People Operations Partner

About DAT

DAT

is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, and Beaverton, OR, with additional offices in Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company

Job Application Deadline: 5/1/2026

The Opportunity

DAT is looking for a People Operations Partner to join our People Team working hybrid in Denver, Colorado.

Position Summary

The People Operations Partner is responsible for executing the processes, compliance administration, and teammate lifecycle workflows that keep DAT’s people programs running accurately and efficiently for 750\+ teammates across six locations. This role will help evolve the way we do things and partner closely with the Sr. Manager of Talent Ops \& Analytics, Workplace Experience, People Business Partners, Finance, Legal, and IT to ensure every teammate touchpoint — from onboarding through offboarding — is handled with care and precision.

This is a high-execution role for someone who takes real ownership of their work, sweats the details, and finds genuine satisfaction in making complex processes run smoothly. You’ll play an important role in delivering a strong employee experience while serving as a go-to Subject Matter Expert for teammates across DAT on teammate process questions, and a reliable execution partner to the broader People team on programs and initiatives.

How This Role Fits

DAT’s Talent Operations function is organized into three pillars, all reporting to the Director of Talent Operations:

• Talent Ops \& Analytics — HRIS configuration, compensation, analytics, data integrity, and system integrations. This role sits within this pillar.
• Talent Acquisition — Full-cycle recruiting across all DAT functions and locations.
• Workplace Experience — Physical office environments, site operations, and in-person teammate experience across all DAT locations.

The People Operations Partner works most closely with the Talent Ops \& Analytics pillar and the People Business Partner team, serving as the execution layer for People processes and programs that cut across the full teammate lifecycle.

What You’ll Do

Teammate Lifecycle Administration

• Execute new hire onboarding workflows: process paperwork, complete HRIS data entry in UKG, coordinate system access with IT, and support first-week logistics.
• Administer offboarding processes including exit paperwork, system deprovisioning coordination, COBRA notifications, and final paycheck processing in partnership with payroll.
• Process employee lifecycle changes in UKG — promotions, transfers, title updates, reporting line changes, and compensation adjustments — with accuracy and within established SLAs and coordination with the payroll team
• Administer background check workflows for all new hires, ensuring state and federal compliance and timely communication to candidates and hiring managers.
• Respond to teammate inquiries via the HR inbox on benefits, leave policies, training requirements, and general HR questions — escalating to BPs or the Sr. Manager as appropriate.

Leave \& Compliance Administration

• Administer leave of absence programs including FMLA/OFLA, parental leave, ADA accommodations, disability, and state-specific leaves — coordinating documentation, timelines, and teammate communication.
• Support immigration case coordination with external counsel, tracking filing timelines, facilitating document collection, and ensuring employees have what they need throughout the process.
• Assist with multi-state and multi-country compliance tracking across Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Missouri and Canada — flagging regulatory changes to the Sr. Manager as they arise.
• Support HR audit preparation by pulling documentation, validating data accuracy in UKG, and maintaining complete and organized compliance records for internal and external audits.

Cyclical Program Support

• Execute data processing for the annual merit cycle: input approved increases in UKG, validate data accuracy, and coordinate with payroll on timing and file handoffs.
• Support performance review cycle administration — tracking completion rates, sending reminders, and escalating non-compliance — in coordination with the Sr. Manager, Talent Ops \& Analytics
• Assist with engagement survey logistics including distribution coordination, participation tracking, and follow-up communications.

Documentation \& Communications

• Maintain DAT’s People focused Confluence pages and intranet resources — keeping policies, benefits information, and self-service content accurate and up to date.
• Maintain and update HR process documentation and SOPs as processes evolve, flagging gaps or inconsistencies to the Sr. Manager.
• Build and update FAQs and self-service resources to reduce repetitive inquiries and improve the teammate experience of the People team.

Required

What You Bring

• 3–5 years of People operations or HR generalist experience with direct exposure to employee lifecycle administration, leave management, and compliance processes.
• Hands-on experience processing HR transactions in an HRIS — UKG experience a strong plus. You’re comfortable with data entry, running reports, and catching your own errors.
• Working knowledge of leave administration (FMLA, ADA, state leaves) and the compliance obligations that come with a multi-state workforce.
• Strong attention to detail — you catch discrepancies, follow up on loose ends, and hold yourself to a high standard of accuracy on employee data and documentation.
• Clear, organized written communication skills — you can draft a policy update or a teammate FAQ that’s easy to understand and doesn’t read like legalese.
• Comfortable working independently on recurring workflows while knowing when to escalate — you don’t need to be told twice, but you ask good questions when something is ambiguous.
• Collaborative and service-oriented — you take teammate and partner requests seriously and follow through reliably.
• You are someone who has experienced a high functioning People team and are excited to apply what you know \& have learned to help us transform our People function

Preferred

• Experience with multi-state or multi-country HR compliance (Canada or India a plus).
• Familiarity with Greenhouse, 15Five, or Gallup platforms.
• Experience maintaining HR intranet content or knowledge base resources.
• PHR, SHRM-CP, or working toward certification.

Why DAT?

DAT is an award winning employer of choice.

For starters, we have a hybrid work environment, but we also know what makes a great workplace. We have a time-tested and resolute set of operating values predicated on integrity, mutual respect, open communication, and executing with excellence. These values inform our strategic vision as much as any one of our products does. We’ve been an employer of choice in the Portland metropolitan area for four decades, and within one year of opening our Denver office, DAT was #26 on Built In Colorado’s 100 Best Places to Work In Colorado.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD\&D insurance
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Vacation Time (FVT)
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional programs - Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship**

For Colorado-based candidates, in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role is $[MIN] - $[MAX] \+ target bonus. DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education and training, core skills, internal equity, and market and business elements when extending an offer.

DAT

embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals With Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1\.35(c)