Kokua Education

Manager, People Operations

Kokua Education

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $85,000 - $95,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Own our performance review process and drive improvements in fairness, clarity, and growth orientation
  • Build and deliver manager enablement tools (feedback, coaching, 1:1s, etc.)
  • Support onboarding tracks and lightweight L&D initiatives
  • Lead or co-lead succession planning and talent reviews
  • Incorporate employee feedback into all program design
  • Manage onboarding, offboarding, leave requests, and employee documentation
  • Ensure we remain compliant across multiple states and keep our handbooks/policies up to date
  • Maintain accuracy and organization in our HRIS (Paylocity)
  • Evaluate and implement process improvements that reduce manual admin work
  • Own and optimize our use of Greenhouse ATS
  • Create interview guides, intake templates, and structured scorecards for internal hiring
  • Support internal hiring efforts (5–10 hires/year) and advise on candidate experience, equity, and consistency
  • Pilot AI and automation tools that improve efficiency and enable strong decentralized hiring
  • Create and maintain clean documentation of processes and workflows
  • Build internal communications around performance, onboarding, and policies
  • Train team members on tools, templates, and systems

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in HR, People Ops, or Talent
  • Strong understanding of multi-state employment law and HR fundamentals
  • Comfort working in a lean team with a high degree of trust and autonomy
  • Curiosity and comfort working with new tech (we use Paylocity, Greenhouse, 15Five)
  • Exceptional written communication and organizational skills
  • Mission alignment and a deep belief in making work better for everyone
Benefits
  • medical insurance
  • dental insurance
  • vision insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • generous paid time off
  • flexible remote work

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
performance review processonboardingsuccession planningtalent reviewsprocess improvementsdocumentation managementinterview guidescandidate experienceautomation toolsHRIS
Soft skills
communication skillsorganizational skillscuriositytrustautonomymission alignment
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