About Tekion:
Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.
REMOTE ROLE IN THE USA
Role Overview
The Senior People Operations Analyst is a global role responsible for driving operational excellence, compliance, and process improvement across People Operations functions in the US, EMEA, and Canada. As a subject matter expert in HR operations, compliance, and audit processes, you will ensure our practices meet regulatory requirements, support key employee lifecycle events, and deliver a best-in-class experience for candidates, employees, and external partners. Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, you’ll lead critical programs, optimize SOPs, and support Tekion’s mission to provide an extraordinary workplace.
Key Responsibilities
Employee Experience and Operational Excellence
- Champion a high-touch, positive experience for all candidates and employees through smooth, accurate People Operations processes.
- Own and continuously improve onboarding, offboarding, and contingent worker processes—focusing on compliance and a seamless experience, including supporting the Partner contractor lifecycle.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to document and optimize PeopleOps SOPs, driving operational efficiency and standardization.
Audit, Compliance & Statutory Reporting
- Lead I-9 audit and compliance activities in the US, and ID audit in EMEA, ensuring complete, accurate, and Workday-tracked documentation.
- Support and coordinate internal and external audit requests, including SOC audits, for EMEA, US, and Canada.
- Lead Tekion’s annual employee acknowledgment process and support statutory reporting (including EEO and Pay Data Reports in California).
Claims & Documentation Management
- Provide hands-on support for hire-to-retire processes for EOR employees in EMEA, ensuring every transition is compliant and employee-focused.
Immigration & Relocation Support
- Act as the primary liaison for immigration matters , supporting visa/work authorization cases.
- Oversee and lead employee relocations, ensuring compliance, coordination, and a positive employee experience throughout.
What You’ll Bring
You are proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about creating streamlined and delightful people processes. You thrive in a high-growth environment, bring rigor to everything you do, and are always seeking ways to raise the bar for operational excellence.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and 6–8 years of measurable experience in People Operations.
- Proven ability supporting diverse employee populations in the US Canada and EMEA.
- Demonstrated experience with ticketing/case management systems and HRIS (Workday strongly preferred).
- Deep understanding of HR operational compliance, with hands-on experience supporting audits, relocations, annual acknowledgments, and statutory reporting.
- Strong process improvement mindset, with a track record of building SOPs, documentation, and team enablement initiatives.
- Clear, collaborative communicator with the ability to influence partners and stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong ability to work with Microsoft Suite- Excel, PP, and Word.
Why Tekion?
Shape the future of work in an organization where your expertise directly impacts global growth. We offer competitive compensation, Radford-aligned equity, and a culture grounded in empowerment, learning, inclusion, and visibility. You will help design and deliver the best People Operations practices in the industry.
Ready to build the future of People Operations?
If you’re inspired by operational excellence and passionate about people, apply today and be part of Tekion’s transformative journey
Sponsorship
- Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Perks and Benefits
- Competitive compensation and generous stock options
- 100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental and vision coverage
- Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages
- The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies
- Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper
- Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up
- A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
- The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
- Exciting opportunities for career growth and development
Current Tekion Employees – Please apply via Greenhouse Internal Job Board
The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. The actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. In addition to the compensation listed, this position may be eligible for equity compensation, and/or a bonus or commission whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual or company performance. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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