People Operations Specialist

We’re creating Voice for everyone.

At WellSaid Labs, we enable creatives around the globe by putting high-tech, human parity technology into their hands, giving them the ability to add voice-over to any project and iterate with ease. Creative teams use WellSaid Lab’s Voice Studio to create compelling employee training, design unique digital experiences, and narrate audiobooks. We believe deeply in AI for Good, and that technology should be empowering, engaging, and fair to all people.

The WellSaid Labs People team is the backbone of the company (yes, we wrote this job description). Our team strives to create an equitable, inclusive, growth-oriented environment for all of our team members, known affectionately as Labsters.  As People Operations Specialist, you will be an integral part of this small but mighty team as we continue to establish and maintain best practices, and create an environment where people are excited to  

As a People Operations Specialist, you will be crucial in ensuring the smooth and accurate handling of our team’s compensation and benefits programs. You will be responsible for preparing payroll, administering benefits, and supporting various other HR-related tasks. As our ideal candidate, you have a deep understanding of payroll best practices, tax regulations, and/or benefits administration. Your meticulous attention to detail, analytical mindset, and excellent communication skills will be instrumental in supporting our team. You will also assist in bringing the team together, whether for our Monthly Random Coffee chats or managing our company-wide calendar for various All-Hands events.

In your day-to-day, you will: 

• Support essential business-as-usual operations (i.e., you'll support Payroll, Benefits, Employee Data Management, Contracting, Onboarding, etc.)
• Manage projects related to people operations, ensuring seamless execution and scalability of current and new initiatives that support the organization's growth, team productivity, and overall Labster employee experience
• Collaborate with the People, Finance, and Operations teams in implementing and upholding effective organizational policies and processes to support our hybrid, high-performing team in Seattle and across the U.S. 
• Guide team members on people-process matters with efficiency and tact
• Interact and build relationships with our team and managers, unearthing opportunities to collaborate and improve the employee experience 
  

To thrive in this role, you ideally have experience supporting a team in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
You have a passion for inclusive teams and delivering exceptional team member experience. 

 You also have some combination of the following:

• Have 5+ years of experience in a People, Operations, Payroll, or Benefits Administration role with a focus on creating organizational and operational efficiencies
• A passionate about building and championing  inclusive and equitable employee practices
• Strong project management skills with experience driving projects from beginning to end
• Have experience and proficiency using HRIS and Payroll systems
• Have used Google Suite, Notion, Slack, and/or other current tech tools
• Are a great communicator with skills and experience interfacing with all levels of an organization
• Are self-motivated, action-oriented, and eager to learn - you are constantly looking for opportunities to improve your craft and are receptive to feedback
• Are detail-oriented with strong follow-up and follow-through skills
• Have a proven track record to juggle and prioritize multiple time-sensitive tasks

To join our team you also:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Must pass a pre-employment background check 
  

WSL is proud to support an inclusive work environment that emphasizes each team member’s personal and professional growth. Our team is fully distributed throughout the U.S., and we support flexible schedules - work where and when you work best. You’ll have teammates just a Slack message or video call away if you ever need help solving an exciting challenge, or even if you just have a funny story to tell.
As a startup, we strive to be externally competitive with companies at a similar size and stage, and internally fair in our pay practices. The hiring salary range for this role is $78,000 - $92,000  and represents the target offer range given the scope and experience expectations for this role.

Other perks and benefits: 

• Competitive salary and stock options
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Matching 401(k) plan
• Generous vacation policy/paid time off
• Parental leave
• Learning & development stipend
• Home office stipend
  

We strongly encourage you to apply! If we feel your skills, experience, and values match, we’ll reach out about meeting with the team. 

During the interview stage, you can expect:

• An intro conversation with our recruiting team (20-30 minutes).
• An interview with the hiring manager (45 minutes); if there’s a match we’ll schedule an interview loop with the team.
• An Interview loop with 3-4 interviews (1 hour each) with the team members you will be potentially working with 

All interviews will be remote via Google Meets; we are happy to make accommodations you might need to feel set up for success in our process.