This range reflects base compensation only and does not include equity or benefits. Your recruiter can share more details about the full compensation package during the hiring process.

At Strava, we know our employees are the most important ingredient to our success, and our compensation and total rewards programs reflect that. We take a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on the department and your location. Salary ranges are categorized into one of three zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. We will determine the candidate’s starting pay based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. We may modify these ranges in the future.

For more information, please contact your talent partner.

About Strava

Strava is the app for active people. With over 180 million athletes in more than 185 countries, it’s more than tracking workouts—it’s where people make progress together, from new habits to new personal bests. No matter your sport or how you track it, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your goals, and make every effort count. Start your journey with Strava today.

Our mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward.

About This Role

Strava is the app for active people. With over 180 million athletes in more than 185 countries, it’s more than tracking workouts—it’s where connection, motivation, and personal bests thrive. No matter your activity, gear, or goals, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your milestones, and keep moving forward. Start your journey with Strava today.

We are looking for a passionate and detail-oriented People Operations Specialist to join our People Team. This is an exciting opportunity to directly impact employee experience, operational excellence, and company culture at Strava. You’ll play a key role in supporting our employees through every stage of their journey, helping drive operational excellence and a positive employee experience that makes Strava an amazing place to work.

We follow a flexible hybrid model that generally translates to around half your time on-site in our San Francisco office—roughly three days per week.

What You'll Do:

• Support the employee lifecycle including onboarding, offboarding, and key transitions.

• Maintain and update employee records, ensuring data accuracy across systems.

• Coordinate People administration tasks such as preparing contracts, letters, and benefits enrollments.

• Help ensure compliance with labor laws and internal policies by following established processes and escalating exceptions as needed.

• Provide day-to-day employee support for People-related questions and needs.

• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline and improve People Ops processes.

• Partner with the People Programs team to support initiatives that foster an engaging workplace.

• Collaborate with payroll and benefits teams to ensure seamless operations.

• Support employee engagement initiatives and company-wide events.

• Have the opportunity to participate in various other special projects across the People Team.

• Support more complex employee lifecycle scenarios by coordinating next steps, communicating clearly with stakeholders, and escalating appropriately when needed.

• Serve as front-facing People Ops representative by presenting bi-weekly updates at Strava All Hands meetings.

• Provide thoughtful, empathetic support to employees while maintaining strict confidentiality.

• Manage multiple priorities with exceptional attention to detail and organization.

• Proactively identifying opportunities to improve People Ops processes and workflows.

• Communicate clearly and professionally across all levels of the organization.

• Act as a culture ambassador, helping to create a positive and inclusive workplace environment.

• Be highly responsive, working quickly yet meticulously, and being collaborative with your teammates.

• Bring an ownership mentality to various projects you are involved in.

• Be comfortable communicating in front of large groups and presenting operational updates clearly and confidently.

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• You have 2+ years of experience in People Operations/ HR Operations in a high-growth environment, and you’re excited about building thoughtful people practices.

• You’ve supported onboarding, off-boarding, benefits administration, and employee lifecycle events, and are familiar with HR compliance basics.

• You’re highly organized and detail oriented, with a track record of creating or improving HR workflows that increase efficiency.

• You’ve taken ownership of at least one cross-functional People Ops project—whether building a new process, implementing a tool, or improving a system—and can speak to the impact it had on the employee or team experience.

• You have proficient-to-advanced experience using HR tools such as Workday (or similar HRIS), Ashby (ATS), and can navigate spreadsheets or dashboards with ease.

• You bring a high degree of empathy, integrity, and calm—especially when handling sensitive situations or confidential information.

• You’re energized by rapidly evolving environments and take initiative to anticipate team needs, solve problems, and improve the employee experience.

• You are a clear, thoughtful communicator—both written and verbal—and genuinely get excited about supporting people-first culture initiatives, events, and processes.
  

Why Join Us?

Movement brings us together. At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals.

Our global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.

When you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together.

Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Compensation Range: $120K - $130K