Senior Global People Operations Specialist, Andela
+ Equity
Connecting global talent to meaningful opportunities
Job no longer available
Connecting global talent to meaningful opportunities
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect global technologists with F500 opportunities, enabling companies to build diverse, high performing teams for the age of AI.
Role
Who you are
- You’ll be a builder and doer who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys problem solving, and is passionate about driving operational excellence in a fast-paced, global environment
- Low ego, low drama: You share credit, take blame. You like being wrong because it means someone else had an even better idea
- One team mentality: You break silos across teams. You put the company and mission first above your team alone
- Great listener, hungry for feedback: You’re always seeking to improve – our product, our business, yourself. You solicit diverse opinions and deeply listen
- Owner, not renter: You see a problem, you fix it or find someone who will. The buck stops with you
- Team-player: You roll up your sleeves and get scrappy. You do this by proactively collaborating with your team while actively engaging in important details that matter
- Business problem solver: You’re not just a functional expert; you consistently get praise for approaching your function through the lens of solving business problems
- 5–7 years of experience in HR operations, HRIS administration, or people systems roles
- Deep expertise in various HCM / HRIS platforms (configuration, reporting, lifecycle processing); experience with security, integrations, and business process design preferred
- Strong project management and documentation skills with attention to detail and process rigor
- Experience supporting audits, regulatory reporting, and compliance requirements
- Familiarity with global employment practices, data privacy, and HR compliance
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and working autonomously
- Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to partner with cross-functional teams
- Experience in a global, remote-first, or high-growth environment is a plus
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Global People Operations Specialist to join our lean and high-impact People team
- This role will serve as the operational and systems backbone of the team, helping us scale our People programs globally
- You will be the primary owner of our HRIS and be responsible for maintaining the accuracy, integrity, and accessibility of our people data and processes
- You’ll also support core People operations - including regulatory reporting, audits, and workflow optimization - ensuring our systems and practices are compliant, streamlined, and scalable
- This role partners closely with People Business Partners, Staff Recruiting, and Finance to ensure a seamless experience across the entire employee lifecycle - from hire to offboarding - while also owning the backend that powers our global people operations
- As an Andelan, you’ll serve as a role model for the rest of the company, you do not need to manage people to be a leader at Andela
- Serve as the primary HRIS administrator for the people team, responsible for configuration, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance
- Manage employee lifecycle transactions (e.g., hires, terminations, transfers, org changes, title changes), ensuring data accuracy and appropriate approvals
- Partner with Finance and IT to maintain integrations between the HRIS and payroll, benefits, and reporting systems
- Monitor and maintain role-based access, business processes, and data quality standards
- Generate and analyze reports, dashboards, and audits to support internal reporting and compliance
- Design and maintain scalable workflows and SOPs across the employee lifecycle
- Maintain templates and automation for letters, contracts, and internal documentation
- Support key operational programs including onboarding, offboarding, global mobility, and contractor onboarding
- Own process documentation and knowledge management for internal People Operations processes
- Ensure compliance with local employment regulations and data privacy requirements across all jurisdictions
- Own regulatory reporting processes (e.g., EEO-1, pay transparency, benefits reporting) in partnership with Legal and Finance
- Lead internal and external audits by preparing documentation and ensuring records retention is compliant with legal and internal policy requirements
- Support the global People Helpdesk by resolving employee inquiries related to HR systems, data, and processes
- Provide backup support to the broader People Ops team for benefits, onboarding, and offboarding
- Recommend improvements based on recurring helpdesk trends and employee feedback
Our take
Andela is connecting businesses with skilled software engineering from around the world. Originally founded in Nigeria, it has grown into a global platform with talent across more than 135 countries. Over time, Andela has moved beyond simply hiring to building a larger system that helps companies find, assess, and manage technical talent, positioning itself as an "AI-native" talent platform rather than just a recruitment marketplace.
In the AI era, Andela's role is becoming more important as companies struggle to keep up with how fast the technology is evolving. Many organizations know they want to build AI-powered product, but lack the in-house skills to do so. Andela is trying to solve this by both supplying ready-to-hire engineers and training existing teams through its AI Academy. By focusing on practical skills like building AI systems, deploying them in real environments, and aligning them with business goals, it's helping close the gap between AI ambition and real-world execution.
Recently, Andela has doubled down on this strategy. Its AI Academy aims to train thousands of engineers in areas like LLMs and production AI systems, while its acquisition of Woven strengthens how it tests and verifies real-world engineering ability. Together, with earlier investments in its Talent Cloud platform, these moves show Andela shifting toward a full end-to-end system. Now the company is ready to become a key infrastructure layer for AI adoption, helping businesses not just find talent, but continuously build and maintain the skills needed to keep up.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2021
$200m
SERIES E
Jan 2019
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $386.8m
Company HQ
Diamond District, New York, NY
Leadership
Carrol Chang
(CEO)Prior to joining Andela in 2024, Carrol spent nearly 8 years at Uber. She joined in 2016 as a General Manager, before becoming the Head of Driver Operations in US & Canada in 2019, and Global Head of Driver & Courier Operation in 2021. She also spent 3 years at McKinsey & Company as an Associate.
Geoff MacNeil
(CRO)Prior to joining Andela in 2025, Geoff spent nearly 4 years at Crowdbotics as a VP of Revenue. Before that, he spent over 3 years at Gigster, joining as a VP of Enterprise Sales & Customer Success before moving into the role of SVP of Sales, Partnerships, Network & Team Intelligence.
Barun Singh
(Chief Product & Technology Officer)Barun joined Andela in 2025 as the Head of Engineering, within 4 months, he was promoted to Chief Product & Technology Officer. Previously, he was the Founder of CO2 where he served as the Chief Product & Technology Officer.
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