Founding People Ops Lead — SF On-Site

Success Matcher Recruitment; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Success Matcher Recruitment is assisting a fast-scaling AI startup in San Francisco with a founding Senior HR Generalist / People Operations Lead, the first dedicated HR hire. The role is on-site in the Dogpatch district and reports to the executive team.

You will own full HR lifecycle, manage Rippling and Google Workspace, apply California employment law, and partner with Finance on payroll. This is a greenfield opportunity to shape culture, compliance, and people operations from the ground up.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of HR/People Ops experience in a high-growth tech startup.
• Strong knowledge of California labor laws and compliance.
• Proficiency with Rippling (HRIS) and Google Workspace.
• Maturity handling sensitive employee relations and terminations with care.
• 5-day-a-week on-site role in the Dogpatch district of San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle ownership: onboarding, offboarding, role changes, offer letters, and all employment documentation.
• System management: own Rippling data quality and act as power user.
• Ensure compliance with California employment law across transitions and terminations.
• Manage benefits administration and collaborate with Finance on payroll accuracy.
• Build scalable onboarding and performance review processes as the company scales.

Skills

Rippling

Google Workspace

California employment law

HR operations

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Success Matcher Recruitment is assisting a fast-scaling AI startup in San Francisco with a founding Senior HR Generalist / People Operations Lead, the first dedicated HR hire. The role is on-site in the Dogpatch district and reports to the executive team.

You will own full HR lifecycle, manage Rippling and Google Workspace, apply California employment law, and partner with Finance on payroll. This is a greenfield opportunity to shape culture, compliance, and people operations from the ground up.