Senior HR Generalist

What We’re Building

Honeycomb is a service for the near and present future, defining observability and raising expectations of what developer tools can do! We’re working with well known companies like HelloFresh, Slack, LaunchDarkly, and Vanguard and more across a range of industries. This is an exciting time in our trajectory, we’ve closed Series D funding, scaled past the 200-person mark, and were named to Forbes’ America’s Best Startups of 2022 and 2023!

If you want to see what we’ve been up to, please check out these blog posts and Honeycomb.io press releases.

Who We Are

We come for the impact, and stay for the culture! We’re a talented, opinionated, passionate, fiercely inclusive, and responsible group of bees. We have conviction and we strive to live our values every day. We want our people to do what they truly love amongst a team of highly talented (but humble) peers.

How We Work

We are a fully distributed company, which means we believe it is not where you sit, but how you deliver that matters most. We invest in our people and care about how you orient to our culture and processes. At the same time we imbue a lot of trust, autonomy, and accountability from Day 1. #LI-Remote

Little more about the team:

The People Team at Honeycomb is focused on building a scalable, human-centered employee experience that supports a fully distributed workforce. We’ve moved past “build-from-scratch” mode and are now focused on optimizing, simplifying, and maturing our People Operations function to support our growing company. This role sits right at the center of that work.

As an Sr. People Operations Generalist, you'll partner closely with our Manager, People Operations and a small but impactful team to ensure our systems, processes, and programs are clear, efficient, and easy to use. This is a hands-on engagement for someone who thrives in an environment where the foundation is in place and the opportunity is in refining, evolving, and driving meaningful change thoughtfully.

What you’ll do in the role:

Employee Lifecycle

Support people success, as point of contact to managers and team members including internal mobility, compensation/bonuses, benefits support, grievances, accessibility & accommodation, job information changes, etc

Serve as the operational backbone for people data and documentation maintaining HRIS employee records, contracts, amendments, and policies with a high bar for accuracy, integrity, and compliance.

In partnership with people programs, support improvement and implementation of people lifecycle processes and programs including onboarding, reviews, promotions/bonus, mobility, succession planning, and exits.

Benefits & Perks Administration

Administer and continuously improve our benefits programs, serving as the primary point of contact for day-to-day employee support and vendor operations.

Support benefit enrollments alongside our broker, including employee communications, vendor coordination, and data accuracy in our HRIS.

Manage all leaves of absence (FMLA, parental, medical, disability, personal) — coordinating across employees, managers, carriers and brokers to deliver a compliant and supportive experience.

Use employee feedback to measure, iterate, and maximize the value of a competitive benefits and perks program that employees actively use and appreciate.

Compliance & HR Operations

Ensure Honeycomb remains compliant with federal and state employment laws, including FMLA/CFRA, ADA, FLSA, and pay transparency requirements. Build predictable workstreams and roll out communications to ensure proactive preparation for compliance needs coming up.

Maintain accurate and confidential employee records; own HR data integrity across our systems.

Develop, update, and communicate HR policies and the employee handbook as the company evolves.

Partner with team leadership, legal counsel, and outside advisors on employment matters, immigration support, and classification questions.

What you’ll bring to the role:

5+ years of progressive HR experience, including HR generalist and operations-focused responsibilities

Experience supporting global HR functions (U.S., UK, Canada preferred)

Strong knowledge of HR laws, regulations, and compliance requirements

Proven ability to implement scalable HR processes in a fast-growing environment

Proficiency in HRIS and EOR systems (preferrably Rippling and Remote)

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels

High attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive information with discretion

Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

Base Salary based on level of experience

$117,500—$138,000 USD

What you'll get when you join the Hive:

A stake in our success - generous equity with employee-friendly stock program

It’s not about how strong of a negotiator you are - our pay is based on transparent levels relative to experience

Time to recharge with unlimited PTO

A distributed-first mindset and culture (really!)

Home office, co-working, and internet stipend

Full benefits coverage for employees, with additional coverage available for dependents

Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of path to parenthood

Annual development allowance

And much more...

Please note we cannot currently sponsor or support visa transfers at this time. Additionally, in compliance with applicable law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work.

Phishing and Recruitment Scam Warning:

We take your security seriously. Please be aware that recruitment scams are increasingly common and scammers may create email addresses or websites to impersonate Honeycomb employees. To help protect you:

All communications will come from an @honeycomb.io email address

We occasionally work with external recruiting agencies. These partners will use legitimate business email addresses—never personal accounts like Gmail or Yahoo.

Our recruiting process will never ask you to provide financial or sensitive personal information, including but not limited to:

Social security or tax identification numbers

Credit card numbers

Bank account information

Diversity & Accommodations:

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace—where people of all backgrounds, identities, experiences, and abilities are welcomed, valued, and supported. We recognize that there is no single path to success and embrace nontraditional career journeys and diverse perspectives as key to building stronger, more innovative teams.

We strive to ensure an inclusive experience throughout every stage of our hiring process and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations as needed. If you require accommodations or accessible formats at any point during our hiring process, please let your recruiter know.

As an equal opportunity employer our hiring process is designed to put you at ease and help you show your best work. If there’s anything we can do to improve your experience, we’re always open to feedback.

Privacy Notice:

If you apply for a job at Honeycomb and your application is unsuccessful (or you withdraw from the process or decline our offer), Honeycomb will retain your information after your application for a period of time in accordance with local laws. We retain this information for various reasons, including in case we face a legal challenge in respect of a recruitment decision, to consider you for other current or future jobs at Honeycomb, and to help us better understand, analyze and improve our recruitment processes.

For more information regarding our privacy practices please see the Honeycomb Privacy Notice.

If you do not want us to retain your information for consideration for other roles, or want us to update it, please contact [email protected]. Please note, however, that we may retain some information if required by law or as necessary to protect ourselves from legal claims.