HR Generalist

The role

The HR Generalist will run HR operations across four offices. This includes employment compliance, employee records, payroll, benefits, onboarding, and employee engagement.

What you will do

• Keep the company compliant with employment law in the Cayman Islands, New York, Colorado and the UAE.
• Prepare and maintain employment contracts and templates for each location.
• Manage the Employer of Record partner for UAE hires, including visas and moves to Dubai.
• Keep employee records accurate and provide reporting on headcount and time away.
• Guide candidates from offer to first day.
• Manage work permits and visas, including Cayman work permits and UAE visas.
• Coordinate flights, temporary housing and relocation allowances.
• Run onboarding for every new hire.
• Document core HR processes as clear, repeatable SOPs.
• Partner with Finance to run US payroll and the 401(k) program.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years in HR or People Operations, including at least 1 year as the main HR operator at a startup or scale-up.
• Experience with employment law, contracts and benefits in more than one country.
• Working knowledge of US employment requirements, including payroll, benefits administration and state-level rules.
• Experience owning an HRIS and building your own reports.
• Clear writing and the ability to turn a messy process into a simple SOP.
• Good judgment with confidential and sensitive situations.
• Comfort working across time zones.

Nice to have

• Experience in crypto, fintech or another regulated financial business.
• Experience managing an EOR relationship or sponsoring work visas.
• Familiarity with Gusto, Betterment, Remote.com or Shapes.
• A recognized HR qualification such as CIPD or SHRM.

About the company

ether.fi is a DeFi neo-bank. People use the app to save, spend and borrow with crypto, including through the ether.fi card.