Senior HR Operations Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

At Reltio®, we believe data should fuel business success. Reltio's AI-powered data unification and management capabilities—encompassing entity resolution, multi-domain master data management (MDM), and data products—transform siloed data from disparate sources into unified, trusted, and interoperable data. Reltio Data Cloud™ delivers interoperable data where and when it's needed, empowering data and analytics leaders with unparalleled business responsiveness. Leading enterprise brands—across multiple industries around the globe—rely on our award-winning data unification and cloud-native MDM capabilities to improve efficiency, manage risk and drive growth.

At Reltio, our values guide everything we do. With an unyielding commitment to prioritizing our "Customer First", we strive to ensure their success. We embrace our differences and are "Better Together" as One Reltio. We are always looking to "Simplify and Share" our knowledge when we collaborate to remove obstacles for each other. We hold ourselves accountable for our actions and outcomes and strive for excellence. We "Own It". Every day, we innovate and evolve, so that today is "Always Better Than Yesterday". If you share and embody these values, we invite you to join our team at Reltio and contribute to our mission of excellence.

Reltio has earned numerous awards and top rankings for our technology, our culture and our people. Reltio was founded on a distributed workforce and offers flexible work arrangements to help our people manage their personal and professional lives. If you're ready to work on unrivaled technology where your desire to be part of a collaborative team is met with a laser-focused mission to enable digital transformation with connected data, let's talk!

Job Summary :

As a Senior HR Operations Specialist at Reltio, you will support the efforts of the Manager, Global HR Shared Services leader to drive operational excellence across the full employee lifecycle by leading HR process improvements, optimizing systems, and ensuring the successful delivery of HR programs. In this role, you will serve as a trusted partner to the Manager, Global HR Shared Services leader, HR colleagues, and all staff, helping to scale our operations thoughtfully and with an employee-centric mindset.

You'll bring strong process thinking, systems expertise, and a bias for action to create solutions that are efficient, compliant, and future-ready. This is a key role for someone ready to expand their influence, lead cross-functional efforts, and contribute to building an HR operational infrastructure that supports Reltio's ongoing global growth.

Job Duties and Responsibilities :

• Lead end-to-end HR operational processes and employee lifecycle activities—including onboarding, offboarding, and compliance initiatives—while driving mid-sized projects such as system enhancements and program refreshes, with a focus on scalability, continuous improvement, and delivering a best-in-class employee experience.
• Respond to routine Tier 1 / 2 inquiries and manage Tier 3 escalations by diagnosing complex employee inquiries, collaborating cross-functionally (Legal, Payroll, IT, Finance) to resolve, and identifying root causes to prevent recurrence and propose resolutions.
• Partner with People Team Centers of Excellence (COEs) (Talent Acquisition, Compensation, HRBPs) to optimize operational handoffs and ensure seamless program execution.
• Own and evolve employee self-service capabilities (knowledge base, Tier 0 content) to empower employees and reduce manual transaction volume.
• Identify and document operational risks, ensuring internal controls, audit practices, and compliance obligations are upheld.
• Support process documentation management, maintaining clear, current SOPs and workflow documentation across the HR Shared Services Team.
• Mentor and provide informal leadership to junior team members and promote operational knowledge sharing.
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement culture by identifying gaps, proposing solutions, and leading changes that enhance HR service delivery.
• Serve as the primary liaison with the Professional Employer Organization (PEO), managing day-to-day communications, resolving escalations, supporting audits, and collaborating on benefits renewals, plan design updates, and overall service delivery.
• Partner with the PEO to coordinate end-to-end LOA processes, including eligibility tracking, documentation, compliance with federal and state leave laws (e.g., FMLA, CFRA), employee communication, and timely return-to-work coordination.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local regulations (e.g., ACA, ERISA, FMLA, ADA) by partnering with the PEO and internal stakeholders. Support audits, filings, and generate regular and ad hoc reports to meet internal and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct benefits orientation sessions, develop employee-facing resources, and respond to inquiries with clarity and care.
• Lead the annual open enrollment following internal process, including planning and execution of communication strategies, system readiness, and coordination with the PEO to ensure a seamless experience for employees.
• Continuously assess and improve benefits and LOA processes in alignment with PEO capabilities and internal operations. Recommend and implement scalable, employee-centric solutions to increase efficiency and compliance .
• Support the administration of U.S. immigration processes by coordinating with internal stakeholders and external immigration counsel to ensure accurate documentation, timely processing, and compliance with applicable regulations. Assist with employee case tracking, communications, and procedural updates related to sponsorship and mobility.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills You Must Have :

Skills That Are Nice to Have :

Knowledge of local, state, and federal employment law and regulations.

At Reltio, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.

Overall Market Range

$78,000—$133,000 USD

Reltio is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Reltio is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.