People Operations Manager (US)

present of AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Fonio.ai builds AI phone assistants, so this role owns all people operations after an offer is accepted: contracts, onboarding, payroll, pay bands, compliance, events and exits. It is a hands-on solo seat in a fast-moving startup, demanding organization and comfort with pace.

A candidate should have about three years in people operations, HR or general operations, knowledge of US labor law and payroll. You will pick and configure an HR system, connect tools, and design one workflow that saves

Qualifications

• Knowledge of payroll processes and US labor law.
• Ability to manage end-to-end people operations post-offer.
• Strong organizational and hands-on work style.

Responsibilities

• Own contracts, onboarding, payroll, pay bands, compliance, events and exits after offer acceptance.
• Operate in a solo capacity in a fast-moving startup to keep HR processes running smoothly.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

US labor law understanding

Organizational skills

Independent/solo work

Tools

HRIS systems

Automation tools

Job description

This role covers everything that happens after a hire accepts an offer: contracts, onboarding, payroll, pay bands, compliance, events and exits. A strong candidate has about three years in people operations, HR or general operations, knows US labor law and payroll, and works in an organized, hands on way. Because it is a solo seat in a fast moving company, comfort with pace and a low ego matter as much as the technical knowledge.

How it fits the AI era

Much of this work is repeat admin, such as setting up accounts, moving data between systems and calculating variable pay, so AI and workflow tools can take over a lot of it. The role is expected to pick an HR system and connect tools to cut manual steps. What stays human is judgment on legal and tax edge cases, fair pay decisions and sensitive conversations with colleagues.

How it builds AI experience

Fonio builds AI phone assistants, so this person would work in a company that uses AI daily and could try automation on its own people processes. To build that experience beforehand, practice linking HR, payroll and messaging tools with no code automation, and keep a short write up of one workflow that saved real time.

Worth showing

• US payroll and labor law
• HRIS setup and ownership
• Workflow automation examples
• Running people ops solo

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About fonio.ai

Per the company, fonio.ai provides AI phone assistants that answer and make business calls, transcribe conversations, schedule appointments and handle customer requests.