HR Ops Generalist — AI-Driven Compliance & Policy Lead

jerry.ai; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Equity opportunities

Job summary

Jerry.ai, headquartered in Palo Alto, is seeking an HR operations leader who owns multi-state compliance and policy drafting, with hands-on payroll and benefits responsibilities. You will also help shape how AI is integrated into HR ops, reducing busywork and enabling focus on complex decisions.

You’ll drive the annual compliance audit and handbook refresh, while growing into day-to-day HR operations management. This is a full-time role in a fast-growing, YC-backed company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• Hands-on HR generalist experience with multi-state compliance.
• Experience drafting policies and handling payroll/benefits.
• Comfortable in a high-intensity, small team; handles payroll, benefits and compliance personally.
• Enthusiastic about building with AI in HR ops.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-state compliance, update policies and ensure implementation across all employee classifications.
• Lead annual compliance audit and handbook refresh in first 90 days.
• Handle escalated payroll, benefits, and leave questions.
• Review and unblock work of Payroll and HR Administration team members.
• Rearchitect HR ops processes with an AI-native mindset; evolve operations over time.

Skills

HR generalist

Multi-state compliance

Policy drafting

Payroll handling

Benefits administration

AI in HR

Education

Bachelor’s degree (any discipline)

Job description

Jerry.ai, headquartered in Palo Alto, is seeking an HR operations leader who owns multi-state compliance and policy drafting, with hands-on payroll and benefits responsibilities. You will also help shape how AI is integrated into HR ops, reducing busywork and enabling focus on complex decisions.

You’ll drive the annual compliance audit and handbook refresh, while growing into day-to-day HR operations management. This is a full-time role in a fast-growing, YC-backed company.