Could this be a case where companies have a "people-ops" person who needs to justify their position even though the company hasn't hired anyone in months? So th

Could this be a case where companies have a "people-ops" person who needs to justify their position even though the company hasn't hired anyone in months? So they create some new OKRs like: "Get 20 qualified candidates vetted and ranked in case we do decide to hire someone.", "Create 40 job ads" or something?