HR & Recruiting Coordinator

Our Story:

Short Story is an award winning, technology powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under. Our mission is to create a seamless shopping experience for millions of petite women so they can dress with effortless confidence.

As a fast-growing startup, we're revolutionizing retail with a data driven learning system that leverages customer feedback to create tailored products. We've been recognized by top publications like Forbes, Fortune and are backed by leading investors who share our vision of building the world's next great consumer brand.

Our Values:

We're building a company with intention and purpose. Our culture thrives on data insights, exceptional commitment to fit, and the urgency to move quickly on what matters.

• ✨ Transform Lives. We're customer-first. Everything we create exists to give her confidence.

• ⚡️ Demand Excellence. We deliver only our best work, in Fit and Finish. We obsess about details others overlook.

• Embrace Challenges. We see obstacles as opportunities to invent better solutions.

• Think Differently. We get a thrill from finding better solutions others haven't seen.

The Role

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented HR & Recruiting Coordinator to join our team at our South San Francisco fulfillment center. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role on our warehouse floor. You'll run high-volume hourly recruiting and support day-to-day HR operations. You'll work closely with the warehouse and HR leadership team, including the People Operations Manager, warehouse managers, the Head of Talent, and the CEO.

1. Recruiting & Onboarding: Sourcing, screening, and welcoming our hourly, non-exempt warehouse team.

1. HR Administration & Compliance: Supporting the day-to-day coordination of timekeeping, attendance tracking, safety compliance, and employee documentation.

What You’ll Own

1. Hourly Recruiting & Onboarding

• High-Volume Sourcing: Manage the pipeline for non-exempt warehouse roles (associates, returns specialists, temporary support) using our ATS, and keep candidate records accurate and current.

• Screen & Conduct in-person screens to assess reliability, attitude, and fit, and coordinate interviews for the Warehouse Manager.

• Scheduling: Coordinate interviews onsite and keep the process moving with short lag times.

• Onboarding & Orientation: Lead weekly day-one orientations, ensuring new hires are set up in our systems, trained on basic safety, and welcomed warmly to the team.

2. HR & Compliance Support

• Timekeeping & Payroll Admin: Conduct daily audits of hourly timecards, track attendance, manage meal/rest break compliance, and flag discrepancies for supervisors.

• Compliance Documentation: Maintain organized employee files and ensure all workplace safety posters, incident reports, and state-mandated compliance records are up to date.

• First-Line Employee Support: Act as a friendly, accessible point of contact for frontline staff regarding basic HR questions (benefits, PTO, paychecks, policies).

• Floor Presence: Spend active time walking the warehouse floor.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience: 3-4 years of experience in HR administration, recruiting, or operations support (ideally in a warehouse, fulfillment, retail, or hospitality environment).

• Discipline: You hold a standard. You are comfortable saying no to a candidate who does not clear the bar, and you do not soften criteria under pressure to fill a shift.

• Location: 100% on-site at our South San Francisco warehouse.

• Attention to detail: Incredible attention to detail—you are someone who gets a thrill out of clean spreadsheets, organized files, and keeping tasks on track.

• Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills; you can communicate clearly and empathetically with both hourly associates and leadership.

• Language: Spanish Language Skills: Bilingual (English & Spanish) is a strong plus

• Adaptability: A positive "roll-up-your-sleeves" startup mindset—you are happy to jump from screening candidates to filing paperwork to walking the floor.

Why Join Us?

• Career Growth: Learn the ropes of HR and recruiting directly from an experienced HR Director in a highly successful, growing startup.

• Collaborative Environment: Partner closely with a supportive warehouse operations team that values your work.

• Great Culture: Join a mission-driven company that values excellence, direct communication, and ownership.

Short Story is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment for all employees and applicants. We work diligently to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.