People Operations & Mobility Specialist

We are looking for a People Operations Specialist to run the day-to-day engine of our global People function. You will own international employee lifecycle operations, global mobility, and our platform for EOR employees and contractors. This is a hands-on role for someone who loves getting the details right. This role will have a huge impact on both Rondo's overall operations & the employee experience!

About Rondo Energy

Rondo is accelerating industry’s transition to lower-cost, zero-carbon heat and power.

Our Rondo Heat Batteries turn low-cost renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat and power, enabling industrial facilities to replace fossil-fired boilers without costly process changes. The result is lower-cost, zero-carbon industrial energy delivered safely, reliably, and at 98% efficiency.

Rondo is commercially deployed and rapidly scaling, today.

Backed by world-class industrial leaders and investors — including Breakthrough Energy, Energy Impact Partners, Rio Tinto, Aramco, SABIC, SCG, TITAN, Microsoft, H&M, and John Doerr — Rondo is building the next generation of industrial energy infrastructure at global scale.

Responsibilities

• (key responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to):

People Operations

• Own end-to-end employee lifecycle operations (onboarding, job changes, leaves, offboarding) for U.S. and international employees.
• Maintain accurate HRIS data and produce headcount, turnover and compliance reports for the People team and Finance.
• Draft, update and roll out People policies.
• Coordinate benefits enrollment, renewals and employee questions with brokers and vendors.
• Partner with Finance on payroll inputs, equity administration handoffs and audit requests.
• Serve as a first point of contact for employee questions, escalating employee-relations matters appropriately.

Global mobility and immigration

• Support the People team in managing the visa and immigration case portfolio (H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, green cards and non-U.S. work permits), working alongside external immigration counsel.
• Track deadlines, renewals and I-9 / right-to-work compliance across all countries where we employ people.
• Coordinate international assignments, relocations and business-travel compliance, including tax and social-security considerations.
• Help build repeatable processes, templates and guides so employees and managers know what to expect.
• Manage relationships with international offices and service providers, including employers of record (EORs), to coordinate onboarding, contracts, amendments, terminations, and payments for employees and international contractors.
• Run monthly
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• Support entity setups and
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• and our core HRIS in sync,
• look for automation and AI-enabled improvements.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of People Operations or HR generalist experience, including at least 2 years supporting employees outside the U.S.
• Hands-on experience administering EOR employees and contractors, including onboarding, contracts and payment cycles.
• Direct experience managing U.S. immigration cases with outside counsel, and familiarity with work permits in other countries.
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment compliance (I-9, FLSA, leave laws) and how requirements differ internationally.
• Strong HRIS skills and comfort with data: building reports, auditing records and spotting errors before they become problems.
• Sound judgment and discretion with confidential employee information.
• Clear written and verbal communication with employees, managers, vendors and counsel across time zones.
• Comfort working independently in a lean, fast-moving team where you build processes as you go.

Preferred

• Experience in a high-growth energy, climate-tech, industrial, manufacturing or hardware company.
• Supported hiring in Europe, the Middle East or Australia, including EOR-to-entity transitions.
• Experience implementing or scaling an HRIS across multiple countries.
• SHRM-CP, PHR, CIPD or a global mobility certification (e.g., GMS).

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