People Operations Specialist

Here's what all the hype is about: Premier Nutrition Company (PNC) is one of the fastest-growing companies in the convenient nutrition space showing clear leadership in the category of protein shakes and protein powders. We make the brands Premier Protein, Dymatize, and PowerBar, which is sold internationally, and we are part of our holding company, BellRing Brands (NYSE: BRBR).

We have a simple, yet powerful, formula for our success, which we’ve been nailing for over 15 years. We start off with an organization powered by our company purpose—Changing Lives with Good Energy. Then our purpose-driven people are given the support and autonomy to develop and grow. Next, we are super-intentional about designing a culture where everyone feels like they truly connect and belong, which is one of our five company core values. Purpose-driven, connected employees who are consistently mastering new skills deliver amazing business results. And winning companies with amazing people and thriving cultures attract and retain top talent, so the cycle becomes self-reinforcing or what we call our regenerative culture.

We don’t mind sharing our formula since, as people who we believe in the power of changing lives with good energy, we think the world would be a better place if more workplaces treated adults like adults and gave them the platform to do the best work of their lives—alongside some truly amazing colleagues. Why don’t more companies do this? It takes deep-in-your-bones conviction to your people, products, and purpose to pull it off. It also takes resisting the urge to try to control people, and instead trusting them to make the right decisions. The results of our vibrant culture speaks for themselves: We were certified as a Great Place to Work™ for the 8^th year-running in 2024. And we currently rank #2 on Fortune Magazine’s Best Workplaces in our category, and in the top 12 for each of the last 5 years.

We have a long list of ways we take care of our people, but here are some crowd-pleasers that our employees often say they love most: Year-round ½ day Fridays, in-office massages, free lunches & snacks, dogs in the office, month-long cultural and diversity celebrations, monthly over-the-top in-office events like bring your kids to work day, 6% 401k match after 1 year, as-needed sick leave, generous paid family leave regardless of gender, all positions bonus-eligible, company-wide volunteer days, company-matched charitable donations, no employee handbook, no dress code, coaching conversations instead of performance reviews, walking meetings, free exercise classes, and company-paid gym membership for Emeryville-based employees.

PNC seeks individuals who will flourish in this type of work environment and will add to our culture and help build this high-growth company for the next phase in our amazing journey. Does this sound like you? Then read on…#LI-hybrid

The Role…

Under the direction of the Associate Director People Operations, the People Ops Specialist will be responsible for performing duties focused in the areas of employee programs, onboarding, HRIS and general employee programs administration.

The work environment…

So, what’s it like to work here? If you’re based in the greater Bay Area, you’ll walk into our Emeryville office each Tuesday morning and start the in-person portion of our hybrid work week at our weekly all-company meeting and find close to 200 of your colleagues sitting on sofas, beanbag chairs, or the floor excitedly talking through the week ahead and watching a newer teammate tell their personal life and career journey followed by a quick update on any hot topics that might be relevant to the week ahead.

We are a dynamic, HYBRID workplace so every employee who lives within 100 miles of our offices is expected to come in each TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY. We aligned on those two common days way back in 2021 to be intentional about connecting in person for things like innovation, impromptu collaboration, having respectful challenges to get to better decisions, leadership role-modeling, and culture building. Great work cultures are built on stories about what great looks like in practice, and great stories on Zoom meetings are few and far between.  The expected pay scale for this role is $83k to $93k, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.

Our modern 50,000 sq. foot headquarters straddles the border of the cities of Emeryville, Oakland, and Berkeley, California with free onsite parking and many transportation options.

