Mercor
People Programs Specialist
$140K–$190K
Mercor HQ, 181 Fremont Street · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years; ideally in a high-growth technology company.
About the job
Runs and improves employee and manager programs, People operations, lifecycle processes, compliance activities, and automation as Mercor grows.
What you'll do
- Deliver manager onboarding and development, employee training, and recurring People programs; track results and improve them.
- Manage onboarding, employee changes, offboarding, HR systems, records, compliance coordination, and audits.
- Build and maintain automated workflows and lightweight tools to simplify People operations.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in People programs, People operations, or a similar role.
- Experience owning and executing People programs, facilitating employee training or manager enablement, and managing recurring processes with multiple stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of the US employee lifecycle, including onboarding and I-9 requirements; hands-on HR systems administration and employee data management.
- Experience building automations or lightweight tools with AI, no-code, or low-code platforms, and maintaining compliance documentation or supporting audits.
Nice to have
- Experience enabling first-time managers in a rapidly scaling organization.
- Experience with Rippling and employee service desk or ticketing tools; exposure to immigration coordination or employment compliance reporting.
Pay
$140K – $190K (base salary)
Tools
Cursor, Retool, Zapier, Rippling
AI focus
Use AI and no-code tools to build lightweight internal tools and automated workflows that reduce repetitive work and improve People operations.
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