People Operations Manager

Career Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A highly successful AI company is seeking a People Operations Manager to join their team in San Francisco. This role involves managing HR operations like onboarding, payroll, and vendor payments while fostering a people-first culture. Ideal candidates have 3-5+ years of experience in HR and a strong understanding of compliance and employee engagement.

Benefits

Equity

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in People Ops, HR, or similar roles at startups or high-growth environments.
• Experience with financial forecasting and market salary research.
• Familiarity with HR tech or AI space preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end onboarding and offboarding workflows.
• Draft and process offer letters and employment agreements.
• Coordinate vendor payments and support contractor management.

Skills

Communication

Multi-tasking

Compliance

Employee Engagement

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelors degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS Tools

Payroll Software

Job description

This range is provided by Career Group. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$110,000.00/yr - $150,000.00/yr

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A highly successful AI company specializing in HR & Recruitment is seeking a top-notch People Operations Manager to join their fast-growing team! This is a special opportunity to be part of a highly intelligent, driven and collaborative team and make an impact!

*This role is based in San Francisco and requires 5 days onsite Monday - Friday and Saturday remote

Salary: $110 - 150k + Equity + Excellent Benefits!

About the Role:

As our People Operations Manager, you'll be the go-to person for all things HR operations—from onboarding new team members and generating offer letters, to ensuring smooth payroll runs and vendor payments. You’ll help us build a strong operational foundation while keeping our people-first values at the center of every process.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage end-to-end onboarding and offboarding workflows
• Draft and process offer letters and employment agreements
• Own and optimize payroll across geographies (in partnership with finance)
• Coordinate vendor payments and support contractor management
• Maintain and improve our HR systems and documentation
• Partner with leadership on compliance, culture, and employee engagement

What We’re Looking For:

• 3–5+ years in People Ops, HR, or similar roles at startups or high-growth environments
• Experience handling payroll, onboarding, and HRIS tools
• Ability to conduct market research on salary bands, create levels, and do cost-planning based on anticipated headcount growth
• Experience with financial forecasting the salaries
• Comfortable with multi-tasking and building processes from scratch
• Clear communicator with a bias for action and empathy
• Bonus: Familiarity with the HR tech or AI space

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media and Software Development

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