People Operations Lead

Last Energy seeks a People Operations Lead to own the systems and processes that support our employees across their full lifecycle — from onboarding through offboarding. This role will support employee experience processes, HRIS administration, benefits, and performance process infrastructure.
This role will work closely with senior leadership and department heads to build scalable people processes, ensure compliance, and maintain a strong employee experience as the company grows.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the employee onboarding process end-to-end: offer letters, new hire paperwork, system and building access coordination with IT and operations, and first-week experience
• Partner with the C-Suite to build the performance review process and cadence, coach managers on best practices, and maintain records of feedback
• Oversee employee experience and morale: lead planning of monthly team happy hours and quarterly events, and support the Chief of Staff on annual onsites/offsites, all-hands, and internal communications
• Manage outside benefits consultants; own benefits renewals, open enrollment, and new employee benefits onboarding
• Partner with the General Counsel on employee handbook maintenance, company policy development and compliance, state employment compliance, and employee training programs
• Partner with the CFO and legal team to manage equity issuances
• Coordinate employee relocations, visa filings, and background checks, and maintain required employee data for DOE compliance
• Coordinate employee offboarding with legal, IT, and operations to ensure smooth transitions
• Answer candidate questions about benefits, compensation, and equity during the hiring process, including communicating the equity opportunity to candidates
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience, ideally in a project/program managerment, or chief of staff, or a similar capacity
• Working knowledge of benefits administration, open enrollment, and vendor management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable working with employees at all levels
• Strong organizational skills, discretion, and attention to detail
• Based in Austin, TX (or open to relocation)