People Operations Manager

Sydecar

People Operations Manager driving HR initiatives and onboarding processes for Sydecar. Building efficient systems and supporting employees while fostering a strong culture.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the full new-hire experience from offer acceptance through the first 90 days
Run a smooth, compliant offboarding process
Own our HRIS and People tech stack (we run Rippling & Lattice)
Help run our performance review and check-in cycles
Administer benefits, leave, and accommodations
Support day-to-day HR compliance, handbook maintenance, and staying current on employment law basics
Be a first point of contact for employee questions across the lifecycle

Requirements

What you’ll need

3 to 5 years in People Operations or HR
Experience working in a startup or other fast-growing environment is a must
An operator's instinct: you like building and improving processes, and you can point to a workflow, onboarding flow, or system you helped make better
Hands-on experience with an HRIS or People tech stack; familiarity with Rippling & Lattice is a plus
Good judgment on sensitive and confidential matters, with a sense of when to handle something directly versus loop in your manager
Comfort with ambiguity and a willingness to figure things out
Strong organization, follow-through, and written communication
A desire to grow into broader People Ops ownership over time

Benefits

Comp & perks

Offers Equity
11.5K – 13K Bonus

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Hard Skills & Tools

HRISPeople tech stackperformance reviewonboarding processoffboarding processbenefits administrationleave administrationaccommodations managementHR complianceemployment law

Soft Skills

organizationfollow-throughwritten communicationgood judgmentcomfort with ambiguityprocess improvementproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillsadaptabilityinitiative