People Operations Manager

The role

The People Operations Manager will own HR data and operations including onboarding, offboarding, and employee changes. You will work with the Head of People Operations to test and shape an internal operating system.

What you will do

• Keep HR, payroll and headcount records accurate across systems
• Handle onboarding and offboarding admin and paperwork
• Manage employee changes including contractor conversions, moves, contract amendments, salary changes, leaves and visa updates
• Work with outside immigration counsel on visa documents and deadlines
• Lead benefits operations including open enrollment and working with brokers
• Manage people vendors for HRIS, payroll, benefits and global EOR providers
• Run comp analysis and prepare offer letters
• Help run cross-functional projects including coworking weeks
• Test and shape the internal operating system as a main beta tester

Required qualifications

• Experience in People Operations, HR operations or payroll
• Experience at an early-stage startup or on a small team
• Hands-on admin experience with a modern HRIS (Rippling, Workday, Deel or similar)
• Experience with employees across multiple US states and countries
• Working knowledge of US benefits and compliance (open enrollment, ERISA, COBRA)
• Strong spreadsheet and analysis skills

Nice to have

• A background in finance, accounting or payroll
• Experience with US immigration processes (H-1B, O-1, green cards) alongside outside counsel
• Experience with comp benchmarking tools such as Pave or Carta

Benefits

• Competitive base salary plus equity
• Unlimited PTO
• Company-wide Refill Days
• Comprehensive health coverage
• Paid leave for pregnancy, parenting, medical needs, and caring for family

About the company

Spun out of MIT CSAIL, Liquid AI builds general-purpose AI systems that run efficiently across various hardware. They partner with enterprises across consumer electronics, automotive, life sciences, and financial services.