Total Rewards Specialist – People Operations

About the role

The role owns day‑to‑day compensation, benefits and payroll for a multi‑entity, multi‑country workforce. You will ensure payroll is accurate and on time, support compensation and benefits programs, and leverage data, light scripting and AI tools to automate reporting and improve People Ops efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Run monthly/bi‑weekly payroll and off‑cycle payments across entities, reconcile variances and close with Finance.
• Administer compensation cycles including offers, adjustments, bonuses, equity/token awards and market benchmarking support.
• Manage benefits enrollment, vendor files and employee queries (insurance, leave, statutory items).
• Maintain C&B and payroll data quality and produce headcount, cost and exception reports for HR and Finance.
• Build small automation tools using vibe coding (Cursor, Codex, Claude Code or similar) for file transforms, reconciliations, payroll checks and recurring reports.
• Use Excel/Sheets, SQL and AI tools to accelerate analysis, checklists and documentation.
• Partner with Legal and Finance on entity, tax and crypto‑industry specifics such as multi‑currency, contractor vs employee classification and variable pay.
• Document processes to keep payroll and C&B auditable and scalable.

Required profile

• 3+ years of experience in compensation & benefits and/or payroll, preferably with multi‑country or multi‑entity exposure.
• Strong understanding of payroll cycles, statutory compliance and compensation mechanics.
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted coding tools (Cursor, Codex, Claude Code) to deliver scripts or small applications.
• Comfortable working with confidential pay data and communicating clearly with stakeholders.

Required skills

• Python
• SQL
• Excel / Google Sheets (lookups, pivots)
• Apps Script or similar scripting language
• Experience with HRIS/payroll systems such as Workday, BambooHR, Deel or ADP
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants (Cursor, Codex, Claude Code)