People operations specialist jobs in California
66 open roles for people operations specialists in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Cognition, Vast, Jerry.ai, Airapps and Nscale have the most. 6 are remote and the median advertised salary is $153K.
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Skills asked for in people operations specialist roles in California
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- People Operations CoordinatorApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$25 - $35 an hourData qualityPowerPointMicrosoft Word
- Director of People OperationsRidealso · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$180K - $230KLead and above
- People Operations CoordinatorDyna Robotics · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA—Google WorkspaceHRISBambooHR
- People Operations & Compliance SpecialistJerry.ai · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California$80K - $100KRemote
- People Operations GeneralistJerry.ai · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California$80K - $100KRemote
- People Programs Lead, People OperationsChime · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA$123K - $170KLead and aboveDeel
- VP, Total Rewards and People OperationsFivetran · 🇺🇸Remote, California, United States, AMER$239K - $299KRemoteLead and abovedbtInternal controlsHRIS
- Senior People Ops GeneralistSigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $180KSeniorPythonSQLDatabricks
- Global People Operations PartnerSaildrone · 🇺🇸Alameda, California, United States$165K - $210K
- People Operations ManagerLiquid Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco—HybridWorkday
- Director of People Operations & Experiencegoodr · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$175K - $195KLead and above
- Associate Director, People Operations (Contract)BridgeBio Pharma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA/Hybrid$145K - $230KHybridLead and aboveWorkday
- People Operations & Employee Experience CoordinatorSidecar Health · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States—
- People Services Partner, ComplianceAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$235KWorkdayAudit
- People Operations LeadJuicebox · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $200KLead and above
- People Operations ManagerPlaid · 🇺🇸San Francisco HQ$163K - $221KHybridWorkdayData qualityLow-code tools
- People Operations & Mobility SpecialistRondo Energy · 🇺🇸Alameda, CA$120K - $135K
- Sr. People Operations GeneralistApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$145K - $165KSeniorSQLJiraWorkday
- Head of People OperationsEmbedding Vc · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area—Lead and above
- Recruiter / People OperationsEmbedding Vc · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$110K - $150KHybridComputer Vision
- Senior Manager, People OperationsThat's No Moon Entertainment · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA or Remote US$181K - $216KRemoteSenior
- Senior Mgr, People Operations & ProgramsSpan · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $200KSenior
- People Operations CoordinatorKiwiCo Inc. · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$60K - $70K
- People Ops CoordinatorFactory · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—SnowflakeDatabricksSHRM certification
- People Operations GeneralistVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$71K - $120KGoogle WorkspaceHRISMicrosoft Office
- People Operations & Recruiting CoordinatorDistyl · 🇺🇸San Francisco$80K - $100KHybrid
- People Operations PartnerIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ$126K - $145KWorkdayZero trustWorkforce planning
- People Operations AssociateVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$92K - $147KExcelGoogle SheetsGoogle Workspace
- People Operations GeneralistReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$120K - $138KPayrollHRISEmployment law
- Director, People Operations and Total RewardsLeandata · 🇺🇸Santa Clara$145K - $175KHybridLead and above
- People Systems Manager, WorkdayVercel · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco$167K - $204KHybridWorkdayData qualityData governance
- People Operations SpecialistNscale · 🇺🇸AMER; New York; San Francisco; Seattle$80K - $110KJiraWorkday
- People Systems ArchitectFastly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA$154K - $217KAgileWorkdayData quality
- Talent and People Operations GeneralistServal · 🇺🇸San Francisco$120K - $160KSQLWorkday
- People Operations CoordinatorPrimeIntellect · 🇺🇸San Francisco$90K - $120KLLMLangChainDatadog
- HR Operations & Recruiting Specialist Part TimeFs Studio · 🇺🇸San Francisco—RemotePayrollApplicant tracking systemsRobotics
- HR Operations PartnerHoneybook · 🇺🇸San Francisco$140K - $166KHybrid
- People Operations InternArc Boat Company · 🇺🇸Torrance, CA—Intern
- Payroll & People Ops CoordinatorSkild AI · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA$150K - $250KMachine LearningWorkday
- People Operations Intern (Summer 2027)Muon Space · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternGoogle WorkspaceSlackExport controls
- People Operations GeneralistCode Metal · 🇺🇸San Francisco Hub$100K - $125KHybrid
- Manager, HR OperationsALO · 🇺🇸Beverly Hills, California, United States$100K - $130KWorkday
- Senior People Operations SpecialistHark · 🇺🇸San Jose$110K - $200KSenior
- Onsite HR Shared Services Specialist (Contract)Lucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA—ExcelJiraHelp desk
- People Operations SpecialistAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Salem, OR or Fremont, CA$54K - $84KHybridWorkdayHRIS
- People Operations ManagerAchira · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office$125K - $175KHybridWorkdaySHRM certificationGoogle Workspace
- People Operations & Culture GeneralistCellanome · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$125K - $150KReconciliationsPayrollHRIS
- People Operations GeneralistSalient Motion · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130K
- Senior People Operations SpecialistFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$110K - $200KSeniorData governanceHRISWorkforce planning
- People Operations Generalist1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$150K - $170KGoogle SheetsReconciliationsPayroll
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Who is hiring for people operations specialist roles in California
Where people operations specialist roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States66
- 🇺🇸California66
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area47
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA8
- 🇺🇸New York, NY4
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA3
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO1
- 🇺🇸Houston, TX1
- 🇺🇸Texas1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
Questions about people operations specialist jobs in California
- How many people operations specialist jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 66 open people operations specialist jobs in California at 59 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 9 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 in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Jerry.ai (2), goodr (2), Embedding Vc (2), Vast (2) and Nscale (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote people operations specialist jobs in California?
- 6 of the 66 open people operations specialist jobs in California (9%) 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 in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $153K, based on 47 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $115K and $185K. 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 one of the people operations specialist jobs in California?
- 2 of the 66 open people operations specialist jobs in California (3%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 38 postings that state experience, the median asks for 3 years. 59 companies are hiring and 9 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 in California?
- 3 of the 66 open people operations specialist jobs in California (5%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, LLM, LangChain. Employers still list 66 such roles today at 59 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do people operations specialist jobs in California ask for?
- Most often HRIS (35%), Workday (27%), Payroll (12%), Employee relations (12%), Benefits administration (12%) of the 66 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in people operations specialist jobs in California?
- People Operations Generalist (6), People Operations Coordinator (5), People Operations Specialist (4), People Operations Manager (3), People Operations Lead (3): the most common titles among the 66 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are people operations specialist jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 66 people operations specialist jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 59 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 9 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $153K. 6 (9%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for people operations specialist jobs in California?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
















