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People operations specialist: a person in this job runs the processes of employment: onboarding, contract changes, HR data, leavers. Airapps, Fivetran, Via, Cloudflare and Stripe have the most open roles with “People operations specialist” or a close variant in the title right now.

347 open roles · 50 posted in the last 7 days · 23% remote · 244 companies hiring · $140K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay130 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The dark column holds the median, $140K.
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Can be done from home23%80 of 347 jobs
State the pay51%177 of 347 jobs
Are for beginners4%14 of 347 jobs
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What people operations specialist roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$120K79
Senior$156K22
Lead and above$210K29

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

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Questions about people operations specialist jobs

What is a people operations specialist job?
In a people operations specialist job, a person runs the processes of employment: onboarding, contract changes, HR data, leavers. 347 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many people operations specialist jobs are open right now?
There are 347 open people operations specialist jobs at 244 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 50 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most people operations specialist jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Airapps (21), Fivetran (8), Via (7), Cloudflare (6) and Stripe (6). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote people operations specialist jobs?
80 of the 347 open people operations specialist jobs (23%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do people operations specialist jobs pay in euros?
31 of the open postings state a yearly range in euros: the median midpoint is €21,500, and the middle half advertise €21,500 to €60,000. These are advertised ranges as each employer wrote them, not verified pay.
What do people operations specialist jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $140K, based on 130 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $108K and $178K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a people operations specialist job?
14 of the 347 open people operations specialist jobs (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 191 postings that state experience, the median asks for 3 years. 244 companies are hiring and 50 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing people operations specialist jobs?
19 of the 347 open people operations specialist jobs (5%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, AI, Computer Vision. Employers still list 347 such roles today at 244 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do people operations specialist jobs ask for?
Most often HRIS (36%), Workday (24%), Compensation (9%), Payroll (9%), English (9%) of the 347 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in people operations specialist jobs?
People Operations Specialist (40), People Operations Manager (26), People Operations Generalist (14), People Operations Coordinator (13), People Operations Associate (10): the most common titles among the 347 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are people operations specialist jobs in demand in 2026?
347 people operations specialist jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 244 companies, 0.2% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 50 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $140K. 80 (23%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for people operations specialist jobs?
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