People Operations Generalist

About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.Job Overview

This role owns the operational core of the People team, the processes employees interact with most directly and depend on most critically. From a new hire's first day to an employee navigating a visa renewal to a team member going through offboarding, you are the person who makes sure nothing falls through the cracks. As Harbinger scales rapidly, this role is foundational: the quality of our employee experience lives here.

What You'll Do

Onboarding

Own the end-to-end new hire experience across all locations and roles, from offer acceptance through day one readiness
Coordinate with hiring managers, IT, Facilities, and Payroll to ensure seamless pre-boarding and first-day logistics
Manage new hire paperwork, I-9 verification, system provisioning, and orientation scheduling
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment requirements across jurisdictions
Continuously improve the onboarding process using new hire feedback and operational data

Offboarding

Manage the full offboarding lifecycle including system deprovisioning, benefits termination, and final pay coordination
Ensure separation compliance across jurisdictions, including state-specific final pay, COBRA notice, and documentation requirements
Track offboarding data and surface trends, voluntary attrition patterns, timing, and themes, to inform retention efforts

Intern Program

Own the end-to-end intern program lifecycle: cohort planning, hiring partnership with TA, J-1 visa filing, onboarding, mid-point check-ins, end-of-program evaluation, and events!
Design meaningful project scoping with hosting managers so interns ship real work tied to business outcomes, not filler assignments
Build the intern experience layer, including mentorship pairings, learning sessions, exec exposure, and cohort community
Define conversion criteria and evaluation frameworks that give managers a consistent basis for return-offer decisions
Track program metrics including offer acceptance, conversion rate, manager satisfaction, and intern NPS to inform future cohort strategy
Partner with TA and university relations to build a pipeline aligned to Harbinger's engineering and manufacturing talent needs

Day-to-Day Operations

Maintain accurate employee records in HRIS and own ongoing data integrity across the employee lifecycle
Respond to employee inquiries on policies, procedures, and programs with speed and discretion
Support employment law compliance and internal audit requirements
Partner with the HR Solutions Architect to identify and eliminate manual processes through automation and workflow improvements
Partner with the Program Manager on operational execution of people programs, open enrollment, performance review logistics, engagement surveys, and similar
Onboard and act as a secondary POC for Benefits Administration and Leave Management

What You Bring

3+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations, or HR Generalist roles
Hands-on experience with at least one of: onboarding, offboarding, intern / early career program
Experience with HRIS platforms and comfort managing employee data
Extremely organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through
Empathetic communicator who can handle sensitive employee situations with discretion
Ability to manage multiple concurrent processes without dropping anything

Nice to Have

Experience supporting a manufacturing or multi-site workforce
PHR, SHRM-CP, or CEBS certification
Experience in a high-growth environment where processes are being built from scratch

Key Benefits & Perks:

Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
Early-stage Stock Options
Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
Annual Vacation Bonus
Wellness & Fertility Benefits
Cell Phone Stipend
Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
California Pay Range$80,000—$110,000 USDEqual Opportunity
Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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