The Crown Is Yours
As a People Operations Specialist, you'll help create a seamless employee experience by supporting key moments throughout the employee lifecycle. From onboarding new teammates to managing job changes and supporting departures, you'll play an important role in ensuring our people processes run efficiently and accurately. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll combine operational excellence, attention to detail, and a passion for continuous improvement to help our People Team deliver exceptional service and support.
What You'll Do
- Support employee lifecycle activities including onboarding, job changes, separations, leave management, time tracking, and employee documentation.
- Process and maintain employee data across our core systems, including Workday, payroll platforms, and electronic document management tools, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Respond to employee, manager, and stakeholder inquiries through our case management system while meeting established service-level agreements.
- Conduct regular audits and reporting activities to maintain data integrity and identify opportunities for process improvements.
- Partner with teams across People, Finance, Payroll, Legal, and the broader business to resolve issues and support operational initiatives.
- Monitor updates to local employment legislation and help ensure people processes remain compliant with applicable requirements.
- Create and maintain process documentation and knowledge resources to support consistency and scalability across People Operations.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- At least 2 year of experience supporting Human Resources, People Operations, or a similar operational function.
- Experience working with Human Capital Management systems; Workday experience is preferred.
- Strong attention to detail with a commitment to maintaining accurate employee data and documentation.
- An analytical mindset with experience auditing data, identifying issues, and driving process improvements.
- The ability to prioritize multiple tasks, adapt to changing business needs, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- A collaborative, people-focused approach and the ability to build effective working relationships across teams and functions.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
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We're a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don't worry, we'll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
- At least 2 years of experience supporting Human Resources, People Operations, or similar operational function.
- Experience working with Human Capital Management systems.
- Workday experience.
- Experience with payroll platforms and electronic document management tools.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate employee data and documentation.
- Analytical mindset with experience auditing data, identifying issues, and driving process improvements.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, adapt to changing business needs, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative, people-focused approach and ability to build effective working relationships across teams.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
What the Team is Saying
DraftKings Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Family support is positioned as comprehensive, with 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave globally plus adoption, surrogacy, fertility benefits, backup care, and lactation resources. Company materials highlight these as core programs, with U.S. enhancements such as Care.com support.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as robust, including medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental‑health support via Lyra therapy, Calm access, and wellbeing initiatives. Benefits begin on day one, with HSA/FSA options and fitness reimbursement adding depth.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is framed as flexible, with U.S. employees told they have flexible or unlimited PTO and supportive leave policies. Feedback suggests PTO is a meaningful part of the package, though norms can vary by team.
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What We Do
It's simple, at DraftKings, we believe life is more fun when you're in on the action. For that reason, we’re committed to responsibly creating the world’s favorite games and betting experiences. We’re developing the most innovative and entertaining real money products and offers; to forever transform how people experience sports; to be a fully vertically integrated sports betting operator. It's our ultimate goal to build the best, most trusted, and most customer-centric destination for our players. We’re defining what it means to build and deliver the most extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. Our global team is trailblazing new markets, developing cutting-edge products, and shaping the future of responsible gaming.
Why Work With Us
Here, “impossible” isn’t part of our vocabulary. You’ll face some of the toughest but most rewarding challenges of your career. They’re worth it. Channeling your inner grit will accelerate your growth, help us win as a team, and create unforgettable moments for our customers. Ready to own what’s next?
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