You’re excited about this opportunity because your time will be filled with…

Recruitment Coordination / On-boarding: 25% of Time

• Support employee experience and onboarding process in partnership with Talent Acquisition team
• Process all new hire documents from candidate and administer associated processes
• Administer background checks for all candidates that are extended an offer
• Coordinate, and conduct new employee orientation including but not limited to working with hiring manager to coordinate first day logistics, form completion, file creation and maintenance, employee welcome
• Ensures compliance with USCIS Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification system; periodically audits Forms I-9.
• Backup administration of interview scheduling and coordination with candidates, including backup coordination of candidate travel and lodging between the candidate and travel agent
• Track and maintain temporary employee report

HR Systems / Data Management: 35% of Time

• Administration and timely maintenance of all personnel recordkeeping activities (manual and electronic)
• Input personnel information changes to HRIS System (new hires, promotions, change of managers, etc.) in a timely manner with keen attention to detail
• Process federal/state paperwork/requests (e.g., Labor Department, EDD, etc.) and employment verifications
• Approve and/or edit onboarding tickets, initiate offboarding tickets and process terminations in Service Now
• Notify appropriate teams (Post Credit Card team and Post Travel team) of personnel changes (new supervisors, terminations)
• Update, manage and publish Organization charts on a regular basis with accuracy
• Ongoing reports (ie active employee list for Jordan, Accounting, Legal, etc)

Employee Programs and coordination: 40% of Time

• Manage People team inbox (tracking and responding to incoming messages and/or forwarding to appropriate contact
• Tuition reimbursement (management of process and administration and tracking)
• Gym membership coordination (enrollment, cancellations, invoice reconciliation, submitting monthly payments by corporate card expense reporting,
• Update and distribute annual holiday/onboarding calendars
• Coordinate People team-related functions, meetings, and events as needed
• Support and manage calendar invites, including Habit Builders and other similar sessions Update and maintain information on People Team resource page

What are we looking for?

Experience:

• Relevant professional experience in HR or adjacent field
• Experience in data entry and using Microsoft excel with proficiency

Skills:

• Detail orientation- exhibited experience in handling time sensitive information with urgency and accuracy
• Strong organization skills required
• Drive and Own results- capable of pushing tasks through to completion with minimal supervision. Take ownership of programs and projects and seek initiative for improvement
• Proven track record of meeting commitments with the highest standards of ethics and integrity.
• Adaptability is a must, comfortable with pivoting quickly and adjusting priorities as needed, to take on additional/new responsibilities.

So, if after reading through this long list you’re thinking--I’m not sure I meet 100% of these requirements, should I still apply? YES—if you embody a growth mindset, see challenges as opportunities to develop, and find innovative ways to get the real work that matters done, you sound like our kind of candidate!

Select 5 Key Capabilities & Traits Important to Add to and Diversify your Current Team:

1. Being all-in
2. Drive and own results
3. Learning & growth mindset
4. Adaptability
5. Be a builder

You will thrive here and may just do the best work of your life if…

• You want to be an integral part of shaping and nurturing an amazing work culture
• You like trying out novel minimum viable product people-related ideas
• You can be flexible in your approach to challenges and abandon past practices if they don’t make sense or would lead to a poor outcome
• You enjoy making people-centric decisions and finding ways to say ‘yes’ as often as possible to impactful and important priorities for the business or team
• You are comfortable being natural, casual, open, and even a bit playful at work
• You can do periods of focused, deep work on projects that drive the needle

This may not be your ideal next career move if…

• You like a lot of structure, rules, and uniformity
• You like order, hierarchy, command and control management
• You want to build lots of processes, systems, governance, or policies
• Dealing with ambiguity or experimentation are not your jam
• You try to resolve challenging situations over email or instant messaging
• You revel in the details and ineffable beauty of a finely-wrought, fully-baked new HR program
• You like managing from behind your computer and demonstrating excellence through email
• You tend to chase whatever shiny object presents itself during the day even if non-strategic

If we haven’t convinced you to apply already, here are some of our favorite perks and benefits:

• Summer hours (and of course a hefty PTO package plus 11 holidays)
• 401K match. Literally free money
• Free food. Plus kombucha, cold brew coffee, sparkling water…all on tap
• All people and roles are bonus-eligible
• Quarterly team building events/happy hours (city-wide scavenger hunt, bowling, ropes course, putt-putt)
• Bring your dog to work (3 days/week)
• Extended paid parental leave regardless of gender or familial make-up

We strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment to contribute to the success of our organization.  Premier Nutrition provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.  

Salary : $83,000 - $93,000