People Operations Manager
Core
Build and scale the People Operations function for a high-growth government technology startup, managing the full employee lifecycle, compliance, and back-office infrastructure.
Role type
Senior People Operations Manager (first hire)
Builds
Scalable people processes, compliance frameworks, and employee experience systems for a distributed team
Domain
Government technology / SaaS
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
End-to-end onboarding and offboarding, payroll operations, benefits administration, people compliance (state/federal), employee engagement, performance management, equity administration, office operations, headcount planning, recruiting operations, 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/offboarding, run payroll, manage benefits program, ensure people compliance, drive employee engagement, support performance cycles, coordinate office events and relocation, administer equity, partner on headcount/compensation, optimize recruiting handoffs, automate workflows with AI
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
