Program Manager, Contingent Workforce New Los Angeles, CA

General Matter, Inc.; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Matter, Inc. is seeking a Contingent Workforce Program Manager to own our contingent workforce end to end. You will design how General Matter finds, contracts, onboards, and manages 1099 contractors, LLCs, advisors, staffing agencies, and subcontractors, coordinating with Procurement, Legal, and Finance.

You will build scalable processes, establish access controls, ensure export-control compliance, and drive program health with data-driven insights as we scale.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years in contingent workforce, extended workforce, procurement operations, vendor management, or HR operations.
• Experience at a fast-paced tech startup that scaled processes.
• Hands-on experience managing SOW and subcontractor engagements.
• Strong knowledge of worker classification and co-employment.
• Experience using automation and AI tools to scale processes.
• Track record of owning large, cross-functional programs end to end.

Responsibilities

• Own the contingent workforce program end to end, from intake and approval through sourcing, contracting, onboarding, and offboarding.
• Build scalable, end-to-end processes for 1099 contractors, LLCs, temp staffing agencies, and subcontracting vendors, including classification guidelines.
• Negotiate rates and terms in partnership with Procurement, Legal, and Finance.
• Define contractor access needs and implement controls, including export-control compliance.
• Set site/subcontractor requirements, including liability insurance and certificates of insurance.
• Establish program health measures and operational insights to drive improvements.
• Use automation and AI tools to scale intake, tracking, and reporting.
• Partner with People, Legal, Finance, Security, and IT to run a large cross-functional program and escalate issues quickly.

Skills

Contingent workforce

Vendor management

Procurement operations

SOW management

Automation

Tools

Automation tools

Job description

We are designing, building, and operating the world's lowest-cost enrichment services, here in the US.

In the process, we are restoring America's ability to produce nuclear fuel to power AI, advanced manufacturing and critical industries our country relies on to remain competitive.

Fuel drives the cost of advanced reactor electricity production, and enrichment drives the cost of the fuel that advanced reactors consume. Reliable, low-cost enrichment is the catalyst for the nuclear Renaissance now under way.

Our mission is to make nuclear not only the cleanest and safest source of baseload power, but also the most affordable. We believe abundant nuclear energy will lead to a post-scarcity society.

We were incubated inside Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by over a dozen of the world's top venture capital firms.

Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.

We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency.

Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable.

About This Role

As Contingent Workforce Program Manager at General Matter, you'll own our contingent workforce program end to end and build the systems that let it scale. You'll design how General Matter finds, contracts, onboards, and manages every 1099 independent contractor, LLC's, advisors,W-2 2 staffing agencies, and subcontracting vendors. You will own the process end-to-end, from building a vetted supplier base and negotiating competitive terms to partnering with Procurement, Legal, and Finance to streamline workflows, coordinating access controls with IT, managing onboarding, overseeing active agreements and renewals, and ensuring seamless offboarding. This is a high-ownership role for an operator who carries work from start to finish with no loose ends, escalates quickly and appropriately, and wants to grow the program as the business scales.

Responsibilities

• Own the contingent workforce program end to end, from intake and approval through sourcing, contracting, onboarding, and offboarding.


• Build scalable, end-to-end processes for 1099 contractors, LLCs, temp staffing agencies, and subcontracting vendors, including classification guidelines and co-employment safeguards.


• Build and manage General Matter's supplier base, and negotiate rates and terms in partnership with Procurement, Legal, and Finance as you take ownership of SOW and subcontractor engagements.


• Define what access each contractor needs and put controls in place, including export-control compliance and clearance requirements, without slowing the business down.


• Set requirements for construction and site subcontractors, including liability insurance and certificates of insurance, and resolve edge cases.


• Establish program health measures and operational insights that identify systemic issues, inform priorities, and drive measurable improvements in service, efficiency, adoption, supplier performance, and risk.


• Use automation and AI tools to build, scale, and automate intake, tracking, and reporting as request volume grows.


• Partner with People, Legal, Finance, Security, and IT to run a large, cross-functional program, and escalade issues quickly with clear recommendations.

Basic Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in contingent workforce, extended workforce, procurement operations, vendor management, or HR operations.


• Experience at a fast-paced tech startup that went through meaningful scale, including building processes to handle a rising volume of contractor requests.


• Hands-on experience managing SOW and subcontractor engagements, including sourcing suppliers and negotiating terms.


• Strong working knowledge of worker classification, co-employment, and contractor compliance.


• Experience using automation and AI tools to scale operational processes.


• A track record of owning large, cross-functional programs end to end, with sound judgment about when and how to elevate

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience building a contingent workforce program from the ground up at a fast-growing startup, ideally within hard tech.


• Experience managing construction or site contractor programs, including subcontractor insurance and site onboarding.


• Demonstrated ability to own complex programs end to end across interdisciplinary teams, coordinating competing priorities, driving decisions, and delivering results with no loose ends.


• Scaling an extended workforce program at a high-growth company with both exempt and non-exempt populations.


• Experienced partnering with employer-of-record providers.

Additional Requirements

Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.

Equal Opportunity Employer

General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $125,000-$180,000 annually.

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. Please note that the stated salary range is an estimate and may be adjusted based on market conditions, business needs, or other factors. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

This role is an in-person role at the stated office(s) on the job description.

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As set forth in General Matter’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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