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title: 'People Operations & Mobility Specialist at Rondo Energy'
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# People Operations & Mobility Specialist at Rondo Energy

- **Company:** Rondo Energy
- **Location:** Alameda, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-10-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-30
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rondoenergy/jobs/4725911006

## Job description

Rondo is accelerating industry’s transition to lower-cost, zero-carbon heat and power.

Our Rondo Heat Batteries turn low-cost renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat and power, enabling industrial facilities to replace fossil-fired boilers without costly process changes. The result is lower-cost, zero-carbon industrial energy delivered safely, reliably, and at 98% efficiency.

Rondo is commercially deployed and rapidly scaling, today. Backed by world-class industrial leaders and investors — including Breakthrough Energy, Energy Impact Partners, Rio Tinto, Aramco, SABIC, SCG, TITAN, Microsoft, H&M, and John Doerr — Rondo is building the next generation of industrial energy infrastructure at global scale.

We are looking for a People Operations Specialist to run the day-to-day engine of our global People function. You will own international employee lifecycle operations, global mobility, and our platform for EOR employees and contractors. This is a hands-on role for someone who loves getting the details right. This role will have a huge impact on both Rondo's overall operations & the employee experience!

What You Will Do (key responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to):

People Operations

- Own end-to-end employee lifecycle operations (onboarding, job changes, leaves, offboarding) for U.S. and international employees.
- Maintain accurate HRIS data and produce headcount, turnover and compliance reports for the People team and Finance.
- Draft, update and roll out People policies.
- Coordinate benefits enrollment, renewals and employee questions with brokers and vendors.
- Partner with Finance on payroll inputs, equity administration handoffs and audit requests.
- Serve as a first point of contact for employee questions, escalating employee-relations matters appropriately.

Global mobility and immigration

- Support the People team in managing the visa and immigration case portfolio (H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, green cards and non-U.S. work permits), working alongside external immigration counsel.
- Track deadlines, renewals and I-9 / right-to-work compliance across all countries where we employ people.
- Coordinate international assignments, relocations and business-travel compliance, including tax and social-security considerations.
- Help build repeatable processes, templates and guides so employees and managers know what to expect.

Global employment

- Manage relationships with international offices and service providers, including employers of record (EORs), to coordinate onboarding, contracts, amendments, terminations, and payments for employees and international contractors.
- Run monthly payroll and contractor-payment cycles in partnership with Finance where the function is not fully assumed in country.
- Support entity setups and provider-to-entity transitions as Rondo expands into new countries.
- Keep providers and our core HRIS in sync,  and look for automation and AI-enabled improvements.

## What you will bring

- 5–8 years of People Operations or HR generalist experience, including at least 2 years supporting employees outside the U.S.
- Hands-on experience administering EOR employees and contractors, including onboarding, contracts and payment cycles.
- Direct experience managing U.S. immigration cases with outside counsel, and familiarity with work permits in other countries.
- Working knowledge of U.S. employment compliance (I-9, FLSA, leave laws) and how requirements differ internationally.
- Strong HRIS skills and comfort with data: building reports, auditing records and spotting errors before they become problems.
- Sound judgment and discretion with confidential employee information.
- Clear written and verbal communication with employees, managers, vendors and counsel across time zones.
- Comfort working independently in a lean, fast-moving team where you build processes as you go.

Bonus points

- Experience in a high-growth energy, climate-tech, industrial, manufacturing or hardware company.
- Supported hiring in Europe, the Middle East or Australia, including EOR-to-entity transitions.
- Experience implementing or scaling an HRIS across multiple countries.
- SHRM-CP, PHR, CIPD or a global mobility certification (e.g., GMS).

What We Offer:

- Comprehensive Medical Benefits
- Dental & Vision Benefits
- Life Insurance and ADD
- Up to 12 paid holidays per year, in addition to a company week-long holiday in December
- Flexible time off policy
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Cell Phone Reimbursement
- Catered lunches on-site
- Rondo HQ is close to Oakland airport - one block from the Bay - and has stunning Bay views
- An opportunity to make a huge positive impact on the planet

This role necessitates being on-site Alameda, California. The estimated annual salary range for a   candidate in the Bay Area for this role is between $120,000 and $135,000, plus equity in an early-stage, rapidly scaling global company. Additionally, you would be eligible for Rondo's excellent benefits listed above. Please note that some pay bands may have wide ranges of compensation to accommodate candidates' diverse sets of skill levels, experience, and geographic locations.

Rondo Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities.

Rondo is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process, please let our recruiting team know.

