People Ops Partner

Sardine • Full-time • Remote (Canada) • C$ 120k - C$ 150k / year • 1h ago

Who we are:

Sardine is the leading agentic risk platform for fighting financial crime. Our integrated solution unifies data across risk teams to help organizations stop fraud in real time, prevent AI-driven attacks, and automate fraud and AML operations. Sardine’s platform is strengthened by one of the fastest-growing fraud consortiums in the market, spanning more than 6 billion profiled devices, 800 million consumers, and 3 million businesses worldwide. Leading companies including FIS, GoDaddy, Intuit, Edward Jones, ZoomInfo, and Checkout.com rely on Sardine to secure and grow trust in their products.

Our culture:

We have hubs in the Bay Area, NYC, Austin, Toronto, and São Paulo. However, we maintain a remote-first work culture. #WorkFromAnywhere
We hire talented, self-motivated individuals with extreme ownership and high growth orientation.
We value performance and not hours worked. We believe you shouldn't have to miss your family dinner, your kid's school play, friends get-together, or doctor's appointments for the sake of adhering to an arbitrary work schedule.

Location:

Remote - Canada (East Coast preferred)
From Home / Beach / Mountain / Cafe / Anywhere!
We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed team. You can find your productive zone and work from there.

About the Role:

We're scaling rapidly across the Canada, US, and global markets while remaining committed to creating an engaging, inclusive, high-performance culture. As we expand our global workforce, we are looking for an experienced People Ops Partner to join our team.

As People Ops Partner, you'll own payroll, compliance, and day-to-day HR operations for a global team, working alongside the broader People team. You'll have real ownership on payroll runs, compliance with local labor laws, and onboarding experiences that affect real people on day one.

Responsibilities:

Manage pre-joining and onboarding experience for new hires across US, Canada, and international locations, making sure new hires have a seamless transition
Oversee payroll for US and Canadian employees and global team, ensuring accurate, timely payments and tax compliance
Maintain people policies, labor law compliance, employee handbook, and notion workspace
Manage employee expenses and reimbursements via Ramp, ensuring timely processing and accurate tracking
Lead company events, town halls, and recognition programs that people actually look forward to
Ensure data integrity across HRIS, dashboard and other platforms for reporting and audits
Improve HR workflows, automations, and tools, cutting manual work as the team grows
Partner with Finance, Legal, Security, and the rest of the People team to keep HR processes compliant and scalable

Qualifications:

5+ years in People Operations, HR, or relevant roles
Experience working in a high growth fast-paced environment with extreme ownership and adaptability
Experience with global payroll systems across US, Canada, and multiple international jurisdictions
Strong knowledge of Canadian employment law, CRA coordination, and tax compliance
Hands-on experience managing onboarding for employees and contractors, ensuring smooth and compliant processes
Proficiency with HRIS and other tools such as Rippling, Deel, Ramp, Asana, Notion
Excellent organizational skills with keen attention to detail and accuracy
Strong communication skills and an ability to build rapport with employees and contractors across diverse cultures and locations. Able to handle sensitive information with discretion
A genuine passion for people, talent, and creating a great company culture

Compensation: Base pay range of CAD $120,000 - $150,000 + Equity with tremendous upside potential + Attractive benefits

Benefits we offer:

Generous compensation in cash and equity
Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture
Flexible paid time off and Year-end break
Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific
4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific
MacBook Pro delivered to your door
One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.
Monthly meal stipend
Monthly social meet-up stipend
Annual health and wellness stipend
Annual Learning stipend

Join a fast-growing company with world-class professionals from around the world. If you are seeking a meaningful career, you found the right place, and we would love to hear from you.

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Compensation Range: CA$120K - CA$150K