AI-Driven HR Operations & Compliance Lead

Jerry.ai; Yuma (AZ); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(K) plan with employer matching

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Equity opportunities may also be part

Job summary

Jerry.ai is seeking an experienced HR Operations lead to own multi-state compliance, policy drafting, and complex payroll/benefits questions. You will shape AI-native HR processes and guide the Payroll and HR Administration teams, becoming the go-to person for high-complexity issues.

We’re a remote-first company with offices in select cities; you’ll join a small, fast-paced team and help drive practical compliance solutions across states.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• At least 2 years of real, hands-on HR generalist experience. You've personally drafted the policy, entered the payroll, handled the compliance filing, not just reviewed someone else's work.
• Genuine in-house, multi-state compliance experience
• Comfortable in a small, high-intensity team where you touch payroll, benefits, and compliance yourself

Responsibilities

• Multi-state compliance: tracking state-by-state law changes, drafting policy updates, and making sure they're actually implemented across every employee classification and pay range
• Escalated payroll, benefits, and leave questions that need a more experienced hand
• Reviewing and unblocking the work of our Payroll and HR Administration team members
• Rearchitecting our HR ops processes with an AI-native mindset, not just using AI tools, but rethinking how the function should work
• Growing into ownership of day-to-day HR operations management over time

Skills

HR Generalist

Multi-state compliance

Policy drafting

Payroll knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS

Payroll software

Job description

Jerry.ai is seeking an experienced HR Operations lead to own multi-state compliance, policy drafting, and complex payroll/benefits questions. You will shape AI-native HR processes and guide the Payroll and HR Administration teams, becoming the go-to person for high-complexity issues.

We’re a remote-first company with offices in select cities; you’ll join a small, fast-paced team and help drive practical compliance solutions across states.