Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will manage end-to-end people operations across the US, UK, and Germany. You will oversee payroll, benefits, compliance, employee support, HR systems, people data, onboarding and offboarding, workplace administration, and finance-related people operations tasks.
Requirements
- Hands-on US people operations experience
- Experience administering payroll, benefits, and 401(k) plans
- Knowledge of multi-state US employment compliance
- New York and California employment compliance experience preferred
- Start-up or small-organization experience
- Experience with HR systems, people data, and spreadsheets
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to handle sensitive employee matters with sound judgment
- Ability to work independently and escalate when appropriate
- Experience supporting employees outside the US, especially in the UK, is a plus
- Experience in a mission-driven nonprofit or effective giving organization is a plus
Responsibilities
- Manage US, UK, and German payroll and benefits administration
- Run US multi-state payroll through Justworks
- Lead benefits open enrollment, renewals, year-end filing, and compliance
- Administer the 401(k) plan with Fidelity
- Maintain global employment compliance, handbooks, contracts, and employment paperwork
- Serve as the first point of contact for day-to-day HR questions
- Manage onboarding, offboarding, and US employee relations cases
- Maintain accurate Personio HRIS data and produce organizational health metrics
- Manage the people calendar and global people operations processes
- Support annual audits and manage People team supplier invoices and payments
- Manage New York and San Francisco WeWork office access and collaboration days
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangement outside one weekly office collaboration day
Hiring Process
Apply (submit CV and role-specific questions) → Intro Call with recruiter → Task (practical exercise) → Team Interview with hiring manager and team member; some roles add a conversation → Values Interview with two colleagues.