People Operations Specialist

Job Title

People Operations Specialist

Job Summary

Join Dolby Laboratories and support a world-class People function during a critical period of growth and operational focus. This temporary People (HR) Administrator role is designed to support HR Operations, including payroll and benefits administration, with a strong emphasis on accuracy, process discipline, and employee experience.

In this role, you will provide hands-on administrative and coordination support across the employee lifecycle while partnering closely with regional stakeholders. You will be a key contributor ensuring HR processes, benefits and payroll administration, and documentation are executed consistently, on time, and in compliance with local and global standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational and administrative support across core People Operations processes for employees in APAC, EMEA, and the US.
• Administer employee lifecycle transactions including onboarding, offboarding, job changes, transfers, promotions, and terminations.
• Manage new hire administration, including HR system transactions, documentation, workflows, and onboarding activities.
• Process employment-related changes within HR systems, including manager changes, business title updates, organizational changes, and employee data maintenance.
• Maintain HR data accuracy across systems including SuccessFactors Employee Central, ServiceNow, Replicon, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and other People Operations tools.
• Support payroll-related activities, including submission of employee data changes, one-time payments, referral bonuses, and compensation-related updates.
• Prepare standard and non-standard employment documents, including employment verification letters, confirmation letters, travel and visa support letters, contracts, and contract extensions.
• Manage employee records, document filing, and records retention processes while ensuring compliance with applicable privacy and data protection requirements.
• Support immigration and mobility administration, including visa-related documentation, visa tracking, and employment verification requests.
• Respond to employees, manager, recruiter, and stakeholder inquiries through ServiceNow and other support channels, ensuring timely resolution and escalation when necessary.
• Maintain operational trackers, dashboards, reports, and audit documentation.
• Support HR reporting, data validation, audits, and compliance activities.
• Collaborate closely with Recruiting, Payroll, Benefits, and other People & Places teams to ensure seamless employee support and process execution.
• Provide administrative support for global benefits programs, including the global baby gift program.
• Support HR projects as needed (reorganization, acquisition, relocation, system implementation).
• Ad hoc support as needed.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Prior experience in HR administration and/or benefits administration, with working knowledge of the employee lifecycle (onboarding through offboarding).
• Strong attention to detail and proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines across time zones.
• Collaborative and service oriented mindset, with a genuine commitment to delivering a positive employee experience.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working with global stakeholders.
• Comfortable following defined processes while also helping improve documentation and operational clarity.

Work Requirements

• Ability to work from the Dolby office in Bangalore.
• Flexibility to meet regularly with stakeholders in the United States, China, and Poland, which may require working outside standard local business hours.