People Operations Manager

Support and Maintain Core People Infrastructure

• Execute and manage the full employee lifecycle processes — onboarding, offboarding, internal transfers, promotions, and job changes.
• Maintain and optimize our HR tech stack (HRIS, payroll, benefits, and employee support tools); assist with system implementation, integrations, and updates.
• Follow and improve existing SOPs for recurring People processes to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.
• Facilitate scaling People Operations strategy 

People Data, Analytics & Reporting

• Maintain accurate and compliant employee data across systems.
• Own employee data integrity and privacy across systems.
• Create and manage dashboards on headcount, attrition, engagement, performance, and general org health to inform leadership decision-making.
• Prepare and distribute recurring reports on headcount, attrition, engagement, and performance to support leadership decision-making.
  

Compliance, Policy, and Risk Administration

• Ensure day-to-day compliance with employment laws across states (and countries, if applicable).
• Develop, maintain, and communicate policies, employee handbooks, and internal guidelines.
• Coordinate with Legal, Finance, and People leadership on audits, reporting, and risk mitigation related to people operations.
• Act as a point of contact for sensitive or escalated employee matters in partnership with leadership and Legal.
  

People Support & Benefits Administration

• Help manage compensation operations, pay cycles, and equity administration in partnership with Finance.
• Manage the execution of benefits enrollment, leave tracking, and policy-related updates.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee questions on HRIS, payroll, and benefits.
  

Employee Experience

• Own the employee lifecycle experience—from Day 0 (preboarding) to exit.
• Coordinate the onboarding process to ensure a consistent, welcoming, and effective start for new hires.
• Maintain high-quality employee support channels for resolving HRIS/payroll/benefits questions.
• Be a go-to resource for employees on “how things work” within People Operations.
  

Continuous Improvement

• Identify process gaps and recommend improvements for efficiency, compliance, and scalability.
• Partner with leadership on initiatives that support company growth and operational readiness.

• 7+ years in HR, People Ops, or HR systems/operations, with 2–3+ years in a high-growth tech environment.
• Experience managing or improving People Ops processes in a startup or scaling organization.
• Deep familiarity with modern HRIS platforms (e.g., Sequoia, Rippling, Gusto, BambooHR, HiBob, etc.).
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment law and multi-state compliance.
• Comfortable with data and tooling (Sheets, Excel, Notion, Airtable, or even SQL = a plus).
• Clear communicator who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys solving operational challenges.
• Experience supporting international HR operations (Deel, Rippling, Oyster, Papaya Global, etc)
• Familiarity with equity administration, option grants, and compensation workflows.

• You’ll help shape the employee experience and maintain the systems that keep our people supported and engaged.
• We care deeply about transparency, autonomy, and building a company we’d all want to work at.