Senior Manager, People Operations

Applied Intuition Inc.; Remote; GBP 119,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A mission-driven organization is seeking a People Operations Manager to lead HR operations and enhance the employee experience. This role involves designing scalable HR systems, overseeing onboarding and offboarding processes, and managing compliance and reporting. Ideal candidates have 7-10+ years in People Operations, with a strong focus on benefits strategy and analytical capabilities. The position offers a remote working option with a competitive salary range of $160,000 - $200,000.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of progressive People Operations or HR leadership experience.
• Experience designing and scaling HR systems.
• Strong background in total rewards and benefits strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the People Operations function across US and international entities.
• Design competitive, cost-effective benefits programs.
• Continuously improve People Operations processes for efficiency.

Skills

People Operations or HR leadership experience

HR systems design and scaling

Total rewards and benefits strategy

Policy development expertise

Advanced analytical capabilities

Education

7–10+ years experience

Tools

Rippling

Workday

BambooHR

UKG

Job description

As the People Operations Manager at Slingshot, you’ll own the operational backbone of the employee experience and ensure our people systems, programs, and practices scale alongside a growing, mission-driven organization. You’ll oversee core HR operations including onboarding and offboarding, HRIS administration, compliance reporting, and people analytics, while serving as a trusted partner to leaders and employees alike.

This role blends hands‑on execution with operational rigor: maintaining compliant, auditable people processes; managing required reporting such as ACA, VEVRAA, and OFCCP; producing accurate workforce data and insights; and continuously improving the employee experience across the full lifecycle. You’ll play a critical role in ensuring Slingshot meets its obligations as a federal contractor while building scalable, reliable People Operations that support growth, accountability, and trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead the People Operations function across US and international entities.
• Design and maintain people systems and workflows that automate the employee experience, reduce manual errors, and deliver a seamless, high‑quality employee UX across the lifecycle.
• Design and manage competitive, cost‑effective benefits programs that balance employee experience with financial sustainability.
• Develop and refine internal policies, ensuring sound judgment, consistent application across the company, and balanced risk mitigation.
• Own compensation frameworks and annual cycles in partnership with Finance.
• Lead the implementation of HR programs like performance management, employee engagement initiatives, and manager enablement.
• Own leave of absence (LOA) administration, ensuring compliant, empathetic, and well‑coordinated experiences for employees while maintaining accurate tracking and cost management.
• Partner with Legal on employment matters, compliance risk, and change‑management communications.
• Partner with Finance to oversee workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and multi‑state registrations, ensuring compliant processes, clean handoffs, and effective cross‑functional execution.
• Use data to inform decisions: headcount forecasting, turnover analysis, engagement trends, and talent risk.
• Continuously evaluate and improve People Operations processes to drive efficiency, compliance, and a consistently strong employee experience.
• Perform other duties as assigned (less than 10 %).

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of progressive People Operations or HR leadership experience, including ownership of multi‑state U.S. compliance and support for international entities.
• Demonstrated experience designing and scaling HR systems, workflows, and automation to improve employee experience, data accuracy, and operational efficiency.
• Strong background in total rewards and benefits strategy, including cost modeling, vendor management, and partnership with Finance to ensure financial sustainability.
• