Human Resources Operations Manager

Demand For HR; Texas; Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Demand For HR is seeking an experienced HR Operations Manager to lead multi-state payroll and HR operations across the United States, with support for Canada and India. You will ensure payroll accuracy, compliance with employment laws, recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding across regions.

This hybrid role requires strong analytical capabilities, hands-on implementation of HR processes, and ability to operate in a fast-growth startup environment with global teams in Canada, India, and the US.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business admin, accounting, or related field.
• HR certification PHR or SPHR; SHRM considered an asset.
• 5+ years of HR experience, including 3+ years of multi-state payroll management (USA; Canada/India a plus).

Responsabilidades

• Lead US payroll across multiple states and support Canada/India.
• Ensure compliance with state wage laws, exemptions, and wage standards.
• Oversee HRIS/ATS data integrity, reports, and system enhancements.
• Manage onboarding, employee records, and lifecycle changes.
• Support audits, policy development, and risk mitigation.
• Provide guidance on HR policies and employee relations.

Conocimientos

Payroll management

HR compliance

Data analysis

Communication

Stakeholder management

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in HR, business administration, accounting, or related field

Herramientas

Workday

ADP

Ceridian

UKG

SAP SuccessFactors

Dynamics 365 HR

Descripción del empleo

HR Operations Manager

Location: Texas (possibly Nevada or Delaware)

Employment Type: Full Time

Travel: Travel may be required within the US

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Human Resource Operations Manager to lead multi State payroll and HR Operations across the United States, with support for Canada and India locations. This role is ideal for an analytical HR professional with deep expertise in payroll compliance, multi state U.S. & Canadian compensation structures, HR Reporting and dashboards & HRIS administration, Recruitment, as well as program development work.

This role reports into the Managing Director, Global Talent Solutions. You are a self starter who takes initiative, collaborates well, and is interested in helping set up a Start up business in a fast growth environment. You will oversee payroll accuracy, employment law compliance, recruitment, onboarding and offboarding, compensation and benefits, while ensuring HR processes are consistent, scalable, and compliant across all regions. This is a busy exciting role with a growing Engineering Company based in Canada, with entities in Global locations and more M&A plans.

Key Responsibilities

Global Payroll Management

• Manage full cycle payroll for employees in USA, and support for Canada and India, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with regional regulations.
• Administer multi state U.S. payroll, including state specific wage laws, overtime rules, statutory requirements & appropriate deductions, and benefit requirements.
• Maintain payroll audits, reconciliations, tax filings, and statutory reporting across all jurisdictions.
• Partner with Finance for month end and year end processes, including T4s, W 2s, 1099s, and Form 16 reporting.
• Implement payroll best practices, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Set up and oversee all reporting / dashboards to Stakeholders (example: Established governance bodies, professional organizations, lawyers, payroll colleagues, & Senior Leaders) where appropriate

Compensation & Benefits

• Manage compensation programs, salary structures, and annual review cycles in USA, and support for Canada and India.
• Ensure compliance with multi state U.S. compensation requirements, including exempt/non exempt classifications, pay transparency laws, and local minimum wage standards.
• Oversee benefits administration, vendor relationships, enrollment cycles, and employee communications.
• Conduct market benchmarking and ensure competitive, equitable compensation practices across all regions.

HR Operations & Onboarding

• Lead Recruitment activities for the US, and then onboarding processes for new hires, ensuring compliance with regional documentation and employment standards.
• Maintain employee records, contracts, and HR documentation with strict attention to data accuracy and privacy.
• Support employee lifecycle changes, workforce planning, and HR administrative processes.

Compliance & Employment Law

• Ensure adherence to employment legislation across USA (multi state), and support Canada and India.
• Maintain compliance with wage laws, overtime rules, leave entitlements, statutory benefits, and payroll tax regulations.
• Support internal audits, policy development, and risk mitigation activities.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (PIPEDA, HIPAA, GDPR where applicable).

HRIS and ATS Management

• Oversee HRIS and ATS functionality, data integrity, workflows, and reporting.
• Manage system enhancements, integrations, and automation to improve HR efficiency.
• Train HR and business users on HRIS tools, dashboards, and best practices.

Employee Relations

• Provide guidance to employees and managers on HR policies, payroll inquiries, compensation matters, and benefits.
• Support conflict resolution, investigations, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and compliant workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, or related field.
• HR certification PHR or SPHR, and SHRM considered an asset.
• Minimum 5+ years of HR experience required, including 3+ years managing Multi State payroll (USA, asset-India/ Canada).
• Strong experience with multi state U.S. payroll, compensation and recruitment, including:
  • Exempt vs. non exempt classifications
  • State specific overtime rules
  • Pay transparency laws
  • Local minimum wage compliance
  • Multi state tax withholding and reporting
• Recruitment: Talent Acquisition, Auditing and Reporting. Experience with US Recruitment auditing processes aligned to Engineering companies is a Big asset
• Hands on experience with HRIS platforms (Example: Workday, ADP, Vensure, Ceridian, UKG, SAP SuccessFactors, Dynamics 365 HR).
• Advanced Excel and payroll system proficiency.
• Exceptional attention to detail, confidentiality, and analytical problem solving skills.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and organizational abilities.

What You Bring

• Expertise in global and multi state payroll
• Experience in Engineering Services
• Strong HR compliance knowledge
• HRIS/ATS administration and overall strong analytical and systems experience
• Ability to work cross functionally and across time zones
• High accuracy, integrity, and professionalism

Working Conditions

• Hybrid role, but initial work from home and travel to sites when required
• Travel and expenses covered
• First HR role opening in US Operations, will join a team with India and Canada team members.
• High growth Company, putting framework in place as we go, very exciting but you need to be able to manage in ambiguity and fast paced culture, and be hands on.