People Operations Generalist — US & Canada Payroll

Abacum; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Generous vacation policy

Medical Insurance

L&D budget

Meditopia wellbeing platform

Job summary

Abacum is building the future of Business Planning and seeks a hands-on People Operations Generalist to own payroll and lifecycle processes across the US and Canada. You will collaborate with payroll providers, Finance and leadership, ensuring compliance and scalable workflows from onboarding to off-boarding.

You will be the NYC-based go-to for the People team, supporting the CEO and Chief of Staff, while navigating cross-border employment requirements in a fast-growing company with a hybrid

Qualifications

• Hands-on payroll experience in both the US and Canada is essential.
• 5+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations or a similar generalist role.
• Strong experience managing employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, compensation changes, leaves and offboarding.
• Practical knowledge of US and Canadian People Operations, including payroll, benefits, employment documentation and leave administration.
• Experience working with external payroll providers, PEOs, or similar partners.
• Strong HR systems, data and process mindset.
• Strong judgement and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive employee matters.
• Comfortable taking ownership and improving processes in a fast-growing international environment.

Responsibilities

• Own People Operations across the full employee lifecycle for employees in the US and Canada, including onboarding, employee changes, leaves, documentation and off-boarding.
• Ensure employee records and documentation remain accurate and consistent across systems.
• Own the operational preparation and review of payroll across both the United States and Canada.
• Manage payroll inputs including new hires, terminations, salary changes, variable compensation, benefits and other employee changes.
• Partner with payroll providers and Finance to ensure every payroll cycle is accurate, compliant and completed on time.
• Identify and resolve payroll discrepancies and continuously improve payroll processes.
• Act as an operational point of reference for employees and managers across the US and Canada on payroll, benefits, PTO, leaves, employee documentation and People processes.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical and scalable internal processes.
• You will be the go-to representative for the People team in the NYC office and will need to provide on the ground support for the CEO and Chief of Staff.
• Coordinate onboarding requirements, employment documentation and operational setup for new hires.
• Manage voluntary and involuntary employee exits, including payroll, benefits, documentation and system updates.
• Ensure every transition is handled accurately, consistently and with the appropriate level of care and compliance.
• Maintain accurate employee data across our HR systems and internal tools.
• Own recurring People Operations workflows and documentation.
• Build and maintain clear SOPs and scalable processes.
• Identify opportunities to simplify or automate manual processes.
• Support the administration of employee benefits across the US and Canada.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for employees on People Operations questions.
• Provide clear and practical guidance while maintaining confidentiality, consistency and professional judgement.

Skills

Payroll experience

People Operations

Lifecycle management

US & Canada payroll

External payroll providers

HR systems

Discretion & judgement

Ownership mindset

Job description

Abacum is building the future of Business Planning and seeks a hands-on People Operations Generalist to own payroll and lifecycle processes across the US and Canada. You will collaborate with payroll providers, Finance and leadership, ensuring compliance and scalable workflows from onboarding to off-boarding.

You will be the NYC-based go-to for the People team, supporting the CEO and Chief of Staff, while navigating cross-border employment requirements in a fast-growing company with a hybrid