Senior People Operations Manager

Jerry

Senior People Operations Manager leading operational foundation and compliance in a fast-growing startup. Managing payroll, benefits, and HR systems while scaling operations for a distributed team.

Posted 5/25/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the operational foundation of the People function.
Own day-to-day and strategic execution of payroll, benefits, HR compliance, employment taxes, HR systems, immigration coordination, and global workforce operations.
Manage a distributed People Operations support team and set priorities.
Partner closely with the HRBP lead to ensure systems and operations are compliant and scalable.
Establish workflows, quality standards, and SLAs for onboarding, payroll, and benefits.
Oversee end-to-end payroll processing, tax withholding, and year-end reporting for all populations.
Lead open enrollment and manage the full suite of health and retirement programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of progressive People Operations experience, including payroll, benefits, and compliance ownership at a fast-growing startup that scaled from 150 to 350 employees.
Experience managing a distributed or offshore operations team is strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of multi-state employment compliance and operational risk management.
Experience partnering with external vendors (payroll, benefits, EOR, immigration counsel).
High attention to detail and strong judgment handling confidential employee data.
Strong project management skills and ability to execute against deadlines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(K) plan with employer matching
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Equity opportunities
Wellness benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll processingbenefits managementHR complianceemployment taxesimmigration coordinationglobal workforce operationsproject managementmulti-state employment complianceoperational risk management

Soft Skills

attention to detailjudgmentteam managementstrategic executionprioritizationcollaboration