Location New York City Employment Type Full time Location Type On-site Department People Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and powers data-driven applications. Trusted by more than 800 of the world's leading enterprises, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io. About this role: As a People Operations Specialist at Astronomer, you'll sit at the heart of the People team — owning the systems, data, and processes that power a great employee experience from day one to last day. You'll partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, People Partners, and leadership to keep hiring running smoothly and employees well-supported. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role for someone who loves turning messy, manual processes into clean, scalable systems. You'll thrive here if you're equal parts detail-obsessed operator and service-minded teammate. This role is based in New York City and follows an in-office work schedule. What you get to do: Own and continuously improve end-to-end recruiting operations, including ATS workflows, interview scheduling, and coordination in Ashby. Build and maintain dashboards tracking pipeline health, conversion rates, time-to-fill, and other key hiring metrics for People leadership. Manage employee data in Workday across the full lifecycle — hires, transfers, promotions, and terminations — with a focus on accuracy and data integrity. Execute seamless onboarding and offboarding processes in partnership with IT, Payroll, Benefits, and People team. Run the company's exit interview program end to end, including scheduling, survey analysis, and synthesizing themes to inform retention strategies. Support execution of performance reviews, engagement surveys, and company-wide people programs, including coordination, communications, and reporting. Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees and managers on HR inquiries across the full lifecycle. Identify and implement process improvements that make People operations more scalable, efficient, and well-documented. Actively identify and implement AI-powered tools and workflows to automate repetitive tasks, surface insights faster, and improve the overall employee experience. What you bring to the role: 3–6 years of experience in people operations, talent operations, HR operations, or a similar generalist role. Hands-on experience with Workday and an ATS, with strong data hygiene instincts. Strong analytical skills — comfortable building reports, working in spreadsheets, and translating data into clear recommendations. Sharp attention to detail and a low tolerance for data errors; you catch the discrepancy before anyone else notices. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment without losing track of the details. Clear, direct communicator who can translate policy and data into plain language for employees and managers. Experience working at a high-growth startup and comfort operating with ambiguity. Bonus points if you have: Direct experience with Ashby as your ATS and Workday as your HRIS. Experience building or overhauling people operations processes from scratch. Familiarity with compensation benchmarking or offer management workflows. A track record of designing repeatable systems out of previously manual, one-off processes. The estimated salary for this role ranges from $120,000 - $135,000 based on leveling and geography, along with an equity component and a comprehensive benefits package. This range is merely an estimate; actual compensation may deviate from this range based on skills, experience, and qualifications. #LI-Onsite #LI-Fulltime At Astronomer, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.