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias.

Rondo may use AI-assisted tools to help screen and evaluate applications as part of our hiring process. All hiring decisions are made by humans.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Rondo does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Rondo Energy does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.

## About Rondo Energy

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Rondo Energy provides low-cost, zero-emission industrial heat and power by converting intermittent renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat using a refractory brick-based thermal battery.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Oakland, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Pete Von Behrens (Co-Founder & CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Energy Technology / Industrial Decarbonization
- **Target customers**: B2B, large-scale industrial facilities in hard-to-abate sectors (food & beverage, cement, fuel, chemical, textile, steel, mining)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To eliminate CO₂ emissions from the world's most energy-intensive industries by providing the lowest-cost, zero-carbon industrial heat and power.

## Products & Services
- **Rondo Heat Battery (RHB)**: A thermal energy storage system that uses intermittent renewable electricity to heat refractory brick to 1,100–1,500°C. The stored heat is then delivered as continuous superheated air, steam, or electric power at over 98% efficiency. Configurable from 2 MWth to over 100 MWth per unit, with a 40+ year life and unlimited cycles. Serves as a drop-in replacement for fossil-fired boilers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $162.1M (across Series A, Series B, Debt Financing, and Grants) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy)
- **Annual Revenue**: Estimated at $47.0M [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, European Investment Bank, H&M Group Ventures, Microsoft, Aramco Ventures, SABIC [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/rondoenergy/__a08M2tZ2Rr9f41c1w7isKGjSP8FA4nqNE80sn-BFRek)
- **Growth Signals**: 128 employees (+19.4% YoY), operates in 15 countries, has announced 11 commercial developments including 8 RHB deployments, and has partnerships across 5 industries (food & beverage, cement, fuel, chemical, textile) [rondo.com](https://www.rondo.com/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proven, low-cost technology**: Uses centuries-proven refractory brick (not exotic materials) for heat storage, making it cheaper and safer than alternatives like hydrogen or molten salt.
- **High efficiency**: 98% energy efficient from electricity to heat/steam output, with no degradation over unlimited cycles and a 40+ year life.
- **Drop-in replacement**: The Rondo Heat Battery is designed as a direct replacement for fossil-fired boilers, requiring minimal changes to existing industrial facilities.
- **No "Green Premium"**: Claims to be the lowest-cost energy storage solution, reducing energy price volatility risk without a cost premium for being green.
- **Safe and sustainable**: Non-pressurized, free of hazardous chemicals, with no risk of fires or explosions, and eliminates NOx, SOx, and particulate matter emissions.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale and deployment**: Rondo is focused on scaling its manufacturing and deploying its heat batteries across multiple industries and geographies, with announced projects in the US, Europe, and the Middle East.
- **Partnerships**: Building a network of world-leading partners (including Microsoft, Aramco, SABIC) to accelerate adoption and integrate into global supply chains.
- **Heat as a Service (HaaS)**: Offering flexible commercial models, including both capital projects and a "Heat as a Service" model to lower the barrier to adoption for industrial customers.
- **Global expansion**: Actively hiring in the US (Alameda, CA), Spain (Madrid), and the Middle East (Dubai, UAE; KSA) to support international project delivery.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven impact**: Employees work directly on decarbonizing the hardest-to-abate industrial sectors, with a stated goal of reducing global CO₂ emissions by 1% in 10 years and 15% in 15 years.
- **Strong compensation and benefits**: Covers up to 100% of employee healthcare costs on standard plans, offers a 401(k) matching plan (100% on first 3%, then 50% up to 5%), flexible vacation policy, 12 paid holidays, and a company-wide holiday week in December [rondo.com](https://www.rondo.com/careers).
- **Work flexibility**: Flexible vacation policy and hybrid/remote-friendly roles depending on the position.
- **High employee satisfaction**: Rated 4.4/5.0 on LinkedIn (21 reviews), with strong scores for Compensation (4.5), Culture (4.2), and Career (4.4) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy).
- **Multidisciplinary engineering culture**: Engineering and R&D teams work with low-cost, durable, proven materials in a novel way, offering hands-on, high-impact work on real-world decarbonization.
- **Global, growing team**: 128 employees across 15 countries, with active hiring in the US, Spain, and the Middle East.

## Sources
1. [rondo.com](https://www.rondo.com/)
2. [rondo.com/careers](https://www.rondo.com/careers)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy)
4. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/rondoenergy/__a08M2tZ2Rr9f41c1w7isKGjSP8FA4nqNE80sn-BFRek)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rondoenergy)

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