People Operations Manager

remote work; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Grüns is a remote-first company hiring a People Operations lead who owns payroll, leaves, benefits, and lifecycle processes end to end. You will serve as the first line of support for managers and employees on policy, performance, and growth, ensuring compliance and accurate pay across HQ, field, and international teams.

This role enables People leadership to focus on strategy during a Q1 2027 systems transition.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of HR support experience in fast-growing consumer or DTC environments.
• Hands-on payroll administration experience across multi-state regions.
• Experience with leaves (FMLA, ADA, state leaves, STD, parental) and workers' comp.
• Track record in employee relations, manager coaching, and handling sensitive exits.
• Working knowledge of FMLA, ADA, COBRA, E-Verify, and multi-state laws.
• Bonus: experience with payroll or HRIS migrations and Paylocity.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for managers and employees on policy and performance related matters.
• Coach managers on feedback, documentation, follow-ups, and performance or termination situations.
• Conduct People 1:1s and exit interviews, surface culture themes, and support quarterly reporting.
• Administer leaves, accommodations, and workers' compensation end to end.
• Own payroll accuracy across multiple regions and coordinate with partners to resolve issues.
• Manage benefits administration, onboarding, offboarding, and maintain clean employee data.

Skills

HR support

Payroll administration

Leave policies

Employee relations

HR compliance

Paylocity

Tools

Paylocity

Job description

About the role

Grüns is scaling quickly and building a remote first People team. This role owns both people operations and the payroll, leaves, benefits, and lifecycle processes end to end, acting as the first line of support for managers and employees on policy, performance, and growth.

You will help protect talent density during a Q1 2027 systems transition and enable People leadership to focus on strategy, while maintaining compliance and accurate pay across HQ, field, and international teams.

What you'll do

• Serve as the first point of contact for managers and employees on policy and performance related matters
• Coach managers on feedback, documentation, follow-ups, and performance or termination situations
• Conduct People 1:1s and exit interviews, surface culture themes, and support quarterly reporting
• Administer leaves, accommodations, and workers' compensation end to end
• Own payroll accuracy across multiple regions and coordinate with partners to resolve issues
• Manage benefits administration, onboarding, offboarding, and maintain clean employee data

What they're looking for

• 5+ years of HR support experience in fast-growing consumer or DTC environments
• Hands-on payroll administration experience and multi-state leave knowledge
• Experience with leaves (FMLA, ADA, state leaves, STD, parental) and workers' comp, plus benefits management
• Track record in employee relations, manager coaching, and handling sensitive exits
• Working knowledge of FMLA, ADA, COBRA, E-Verify, and multi-state laws
• Bonus: experience with payroll or HRIS migrations and Paylocity

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states Remote location with no country restrictions; Nigeria is not excluded by the text
• The listing does not specify a timezone requirement; confirm during interview
• The listing does not specify contractor vs employee status; confirm during interview
• The listing does not specify pay currency or range by region; base salary is listed as $100,000 - $130,000, confirm currency during interview