Program Manager, HR

Responsibilities

• Lead and operationalize HR programs and projects from intake through execution, defining scope, owners, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and success measures.
• Support benefits programs and operational improvements, including employee education, stakeholder coordination, communications, process documentation, issue resolution, and cross-functional execution.
• Partner with the VP of HR as a PMO lead across AI in HR, OKRs/QBRs, M&A readiness and integration, Rippling Rituals, product feedback, and other HR workstreams.
• Build and manage project plans, trackers, dashboards, executive updates, decision documents, and enablement materials.
• Improve HR processes through automation, better data, clearer ownership, and stronger operating discipline.
• Anticipate risks and dependencies, surface issues early, and drive resolution.
• Maintain documentation, project hygiene, and communication loops.
• Handle confidential HR, employee, business, and executive information with discretion.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in program management, project management, people operations, HR operations, consulting, business operations, or HR-related project delivery.
• Strong program and project management fundamentals, including scoping, planning, governance, milestone tracking, risk management, communications, stakeholder management, and execution.
• Experience supporting complex, cross-functional initiatives in fast-moving, high-growth environments.
• Familiarity with benefits, HR operations, and internal communications.
• Strong analytical and technical skills, including use of AI, data, dashboards, and issue trackers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation, presentations, and synthesis of complex information.
• Strong stakeholder management, judgment, discretion, attention to detail, follow-through, and ownership.
• Comfort with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and hands-on execution.

Nice-to-haves

• Passion for AI, automation, and self-service culture.
• Ability to operate strategically while managing detailed execution.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary, benefits, and equity.
• US compensation varies by location tier and considers professional background, experience, and location.