metabase - People Operations Associate

• We’re a globally remote, async-first company. Our People function reflects how we operate as a business - lean, practical, and focused on what actually works. We don’t rely on heavy processes or one-size-fits-all programs. • We’re hiring a People Operations Associate to support both People Ops and recruiting. This role sits at the center of how the team runs: keeping hiring moving, maintaining strong systems and data, and ensuring day-to-day execution is thoughtful, consistent, and high quality. • You’ll work across recruiting, operations, and internal initiatives, building a strong understanding of how a global People function actually operates. You’ll report to the Head of People and work closely across the team, partnering on both People Ops and recruiting efforts. • This is a role where you’ll have a real impact through the way you operate - by keeping work moving, maintaining high-quality systems, and following through on the details that make the team effective. • Strong organizational instincts and attention to detail • Bias for action - you don’t wait to be told what to do when something needs doing • Ability to operate independently and manage your own priorities • Clear, concise communicator (especially in async environments) • Curious and eager to learn - you want to understand how things work and why • Resourceful and able to figure things out without needing constant direction • Low ego, high ownership - willing to dive in wherever needed and take responsibility for outcomes • Comfortable handling sensitive information with discretion and good judgment • ## This role is likely a good fit if you: • Take ownership, follow through, and keep things moving without being asked • Are curious, resourceful, and want to understand how things actually work • Prefer autonomy and are comfortable operating without a lot of structure • ## This role is likely not a fit if you: • Need step-by-step direction or constant check-ins • See recurring tasks as something to execute rather than continuously improve • Are looking for a purely strategic or senior-level role • We’re a globally distributed, async-first team. This role requires significant overlap with US working hours. • At Metabase, we value people who get things done, honor their commitments, keep things moving, seek to understand, and are thoughtful (at speed). Our People function is focused on caring for the team in ways that reflect how they want to be supported - not through rigid programs, but through good judgment and well-executed fundamentals. • We don’t optimize the process for its own sake. We trust people to use good judgment, operate with context, and take responsibility for their work. That means fewer handoffs, less rigid structure, and more ownership — regardless of role or level.