People Operations (HR) Coordinator
BIG HAPPY
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Description
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment Support:
- Review incoming applications against defined criteria and complete entry-level candidate screenings as directed
- Schedule interviews across candidates, hiring managers, and panels
- Draft and post recruitment content, including LinkedIn posts, using guidance from the team
- Assist with the university recruitment schedule, including logistics and follow-ups
- Keep our Applicant Tracking System clean and current: update candidate statuses, scorecards, and records as needed
- Coordinate new hire welcome kits
- Handle first-day and first-week logistics, including equipment requests and account setup tickets
- Track and update onboarding and offboarding checklists in Monday.com
- Keep the company org chart current
Compliance & Documentation:
- Track completion of required compliance trainings and follow up with employees
- Maintain filing hygiene for HR and employee documentation
Engagement & Culture:
- Coordinate birthday and work anniversary recognition
- Support logistics for company events, all-hands, and culture committee initiatives
- Send reminders and track outstanding people tasks (performance reviews, employee surveys, and similar recurring items)
- Take on additional People Operations tasks as assigned, and flag process gaps or ideas to the team
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- A bachelor's degree or higher, or a comparable mix of education, experience, and skills
- 1-2 years of relevant experience in HR, recruiting, or People Operations
- Proficient with Microsoft Office or Google Docs; familiarity with an ATS or HRIS (Pinpoint a plus) and project management tools (Monday.com a plus)
- Strong written communication skills, including comfort creating recruiting content for platforms like LinkedIn
- Excellent organizational skills and a great attention to detail
- Comfortable with repetitive, detail-heavy work and following established processes consistently
- Discretion and good judgment when handling confidential employee information
- Highly organized, process-minded, and dependable with follow-through on recurring tasks
- Genuine interest in supporting people, whether candidates or current employees
- Receptive to direction and feedback, with good judgment on when to ask questions or escalate
- Strong communicator, able to collaborate across the People team and the broader organization
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize, and multi-task in a fast-moving environment
Benefits
- Full-time position with a strong competitive base salary
- Access to benefits, including Healthcare, Dental and Vision
- Unlimited PTO
- Participation in Big Happy stock program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Team Happy camaraderie and encouragement every step of the way as we celebrate the wins and opportunities to fail fast and learn and continue on your upward trajectory in your career
- Ability to be yourself and be successful and valued for your contributions
Location
Benefits
- Full-time position with a strong competitive base salary Access to benefits, including Healthcare, Dental and Vision Unlimited PTO Participation in Big Happy stock program Paid Parental Leave Team Happy camaraderie and encouragement every step of the way as we celebrate the wins and opportunities to fail fast and learn and continue on your upward trajectory in your career Ability to be yourself and be successful and valued for your contributions Location Chicago, IL | Hybrid, 3 days in-office Compensation The total compensation range for this role in the US is $55,000-71,500 base salary + bonus. Actual base pay is between $55,000-$65,000 and will depend on factors such as experience, skills, and location. The total compensation package may include bonuses, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
About this role
BIG HAPPY is looking for a People Operations Coordinator to be the operational backbone of its growing HR and recruiting functions. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of People Operations, you'll split your time between recruitment support—screening applications, scheduling interviews, managing the applicant tracking system, and creating LinkedIn content—and the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding logistics and equipment setup through offboarding and org chart maintenance. You'll also handle compliance tracking, coordinate culture initiatives like recognition programs and company events, and manage the recurring administrative tasks that keep a People team running smoothly.
This role suits someone who is genuinely organized, detail-oriented, and energized by supporting people at different stages of their journey with the company. You'll need 1–2 years of HR, recruiting, or People Ops experience, comfort with tools like Monday.com and an applicant tracking system, and strong written communication skills. The work is hands-on and process-driven; you'll thrive if you take direction well, follow through consistently on recurring tasks, and have good judgment about when to escalate or ask questions.
BIG HAPPY offers a hybrid arrangement (three days in-office in Chicago) with a base salary of $55,000–$65,000 depending on experience, plus bonus potential, equity participation, healthcare, dental and vision coverage, unlimited PTO, and paid parental leave.
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