People Operations Specialist (APAC)

About the role

1840 & Company is seeking two full-time independent contractor People Operations Specialists to support day-to-day People Operations activities across APAC and other supported regions. The role covers HR operations, employee lifecycle management, payroll coordination, Workday administration and employee support, with strong attention to detail and confidentiality of employee information. It is based in the IT department at intermediate level.

Key responsibilities

• Onboarding and offboarding: run background checks for employees in India and Australia, lead weekly in-office orientation sessions, oversee Workday onboarding, enroll new hires in payroll, benefits and pension, prepare separation agreements, process offboarding and generate experience letters and final payslips.
• Workday and employee data: review and approve Workday processes such as name changes, contact updates and leave requests, maintain employee records, and issue employment verification letters, travel letters and NOCs.
• Payroll operations: submit and approve regional payroll adjustments, review monthly Workday payroll reports, prepare termination reports for India and resolve payroll discrepancies with Payroll, Finance and People teams.
• Employee support: monitor and resolve requests via Jira, the People Operations inbox and Slack, respond to Internal Audit and Finance requests, and support employees on HR policies, payroll and benefits.

Required profile

• 3-5 years of progressive experience in HR Operations, People Operations, HR Generalist or a similar role.
• Fluent English and ability to work with cross-functional teams (People, Finance, IT, Payroll).
• Experience supporting employees across multiple countries or regions is a plus.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of employee lifecycle processes, onboarding, offboarding, data management and payroll coordination.
• Hands-on experience with Workday or a comparable HRIS.
• HR administration, HRIS management and regional employment law knowledge (India, Australia, APAC).

What we offer

• Hourly pay of $12.00.
• Full-time independent contractor position.