People Operations Program Manager

Aduro Advisors; Colorado; On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a People Operations Program Manager, where you'll drive impactful HR initiatives and enhance employee experiences in a dynamic environment. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on management, ensuring compliance and fostering a collaborative culture. With a focus on growth, you'll lead projects that shape the employee lifecycle for a diverse team of over 300. If you're passionate about people operations and ready to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a modern workplace that values innovation and community.

Benefits

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401k with Employer Match

Company-wide social events

Dog-friendly office

Qualifications

• 5+ years in compliance-focused roles with managerial experience.
• Experience in project planning and employee relations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance audits and federal, state, and local compliance.
• Drive employee experience initiatives and performance management processes.

Skills

Compliance Management

Project Management

Employee Relations

Organizational Skills

Change Management

Data Analysis

Job description

Aduro Advisors is looking for bright and talented individuals to join our team working to support top-tier clients in the Venture Capital & Private Equity space. The People Operations Program Manager is a combination role of strategically driving the People Ops Team initiatives and overseeing day-to-day HR functions. They will report to our Director of Operations and play a key role in our employee experience and driving operational excellence and scalability within a fast-growing organization.

Why Aduro?

We’re not your typical fund administrators. We’re modern, innovative, and backed by deep industry experience, allowing our clients to focus on investing while we handle the details. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with thoughtful and adaptable service while leveraging best-in-class technology.

We thrive in a people-first culture where each team member can impact the success of the business. We do this by investing heavily in training and development programs, providing ample opportunities for growth, and focusing on fostering a culture of collaboration and community.

The People Operations Program Manager is comfortable driving multiple initiatives with a high level of execution and with the framework of employee experience at top of mind. This role requires a high level of program management for strategic initiatives and hands-on management across the employee lifecycle. This role is agile and assesses processes to ensure the right fit for our team of 300+.

Here Is The Type Of Work You Will Do

1. Executes high-level project management and assists with all aspects of projects from business case approval through validation of success metrics.
2. Plans and executes team initiatives, in partnership with the Director of Operations.
3. Drives the completion of federal, state, and local compliance for Aduro’s growing team, including managing compliance audits on recurring schedules and project planning compliance tasks to ensure compliance requirements are met on all levels.
4. Supports the employee experience in our two office spaces, including managing the budget, project managing tasks to plan for large initiatives, and ensuring the office environment is welcoming to our team.
5. Manages relevant team members, providing guidance and project planning, to drive team initiatives.
6. Drives the performance management process, including coaching managers and managing adherence to our formal process.
7. Owns full-cycle health benefit open enrollment process; starting with plan evaluation through completion of company-wide enrollments.
8. Manage company-wide Leave of Absence offering, reviewing management of processes and ensuring a seamless employee experience.
9. Reviews employee retention and executes a retention strategy in partnership with the Director of Operations.
10. Manages the company’s bi-annual compensation review, including maintaining company-wide compensation data and tracking tools to maintain fair and equitable pay strategies.
11. Use key insights to propose solutions or improvements to processes and procedures to ensure policies today fit a team of 300+.
12. Serve as the point person for the team on team service delivery and employee escalations in collaboration with the broader People Ops Team.
13. Collaborates with the Finance Team in cross-functional areas to ensure communication is clear and teams are operating efficiently.
14. Assist with content creation for People Ops Initiatives, such as the People Manager Program, Leadership Development Programs, Annual Summits, onboarding and role-specific development presentations.

The salary for the People Operations Program Manager role will range $95,000 to $115,000. Salary is determined based on current market data and candidate experience level. Strong preference for candidates in Colorado as our office is based in Denver.

Benefits

• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401k with Employer Match
• Company-wide social events and programs
• Dog-friendly office in downtown Denver

Requirements

1. You have 5+ years of experience in a compliance-focused role.
2. Experience working as a multi-state employer is a plus.
3. You have experience proposing updates to processes and procedures based on data.
4. You have 3+ years of managerial experience.
5. You have experience rolling out initiatives to a large team - including project planning, drafting communication, and tracking experience.
6. You have experience working as the first point of contact for employee relations.
7. You have strong organizational skills with strong attention to detail and a knack for follow through.
8. You have familiarity with multi-state employment laws.
9. You have experience working independently to cross functional projects with multiple stakeholders across the organization taking them to completion.
10. You are clear, concise, and organized in your written and verbal communication.
11. You have strong change management experience.
12. You have a desire to grow along with our team.