People and Talent Operations Manager at Highbeam

📋 Description

• Run payroll, contractor payments, and bonus cycles in US/Canada.
• Own onboarding end-to-end: letters, I-9s, payroll setup, grant coordination.
• Manage employee lifecycle transitions (onboarding, role changes, offboarding).
• Administer 401(k), parental leave, and other benefits; refine enrollment workflows.
• Review and process employee expenses per policy; tighten controls.
• Maintain and iterate HR policies and employment contracts as team scales.

🎯 Requirements

• 3-5 years in people ops, HR, or related cross-functional role at a startup.
• Experience running multi-jurisdiction payroll (US and Canada).
• Comfortable with employment lawyers, payroll tools, and ATS tools (Ashby a plus).
• High attention to detail and discretion with sensitive information; pragmatic.
• Self-directed; able to identify what needs to get done without direction.
• Excellent communication skills, esp. around compensation and compliance.
• Experience supporting H-1B or other immigration processes is a plus.
• BA or higher, preferably in Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field.

🎁 Benefits

• Chance to join founding team of a well-funded startup.
• Competitive salary and meaningful equity.
• Great location: NYC NoHo and Toronto downtown.
• Generous PTO.
• Comprehensive health & benefits package.
• Stipends for lunch, commute, wellness, and purchasing customer products.