People Operations Associate

Gradle Technologies builds Develocity, an AI-powered toolchain observability and intelligence platform for software organizations. The People Operations Associate will co-own the operational backbone of the People team, managing employee lifecycle processes, onboarding, HR systems, training, events, employee support, and interview coordination across multiple countries and legal entities.

What you'll do:

• Own new hire onboarding, from customized plans with hiring managers through day-one introductions
• Keep our ATS, HRIS, and connected tools accurate, and run regular audits
• Run logistics for All Hands, Learning Days, and team-building events
• Manage engagement and pulse surveys, and help the team synthesize the results
• Own the training calendar with our People Partners, from scoping needs through materials
• Produce live training sessions and administer our LMS, including compliance assignments and completion reporting
• Automate and simplify our workflows using AI tools
• Act as first-line support for employee questions on training, onboarding, and events
• Coordinate interviews across time zones

What they're looking for:

• 1–3 years in People Operations, HR, payroll, or a related administrative role, ideally somewhere fast-paced, global, or remote-first
• Hands-on HRIS experience and a natural systems aptitude – you pick up new tools quickly
• Exceptional attention to detail and real pride in accurate data
• A proactive, ownership mindset; you follow through without being chased
• Polished written communication, with meaningful working-hours overlap with US and European colleagues
• Sound judgment and discretion with confidential information
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and ambiguity in a growing company
• Multi-country or multi-entity payroll and global employment compliance (e.g. Switzerland, Ireland, or other EU markets)
• Recruiting coordination or interview scheduling in an ATS, preferably Greenhouse
• Equity administration (Carta), or working with a PEO or EOR provider and international tax offices
• Experience at a software, SaaS, or developer-tooling company
• Use of agentic AI tools in your daily workflow to increase productivity and output

Benefits:

• Real ownership of the programs that shape how it feels to work here.
• A People team that treats automation and good tooling as part of the job.
• Work from home in a remote-first environment.
• In-person meetings, such as our annual company offsite and team meetings.
• Equity grants.