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Plain is redefining customer support for the next generation of B2B companies. We’re building the fastest, most powerful platform to help companies move beyond reactive support and build true customer relationships. This is a rare opportunity to help build and scale the company’s People foundations as a senior individual contributor at a high-growth, global startup. You’ll be responsible for making sure Plain’s People systems actually work - from tooling and onboarding to performance and culture - while partnering closely with our Head of Operations (Youmna), founders, recruiters, and functional leads. You’ll work horizontally with Talent, enabling and supporting recruiting efforts, with end-to-end ownership of People operations and programs. This role is ideal for someone who wants real scope and impact without managing a team, and enjoys being close to the details while shaping how the company operates as it scales.
Job Responsibility:
Run end-to-end People operations across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding/offboarding, contracts, payroll changes, benefits, visas, and new-joiner logistics
Own coordination across SF and London, including scheduling, offsite planning, and cross-office travel
Own and improve the People tech stack (e.g. Ashby, Humaans, Remote, Justworks), partnering with Talent to support hiring workflows, automation, and reporting
Partner with Finance, Ops, and Talent on headcount planning, budgets, hiring forecasts, and hiring-related logistics
Design and run lightweight performance and growth processes, including probation reviews, feedback loops, and performance and compensation cycles
Build culture with intent, helping leadership to translate values into systems and rituals that reinforce urgency, ownership, and clarity across a globally distributed team
Requirements:
5–6 years of experience in People Operations or a closely related role at a fast-growing startup
Have worked in a global or multi-entity environment, and are comfortable operating across the US and Europe
Are systems-minded, and enjoy consolidating tools, automating workflows, and improving how things run
Have strong ownership and are comfortable operating without a playbook, including rolling up your sleeves and doing the gritty, unglamorous work when needed
Care deeply about culture and performance, and want to make values like urgency and accountability real and measurable