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People Operations Manager

People Operations Manager building HR infrastructure, talent programs, and culture for a fast-growing AI startup scaling from 40 to 80 employees. Owns full employee lifecycle, compliance, immigration, and engagement initiatives in a high-ambiguity environment.

Mountain View, CAPeople OpsOnsite5+ YOE
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About the role

People Strategy & Operations

  • Build and maintain the People Ops infrastructure — optimizing systems, data integrity, and processes for efficiency and scale
  • Partner with leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, and change management
  • Use people analytics and insights to inform strategic decisions and measure organizational health
  • Ensure HR compliance and documentation across multiple states and global jurisdictions

Talent Lifecycle Management

  • Lead the end-to-end employee lifecycle — from seamless, high-touch onboarding to performance management, mobility, and offboarding
  • Manage performance cycles, including goal-setting frameworks (OKRs/KPIs), calibrations, and reviews
  • Oversee benefits, compensation, and wellness programs, benchmarking regularly to ensure competitiveness

Employee Experience & Engagement

  • Design and execute programs that foster connection, growth, and long-term retention
  • Partner with the Admin team to bring the culture to life through company events, celebrations, and recognition programs
  • Champion culture of ownership, curiosity, and excellence

Immigration & Global Mobility

  • Manage immigration and sponsorship processes (H-1B, O-1, STEM OPT, TN, Green Card)
  • Support international employees through documentation, onboarding, and relocation logistics
  • Maintain accurate records and proactively manage renewals and compliance across jurisdictions

Requirements

  • 5–8+ years of People Operations or HR experience in a fast-scaling tech company (Series A–C), including 2+ years in a leadership or management role
  • Proven ability to build structure from scratch while staying hands-on
  • Knowledge of global employment law, compliance, and HR systems
  • Experience managing benefits, compensation, and immigration processes
  • Exceptional communication skills and ability to influence at all levels
  • Systems-oriented, resourceful mindset with comfort in high-velocity, high-ambiguity environments
  • Player-coach mentality — strategic enough to architect for scale and tactical enough to be hands-on

Skills

People OperationsHr SystemsOrganizational DesignWorkforce PlanningPerformance ManagementBenefits AdministrationCompensation BenchmarkingImmigration ComplianceEmployee EngagementPeople Analytics

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