Manager, People Operations
Baseten
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $180,000 - $210,000 per year
About the role
- Lead and develop the People Operations team, setting a high bar for operational excellence, accountability, and service
- Drive operational efficiencies across People systems and workflows, leveraging automation and AI to support rapid growth and scaling
- Own HRIS strategy and systems architecture, including integrations, data governance, reporting infrastructure, and access controls to ensure reliable and scalable People data
- Establish and maintain strong internal controls across People systems and processes, including employee data privacy, security, and audit readiness in partnership with IT and Legal
- Evaluate the right timing and approach for migrating off a PEO and, when appropriate, lead a successful transition to a scalable in-house model
- Own employment compliance across jurisdictions, including state registrations, regulatory requirements, and policy governance frameworks
- Define and implement leave policies and ensure compliant administration
- Oversee anonymous reporting systems and investigations infrastructure
- Maintain and evolve our employee handbook and internal wiki, ensuring policies are clear, current, and well-governed
- Lead visa and immigration operations and support global expansion, including international compliance and EOR oversight
- Partner with Finance on payroll operations, including compensation operations governance, pay change controls, and accuracy of promotions, equity, and variable compensation processing
- Own benefits selection, vendor strategy, and ongoing optimization
- Operationally support employee lifecycle changes including new hire onboarding, role changes, promotions, compensation adjustments, organizational updates, and terminations
Requirements
- 10+ years of People Operations experience, including leading the function at a 500+ person technology company during rapid growth
- Deep, practical expertise in U.S. employment compliance, multi-state operations, leave administration, immigration, and risk management
- Experience evaluating and executing a migration off a PEO
- Experience supporting international hiring and expansion, including EOR oversight
- Strong ownership of HRIS strategy, systems architecture, integrations, and data governance
- Track record of leading and developing high-performing People Operations teams
- Ability to build scalable, automated processes, with a forward-thinking approach to leveraging technology and AI in high-growth environments
- Builder mentality with a bias toward execution, willing to go deep in the details while maintaining high standards and operating with speed
- Willing to work in-person 3+ days per week in San Francisco or New York
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity.
- 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
- Generous PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (our offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day!)
- Paid parental leave
- Company-facilitated 401(k)
- Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
HRIS strategysystems architecturedata governanceemployment complianceleave administrationimmigration operationspayroll operationsvendor strategyautomationrisk management
Soft Skills
leadershipoperational excellenceaccountabilityservice orientationhigh standardsexecutiondetail-orientedforward-thinkingteam developmentcommunication