Senior Manager, People Operations (Fully Remote)

GiveDirectly, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GiveDirectly seeks a senior leader to head People Operations in the United States. You will lead a small, high-impact team and set priorities across payroll, HRIS, and lifecycle operations. Own payroll controls, data quality, onboarding, and leadership reporting, while shaping the systems roadmap for scalable growth.

The role emphasizes ownership, analytical thinking, and cross-functional partnership to support GiveDirectly's mission of cash transfers to people in need.

Qualifications

• Lead and develop a People Operations team, setting clear priorities.
• Own payroll, HRIS, and lifecycle operations end-to-end.
• Own ticketing, onboarding, and HRIS data quality.
• Drive systems roadmap and produce leadership reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a People Operations team with clear priorities.
• Oversee payroll, HRIS, and lifecycle processes end-to-end.

Skills

People operations

Payroll management

HRIS

Leadership

Data reporting

Job description

• Lead and develop a People Operations team, setting clear priorities.
• Own payroll, HRIS, and lifecycle operations end-to-end.

Payroll:

• Manage global payroll across entities and EOR arrangements.
• Own controls, reconciliation, and annual bonus administration.

Service & Data:

• Own ticketing, onboarding, and HRIS data quality.
• Drive systems roadmap and produce leadership reporting.

GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly delivers cash transfers directly to people living in poverty across 15 countries, with over $1B distributed since 2011. The culture is candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical, supporting high ownership and professional growth.