What are the responsibilities and job description for the People & Talent Associate position at Contango IT?
We’re looking for a People & Talent Associate to support and elevate our talent acquisition efforts while also contributing to key people initiatives like onboarding, HR administration, and employee experience programs. You’ll play a key role in helping us attract top talent, streamline onboarding, and support people-first programs across the organization.
This is a perfect opportunity for someone who’s early in their HR/People career, has some recruiting experience, and is excited to grow into a well-rounded People Ops professional.
What You’ll Do
Talent Acquisition (60%)
- Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and operational roles across the organization, such as IT Support, Project Management, or Administration
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and build effective job descriptions
- Coordinate interview scheduling, candidate communication, and feedback loops
- Source passive candidates and support employer branding efforts to build a strong talent pipeline
- Help build consistent, inclusive, and scalable hiring practices
People Operations (40%)
- Coordinate onboarding to ensure new hires are welcomed, equipped, and integrated effectively
- Support administrative HR tasks, including maintaining employee records and data integrity in HR systems
- Assist with offboarding, internal transitions, and process documentation
- Contribute to People team initiatives like engagement surveys, internal communications, and learning/development programming
- Help document and improve internal people processes, policies, and tools
Location & Travel
- Open to fully remote candidates, with a preference for those based in Tulsa, OK or Dallas, TX
- Occasional travel for team meetups, onboarding, or company events may be requested
- 1–3 years of experience in a recruiting, HR coordination, or people operations role, preferably in a fast-paced or tech-driven environment
- Passionate about building great candidate and employee experiences
- Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable juggling multiple priorities and collaborating across teams
- Proficient with (or quick to learn) ATS, HRIS, and collaboration tools, such as Google, Slack, Justworks, Confluence and BambooHR
Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience hiring for technical roles such as help desk, system/network engineers or similar
- Familiarity with IT industry roles and terminology
- Experience supporting a distributed workforce or remote onboarding
Salary : $45