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 serve as the primary owner of HRIS administration, benefits, performance process infrastructure, and employee experience.

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: Own 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

• Serve as primary HRIS system administrator; own data integrity and perform quarterly data audits to ensure full employee compliance
• Manage outside benefits consultants; own benefits renewals, open enrollment, and new employee benefits onboarding
• Partner with the C-Suite to build the performance review process and cadence, coach managers on best practices, and maintain records of feedback
• Partner with the General Counsel on employee handbook maintenance, HR policy development and compliance, state employment compliance, and employee training programs