People Operations Manager

Tyba, Inc.; Oakland, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Medical benefits

Unlimited PTO

Equity options

Job summary

Tyba, Inc. is seeking a People Operations Manager to own our HR operations, payroll, benefits, onboarding, and office management. You will design and build people programs from the ground up and partner with leaders to scale people processes as Tyba grows.

You’ll be a strategic partner with mid-career experience, delivering practical improvements, ensuring compliance, and investing in your own growth with access to resources and tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in HR operations, ideally at high-growth startups.
• Experience building new processes from scratch.
• Working knowledge of payroll, benefits, and employment compliance.
• Ability to handle details personally while planning ahead.
• Curiosity about Tyba's business and growth mindset.
• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and able to work in Oakland 3–4 days per week.
• Bonus: experience designing or running learning and development programs.

Responsibilities

• Own people compliance filings, policies, and employment law across our footprint.
• Manage payroll, benefits, vendor relationships, and respond to questions.
• Lead initial learning and development projects and design programs.
• Support hiring logistics with managers and recruiters, from scheduling to background checks.
• Keep the Oakland HQ office running smoothly with vendors and supplies.
• Identify and fix people processes that no longer serve the team.

Skills

HR operations

Process design

Payroll & benefits

Compliance knowledge

Attention to detail

Hybrid work availability

Learning & development

Job description

Tyba is a modeling platform for energy companies developing, financing, and operating renewable energy infrastructure. Energy companies rely on technical models daily to make crucial infrastructure decisions and operate their assets.

Our mission is to make cutting-edge models accessible to cross-functional teams so that companies can build and operate more renewable energy more profitably. We are backed by leading climate and generalist VCs and work with many of the industry’s most innovative energy companies.

The Role

We’re looking for a People Operations Manager to own our HR operations function, and help us build the transformational people programs that will take our team development to the next level.

Day to day, we need a process-focused operations leader to own the essentials: people compliance, payroll and benefits, hiring logistics, onboarding, and our office. You’ll also play a critical role in shaping the next phase of people development, leading strategic initiatives to evolve our performance development program, onboarding program, and professional development. The person in this role will help us to design and build our people operations function from the ground up, not just inherit someone else’s template.

To do that well, we want you to truly understand Tyba’s business and be a strategic partner to its leaders. If you’re mission-driven and believe in the future that Tyba is building — this role is for you. More than anything, we’re looking for someone who is mid-career with grit, good judgment, and a real caring for people, who’s excited to clean up processes, develop new ideas, and help us scale our business. We’re also ready and able to invest in that person’s growth, dedicating budget to learning, growth, new tools, and resources to improve how we do things.

If that sounds like you, there’s a lot of room to grow this into a leadership role as we scale.

Responsibilities

• Take care of people compliance, including filings, policies, and staying current on employment law across our footprint
• Manage payroll and benefits, including vendor relationships and being a helpful, responsive resource when people have questions or run into issues
• Tackle first iterations of a few learning and development projects for the org, helping people find growth paths and that make the Tyba experience special, possible projects within:
  • Build our performance process, from setting goals to running thoughtful review cycles
  • Design and build our onboarding program, including curriculum that helps new hires understand and connect with our business
• Support hiring logistics alongside our hiring managers and external recruiters, from scheduling to offers to background checks
• Keep our HQ office running well, including vendors, supplies, and the everyday details that make coming into work pleasant
• Look at our existing people processes with fresh eyes, and fix what isn’t serving the team well anymore

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience in HR operations, ideally at high-growth startups
• A track record of building new processes from scratch, not just running what already exists
• Working knowledge of payroll, benefits, and employment compliance
• Someone happy to handle the details personally while also thinking ahead to what we’ll need next
• Curiosity about our business, and a willingness to learn what makes it tick
• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and willing to be in Oakland office for 3-4 days per week minimum
• Bonus:Experience designing or running learning and development programs, curriculum, or professional growth frameworks

Compensation and benefits:

• Salary: $160-190K, depending on experience and qualifications.
• Benefits:Parental leave, medical benefits, and unlimited PTO.
• Equity Options:Opportunity to own a stake in the company through an employee stock option plan.

FAQ

What is the interview process like?

Our interview process focuses on core competencies. We want to make sure that you are set up for success at a fast-growing and high-impact startup. We will first get to know each other through conversations about Tyba, your background, and what you are looking for in your next role. While the specifics vary, from there, we will focus on evaluating your skills and experience relevant to the role. Once we have determined whether you are a fit for the team, we will help you get to know the company better and speak with other team members to inform your decision. We prioritize transparency, clear communication, and ensuring that we do our best to find a mutual fit.