People Operations Coordinator

About Turn/River

Turn/River Capital is a private equity firm that applies a proprietary growth engineering strategy to investing, partnering with software businesses to accelerate growth and build enduring value. The firm’s team of equal parts investors and operators provides hands-on operational support and the flexible capital to systematically scale marketing, sales and customer success at its portfolio companies. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Turn/River has $5.6bn in committed capital and invests globally with a focus on North America and Europe.

About The Role

We’re looking for a highly organized and personable People Operations Coordinator to support the People function at Turn/River, which spans both Talent Acquisition and Talent Development. This is an in-person role based in our San Francisco office, ideal for someone who is excited to be at the center of a fast-paced team focused on driving culture, hiring, and employee development. You’ll be a visible point of contact for candidates, employees, and leaders across the firm, and we’ll look to you to bring good judgment, professionalism, and discretion to every interaction.

This role is split between executive support, candidate coordination, and employee experience. Reporting to the VP, People, you’ll work closely with the VP, People and the broader People & Talent team to help keep everything running smoothly. This includes scheduling interviews and welcoming candidates, organizing onboarding & training sessions, and helping with team offsites. If you enjoy being helpful, juggling tasks, and making things run seamlessly behind the scenes, this is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage calendar and project logistics for the VP, People
• Coordinate scheduling and communications across the Talent Acquisition and Talent Development teams, ensuring interviews, debriefs, live sessions, and programs stay on track
• Maintain shared calendars, trackers, timelines, and documentation for People programs and initiatives
• Serve as the in-person point of contact for onsite interviews—greeting and guiding candidates, keeping interviews on time, and creating a polished, welcoming atmosphere
• Coordinate and help execute a broad range of People initiatives including onboarding, learning sessions, trainings, bootcamps, performance reviews, our swag program, and offsites
• Own live logistics for People programs: scheduling, room setup, attendee communication, materials, catering, and follow-ups
• Track participation and feedback from key programs to inform continuous improvements
• Communicate regularly with recruiters, candidates, employees, and hiring teams to ensure alignment, responsiveness, and clarity throughout the candidate and employee lifecycle
• Organize and maintain People systems and documentation hubs such as shared Google folders/drives, internal wiki, trackers, HR and recruiting platforms
• Represent the People team with professionalism, approachability, and a service-oriented mindset in this highly visible, cross-functional role
  
  

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in a fast-paced, professional setting (bonus for experience in administrative or coordination roles)
• Exceptionally organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Clear, professional communicator with a high EQ and positive attitude
• Comfortable juggling multiple priorities and shifting gears quickly
• Proficient in tools like Slack, Google Workspace, Excel, and people & recruiting software (bonus: familiarity with an ATS like Greenhouse and a performance review tool)
• Excited to learn and grow in a People/HR/Talent role
• Able to work in the San Francisco office Tuesday - Thursday
  
  

Location

• San Francisco, hybrid work model
  
  

Compensation

• The annual base salary for this role is $112,500 taking into account numerous variable factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and organizational requirements.
  
  

Benefits And Perks

The below benefits are offered to full-time employees based out of our San Francisco office:

• An opportunity to make an impact across multiple high-growth tech firms
• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance covered 100% for employee & dependents
• Flexible vacation policy
• 401K matching
• Paid parental leave
• Commuter benefits
• Health and Wellness benefits
• Household Services benefits
• Home Office benefits
• Annual Home Office Equipment Reimbursement
• Donation matching
• Work from home Monday & Friday
• Energetic work environment with snacks and weekly team lunches 3x per week, centrally located near multiple public transit lines
• A company that enjoys having fun: holiday parties, annual company offsite and retreat, annual summer "work from anywhere" month
  
  

Turn/River provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, natural hair styles, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under any applicable state, or federal leave act), domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other characteristic or status protected by state or federal law.