Senior People Operations Generalist

Kairos Power • Albuquerque, New Mexico • 1m ago

Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

Job Summary

The Senior People Operations Generalist role is a highly skilled professional who is responsible for addressing complex organizational challenges. Reporting to the People Operations Director, this role involves various functional areas, including benefits, leave of absence, immigration administration.

Responsibilities

Administration of employee benefits
- Administer employee benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, COBRA, voluntary work site benefits and wellness initiatives.
- Analyze and assess current programs to ensure they are competitive.
- Stay up to date on industry trends and best practices in benefits administration.
- Manage filing of benefit tax returns, reporting requirement and required audits (including 5500, ACA reporting, ERISA wrap).
- Manage relationships with benefit providers and vendors.
- Management of employee medical files and communication to managers and employees.
- Facilitate resolution of escalated issues related to benefits.
Administration of leave and workers compensation programs
- Administer leave of absence process and policies for employees including time off, FMLA, ADA, STD, LTD, PFL, CFRA, parental, military and other leaves.
- Collaborate closely with People Operation Managers and managers of employees to support absence management and return to work processes, including analyzing reasonable accommodations and assisting employees’ transition back to work.
- Serves as subject matter expert on leave of absences.
- Ensure compliance of leave programs with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Payroll calculations for leaves.
- Facilitate the submission and follow-up of workers’ compensation claims to ensure timely processing.
- Coordinate with EH&S and medical providers on required documentation and medical releases.
- Work with workers’ compensation carrier and attorneys (if necessary) to ensure effective claim facilitation and resolution.
Administration of immigration programs
- Support the immigration program for foreign national employees, including visa applications, work authorizations, renewals, and green card applications.
- Provide guidance and support to employees, managers, and recruiters regarding immigration processes, sponsorship, requirements, and timelines.
- Support immigration-related inquiries and issues, addressing concerns and providing timely updates to relevant stakeholders
- Develop and maintain immigration policies, procedures, and documentation to ensure consistency and accuracy.
- Manage relationships with external vendors and immigration attorneys to facilitate efficient visa processing and resolve any issues.
- Conduct regular audits and reviews of immigration records to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address immigration-related challenges and develop solutions.
Administration of the Safeguards and Security program
- Manage the protection of classified and controlled unclassified information through vigorous information protection programs in collaboration with selected vendor
- Manage background checks, maintain confidential files, facilitate DOE required pre-employment screening and testing in collaboration with Talent Acquisition
- Maintain confidentiality associated employment related documents
- Maintain compliance with all DOE requirements
Perform other responsibilities as needed

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of experience human resources/people operations role
Proven strong foundation and knowledge of principles & practice of HR including federal and state employment law & compliance requirements
Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Strong collaboration skills within a team.
Quick and efficient problem-solving abilities.
Prioritizes and ensures safety of one self and others
Proactive in collecting, managing and transferring knowledge.
Innovative in creating efficiencies for solving problems and challenges.
Ability to thrive in an ambiguous and rapidly changing environment.
Capable of setting high personal goals and work independently.
Organized with ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks effectively.
Skilled in making recommendations to resolve problems or issues.
Demonstrated project management skills.
Proven acuity in MS office suite, internet, and data-base management.

Physical Conditions

Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
Communicating with others to exchange information

Environmental Conditions

General office environment
Accessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced

Safety and PPE

Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions

Travel

Some travel may be required, up to 5%

Additional Requirements

Occasionally requires working weekends
Occasionally requires schedule flexibility
Occasionally requires non-standard work-week hours
Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines

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About our Benefits

We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:

Competitive compensation packages
Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
Paid Vacation
401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)

Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.

Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.

Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810