People Operations Leader: Payroll, Compliance & Scale

8Fleet Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

8Fleet Inc. is hiring a Senior Manager of People Operations in Los Angeles to lead the operational infrastructure that supports our employees and scales with multi-location growth.

You will own payroll, benefits, HR compliance, workers' compensation, leave administration, and the People Operations workstream for new location launches. The role partners with Legal, Finance, Safety and Analytics to build scalable processes, strengthen controls, and deliver an effective employee and manager

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, employee changes, transfers, leaves, and offboarding.
• Develop a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating People-related risk; maintain compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.
• Oversee payroll and benefits administration, ensuring accurate and timely execution and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee workers' compensation, leave, accommodation, and return-to-work processes; manage claims and reduce risk.
• Lead People Operations and risk workstreams for new location launches to ensure compliance and onboarding readiness.
• Establish scalable processes, controls, documentation, and service standards across People Operations.

Skills

HR Operations

Payroll

Benefits administration

HR compliance

Workers' compensation

Leave administration

New location launches

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Job description

8Fleet Inc. is hiring a Senior Manager of People Operations in Los Angeles to lead the operational infrastructure that supports our employees and scales with multi-location growth.

You will own payroll, benefits, HR compliance, workers' compensation, leave administration, and the People Operations workstream for new location launches. The role partners with Legal, Finance, Safety and Analytics to build scalable processes, strengthen controls, and deliver an effective employee and manager