People Operations Lead — Scale, Compliance & Payroll

8fleet-inc; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Job summary

8Fleet, a Los Angeles-based tech and logistics startup, is seeking a Senior Manager, People Operations to scale our multi-location workforce. You will own payroll, benefits, HR compliance, workers' comp, leaves, and onboarding while partnering with Legal, Finance, Safety, and Analytics to build scalable People processes.

This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment, guiding location launches and shaping a high-performance People function as the

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR/People Operations experience, including leadership of key HR operational functions.
• Strong experience across payroll, benefits, vendor management, HR compliance, workers' compensation, and leave administration.
• Experience supporting multi-state and/or multi-location workforces for high volume hourly employees.
• Experience identifying and mitigating employment, compliance, and operational People risks.
• Experience supporting new locations, geographic expansion, or rapidly scaling organizations preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build scalable processes and operational infrastructure. Ability to scale through use of AI and technology.
• Strong project management, judgment, problem-solving, and cross-functional partnership skills.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment .

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve employee lifecycle processes: onboarding, changes, transfers, leaves, offboarding.
• Build scalable processes, policies, controls, and operating practices to support growth.
• Develop a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating People-related risk and maintain compliance.
• Oversee payroll and benefits administration with strong controls and regulatory compliance.
• Manage workers' compensation, leaves, and return-to-work processes with stakeholders.
• Lead People Operations for new location launches, ensuring payroll, benefits, and compliance pre-launch.
• Establish scalable processes, documentation, and service standards across People Operations.
• Identify opportunities to simplify work, reduce friction, and improve employee experience.

Job description

8Fleet, a Los Angeles-based tech and logistics startup, is seeking a Senior Manager, People Operations to scale our multi-location workforce. You will own payroll, benefits, HR compliance, workers' comp, leaves, and onboarding while partnering with Legal, Finance, Safety, and Analytics to build scalable People processes.

This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment, guiding location launches and shaping a high-performance People function as the