People Operations Manager
Core
Building and scaling the end-to-end people operations function for a high-growth government technology startup, managing the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding.
Role type
Senior People Operations Manager (IC)
Builds
Scalable people infrastructure, compliance frameworks, and employee engagement systems for a distributed team.
Domain
Government technology / SaaS / Federal contracting
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
End-to-end onboarding and offboarding management, payroll operations, benefits administration, people compliance across multiple states, employee engagement strategy, performance management coordination, equity administration, office relocation project management, headcount planning, recruiting operations support, AI tool fluency
Preferred skills
PEO migration experience, federal contracting compliance knowledge, SOC 2 familiarity
Technologies
Gusto, Rippling, Carta, Sequoia, Vanta, Mosey, AbstractOps
Responsibilities
Own onboarding and offboarding end-to-end including I-9 verification and background checks; Run payroll operations ensuring accuracy and timeliness; Manage the benefits program day-to-day including open enrollment and PEO migration; Own people compliance across all active states including filings and handbook maintenance; Drive employee engagement through surveys and sentiment tracking; Support performance management cycles and manager check-ins; Coordinate office gatherings and spearhead future office relocation efforts; Administer equity in Carta; Partner on headcount planning, leveling, and compensation frameworks; Support recruiting operations including candidate experience and ATS hygiene; Actively use AI tools to automate workflows and build scalable processes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
