HR Generalist

Summary

Join Butter Payments as an HR Generalist / People Operations Generalist to support all aspects of People operations, including HR operations, compliance, onboarding, performance management, and company culture. You will be the go-to person for all things People, helping to build and scale a people-first organization. This role requires experience scaling a company from approximately 50 to 150 employees and managing core HR operations. You will manage Rippling as the HRIS, partner on leveling and career frameworks, support hiring processes, and advise on people practices for a distributed, high-growth team. You will also lead engagement and culture initiatives and ensure compliance with labor laws and benefits regulations. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of hands-on HR/People experience in a startup or tech environment and prior experience with Rippling HRIS.

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on HR/People experience, ideally in a startup or tech environment
• Experience working at or scaling a company from ~50 to 150 employees
• Comfortable being a “team of one” or working autonomously with strong ownership
• Prior experience with Rippling HRIS (must-have)
• Exposure to or ownership of leveling, career frameworks, and performance cycles
• Experience supporting a distributed U.S. workforce across multiple states
• Knowledge of employment law, compliance, and HR best practices
• Clear communicator, detail-oriented, and people-centric

Responsibilities

• Own core HR operations: employee onboarding/offboarding, benefits administration, policy management, and compliance across states
• Manage and optimize Rippling as our HRIS—driving automation and reporting
• Partner on leveling & career frameworks , supporting managers with performance management and role clarity as we grow
• Support hiring processes: assist with job descriptions, offers, and candidate experience in collaboration with recruiting
• Help scale the company thoughtfully: advise on people practices and systems that support a distributed, high-growth team
• Lead engagement and culture initiatives that promote connection, inclusion, and feedback loops across time zones
• Ensure compliance with labor laws and benefits regulations, especially for a remote-first, multi-state team