Who you are

• We’re looking for an operator, systems thinker and builder, someone who thrives in complexity, anticipates scale challenges before they happen, and brings both execution rigor and forward-thinking design
• A detailed oriented, Systems thinker who is hands on and comfortable challenging the status quo
• 5+ years of experience in People Operations, HRIS, or People Systems roles
• Experience operating in high-growth environments
• Hands-on expertise in HRIS platforms (HiBob, Workday, or similar), including configuration and integrations
• Strong understanding of workflow automation, system architecture, and data governance
• Experience leading or owning technology implementations end-to-end
• Strong analytical capability; comfortable building dashboards and translating data into insight
• Knowledge of Canadian employment standards; exposure to US and/or EMEA compliance is highly desirable
• Highly organized with strong documentation discipline
• Thrives in ambiguity, moves with urgency, and takes ownership without waiting for direction

What the job involves

• Cresta is hiring a People Operations Partner (HR Systems & Operations) to grow, support, and optimize the infrastructure behind our employee experience
• We are now 500+ global Crestans,and growing fast
• As we continue in hyper-growth mode, we’re growing the People Operations team to build scalable systems, automation, and data intelligence to support this next wave of Cresta’s growth
• Own and evolve our People & Recruiting systems ecosystem to ensure scalability, compliance, and operational excellence. (preferred experience with HiBob, Workday, Greenhouse, Ashby, Gem, etc)
• Execute employee life cycle events including onboarding, offboarding, job changes, documentation, and data changes across HR systems
• Help refine and document standard operating procedures and service level agreements
• Serve as the subject matter expert for HRIS architecture, integrations, workflows, and automation, with minimal supervision
• With guidance from the People leadership team, own system enhancements, configuration changes, testing, and release management with precision
• Drive implementation of new People technology, including requirements gathering, vendor partnership, UAT, rollout, and adoption measurement
• Design and optimize workflow management tools to improve service delivery speed, transparency, and employee self-service
• Build dashboards and reporting frameworks that enable leaders to make data-driven talent decisions
• Ensure data integrity, governance, and audit readiness across all People systems
• Work closely with the Payroll team to provide timely payroll inputs US & International locations
• Partner cross-functionally with Payroll, Finance, IT, Legal, and Talent Acquisition on integrations and shared systems initiatives
• Identify manual or fragmented processes and proactively design automated, scalable solutions
• Document governance models, system architecture decisions, and operating procedures to reduce single-threaded ownership risk
• Support global compliance and data privacy standards across Canada, the US, Europe, and other emerging regions
• Work with Global Mobility process owners to support the mobility request from current employees and future hires across multiple geographies
• Administer employee documents and operations on connected HR systems (such as EOR providers)

Benefits

• Work with an A+ team of ex-Founders, world leading scientists, and nationally competitive athletes
• Weekly lunch & learn
• Mentorship - A world class mentorship board advises and mentors our team-members to capture the opportunity ahead of us