People Operations & Compliance Lead (Multi-State)

Jerry

Palo Alto, Austin, Boston, Chicago (CA, TX, MA, IL)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

Jerry.ai is seeking a hands-on HR Operations Lead to own multi-state compliance, policy drafting, and payroll/benefits inquiries. You’ll shape how we scale HR ops with an AI-native mindset and become the go-to problem solver for complex cases.

Based in the US, ideally in our Palo Alto headquarters, you’ll join a small, fast-paced team and collaborate across functions to implement practical solutions that improve our people programs and compliance posture.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
At least 2 years of real, hands-on HR generalist experience, including drafting policy, payroll, and compliance filing.
Genuine in-house, multi-state compliance experience.
Comfortable in a small, high-intensity team handling payroll, benefits, and compliance.
Excited to build with AI.

Responsibilities

Multi-state compliance tracking and policy updates across employee classifications and pay ranges.
Lead annual compliance audit and handbook refresh in first 90 days.
Escalated payroll, benefits, and leave questions.
Review and unblock work of Payroll and HR Administration team.
Rearchitect HR ops with AI-native mindset.
Grow into day-to-day HR operations management over time.