Job Description

Senior Recruiter & People Operations Lead (Hybrid)

Boston, MA

At Wellist, we help employers deliver the right resources at the right time so employees can feel supported through every life moment and HR leaders can maximize the value of their investments.

As our Senior Recruiter & People Operations Lead, you will play a mission critical role in building the team behind our growth. You will own hiring end to end, driving speed, quality, and consistency across every search, while ensuring our core people operations run smoothly day to day.

This role is 80% recruiting and 20% people operations and is designed for a tenured, full cycle recruiter who thrives in fast moving environments and wants to expand their scope as their role evolves over time.

We are looking for a high ownership operator who brings urgency, strong judgment, and the ability to run both hiring and core HR execution without constant oversight.

Full-Cycle Recruiting (75-80%)

• Own end to end recruiting across roles from kickoff through offer, negotiation, and close
• Partner closely with hiring managers to align on role scope, candidate quality, and hiring decisions
• Proactively source and build high quality pipelines, not just manage inbound
• Drive hiring processes forward with urgency by ensuring interviews, feedback, and decisions happen quickly
• Own candidate relationships end to end and be onsite as needed to support final interviews and deliver a high-quality candidate experience
• Use data and judgment to improve funnel conversion, speed, and quality of hire

People Operations (20-25%)

• Own onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring a smooth and consistent employee experience from day one through transition
• Serve as the go-to for day-to-day HR needs, answering questions and resolving issues quickly
• Manage HR systems, documentation, and compliance, including coordination with external partners such as our PEO
• Run key processes such as time and attendance reporting, performance reviews, and open enrollment with strong organization and follow through
• Support employee culture and engagement through coordination of team events, internal communications, and day-to-day employee experience initiatives
• Design and implement adhoc HR programs to support scalability and ensure an outstanding employee experience

What Success Looks Like

3 months in:
You are consistently sourcing strong candidate pipelines and independently running full-cycle recruiting. Hiring processes are fast (≤2 weeks), organized, and aligned, with engaged candidates. Onboarding and HR ops are responsive and well managed.

6 months in:
You are managing multiple searches with strong results. Hiring managers trust you to run end-to-end processes efficiently. Core people ops (onboarding, performance, employee support) run smoothly and reliably.

12 months in:
Hiring is predictable, efficient, and high quality. Processes and tools are improved. You have successfully executed a full annual people ops cycle. HR operations are seamless, with strong trust from employees and managers.

What You Bring

• 4 to 7 plus years of recruiting experience with full cycle ownership required from screen through offer and close
• Strong sourcing skills and ability to build pipelines proactively
• Proven ability to manage multiple searches and drive hiring outcomes independently
• Experience operating with urgency and driving process
• Exposure to or interest in people operations or HR execution
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• High attention to detail and strong operational discipline
• Sound judgment and ability to handle sensitive situations with discretion
• Comfort in high growth, fast moving environments

Why Work Here

A meaningful mission. Join a team building the support system we all want for our loved ones.
Outstanding benefits. Excellent medical, dental, and life insurance, generous PTO and parental leave.
Opportunity to grow Help define how a Series A HR technology startup builds and scales its team.
Award winning culture. Recognized by Fast Company, MassTLC, Rock Health, and more.