million in Feb. 2021, just two months after our Series C round. Our investors include Accel, Greycroft, (the original investors in Venmo) and Lakestar, as well as Will Smith (Dreamers VC), Tony Hawk, The Chainsmokers’ Mantis VC; NFL star J.J. Watt, NYU Stern professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway, business executive Dick Parsons, Business Class founder Sophia Amoruso, and Shari Redstone’s Advancit Capital.

Public is seeking a hungry, motivated HR Operations Coordinator to join our growing People team. Your primary responsibility will be helping to build out all HR Operations functions in partnership with our HR Lead and Chief People Officer. You will support and help scale all aspects of HR ops (systems, benefits, onboarding, etc) for Public as we enter our next phase of growth. We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about creating delightful employee experiences. 

• Manage employee compliance activities including background checks, fingerprinting, immigration, I-9, e-verify, etc 
• Support payroll process, help manage PEOs, FMLA, and employment verifications
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices
• Assist with the employee onboarding and off-boarding processes 
• Support HR lead in rollout of new and updated policies to employees and monitor adoption/engagement 
• Update and maintain employee files and records, ensuring integrity and confidentiality  

This role is located onsite at our New York City offices. 

• 1-3 years’ experience in payroll, HR, or Finance
• Experience working with global and domestic PEO
• Great communication skills with an ability to influence others while developing and implementing HR strategies 
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and the ability to use complex formulas to manipulate data (vlookups, pivot tables, etc.) 
• Strong understanding of HR best practices and up-to-date understanding of employment law

• Experience with ADP and Hibob
• HR Certification

Public is an equal employment opportunity employer to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.  We celebrate people of all race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.