People Operations & Mobility Specialist

Rondo is accelerating industry’s transition to lower-cost, zero-carbon heat and power. 

Our Rondo Heat Batteries turn low-cost renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat and power, enabling industrial facilities to replace fossil-fired boilers without costly process changes. The result is lower-cost, zero-carbon industrial energy delivered safely, reliably, and at 98% efficiency. 

Rondo is commercially deployed and rapidly scaling, today. Backed by world-class industrial leaders and investors — including Breakthrough Energy, Energy Impact Partners, Rio Tinto, Aramco, SABIC, SCG, TITAN, Microsoft, H&M, and John Doerr — Rondo is building the next generation of industrial energy infrastructure at global scale. 

We are looking for a People Operations Specialist to run the day-to-day engine of our global People function. You will own international employee lifecycle operations, global mobility, and our platform for EOR employees and contractors. This is a hands-on role for someone who loves getting the details right. This role will have a huge impact on both Rondo's overall operations & the employee experience! 

 

What You Will Do (key responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to): 

People Operations 

• Own end-to-end employee lifecycle operations (onboarding, job changes, leaves, offboarding) for U.S. and international employees. 

• Maintain accurate HRIS data and produce headcount, turnover and compliance reports for the People team and Finance. 

• Draft, update and roll out People policies.

• Coordinate benefits enrollment, renewals and employee questions with brokers and vendors. 

• Partner with Finance on payroll inputs, equity administration handoffs and audit requests. 

• Serve as a first point of contact for employee questions, escalating employee-relations matters appropriately. 

Global mobility and immigration 

• Support the People team in managing the visa and immigration case portfolio (H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, green cards and non-U.S. work permits), working alongside external immigration counsel. 

• Track deadlines, renewals and I-9 / right-to-work compliance across all countries where we employ people. 

• Coordinate international assignments, relocations and business-travel compliance, including tax and social-security considerations. 

• Help build repeatable processes, templates and guides so employees and managers know what to expect. 

Global employment 

•  Manage relationships with international offices and service providers, including employers of record (EORs), to coordinate onboarding, contracts, amendments, terminations, and payments for employees and international contractors. 

• Run monthly payroll and contractor-payment cycles in partnership with Finance where the function is not fully assumed in country. 

• Support entity setups and provider-to-entity transitions as Rondo expands into new countries. 

• Keep providers and our core HRIS in sync,  and look for automation and AI-enabled improvements. 

 

What you will bring 

• 5–8 years of People Operations or HR generalist experience, including at least 2 years supporting employees outside the U.S. 

• Hands-on experience administering EOR employees and contractors, including onboarding, contracts and payment cycles. 

• Direct experience managing U.S. immigration cases with outside counsel, and familiarity with work permits in other countries. 

• Working knowledge of U.S. employment compliance (I-9, FLSA, leave laws) and how requirements differ internationally. 

• Strong HRIS skills and comfort with data: building reports, auditing records and spotting errors before they become problems. 

• Sound judgment and discretion with confiden