Senior Manager, People Operations

The role

The Senior Manager, People Operations acts as a strategic partner to leadership to align people strategy with business strategy. This role manages the full People function including compensation, employee relations, compliance, DEI, and organizational design while leading the team responsible for HR, recruiting, and workplace operations.

What you will do

• Advise and coach senior leadership on interpersonal dynamics, org design, workforce planning, and performance management.
• Participate in studio leadership and production planning discussions.
• Translate studio roadmap and milestones into proactive people strategy.
• Manage the People Team across HR, talent acquisition, compensation, employee relations, DEI, and office workplace in a globally distributed environment.
• Facilitate and guide organizational change management.
• Own compensation decisions and strategy, partnering with leadership on pay structure, leveling, and equity.
• Own Employee Relations, focusing on building trust, supporting employee well-being, and aligning workplace practices with company values.
• Design, implement, and audit workplace policies and processes to ensure compliance with labor laws.
• Drive action from engagement survey results, DEI initiatives, and general org health needs.
• Track and surface workforce analytics like attrition, engagement, and headcount data.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of HR generalist or HR Business Partner experience, including direct ownership of employee relations, compensation, and compliance.
• Experience shipping at least one video game.
• Experience sitting in leadership or executive staff meetings as a standing strategic advisor.
• Experience leading or managing a small, cross-functional team spanning recruiting, HR operations, and workplace.
• Strong coaching and consulting skills.
• Comfortable moving between strategic advisory work and hands-on execution.
• Experience working in a remote environment.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, psychology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience leading HR operations through organizational maturity, shifting from early-stage flexibility to scalable structure.
• Experience shipping video games on console and PC preferred.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401(k) match
• flexible PTO
• supplemental life and disability

Before you apply

• If hired within the US, the company will provide the federal government with Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S.
• Recruiters will reach out from a @thatsnomoon.com email address.
• Interviews are not conducted via Discord or WhatsApp.
• The company will not ask for sensitive personal information or requests to buy equipment for interviews/tests.

About the company

That's No Moon is an independent studio of storytellers and game-makers focused on narrative-driven experiences. The studio aims to create AAA experiences with a culture of creativity, collaboration, and responsible production practices.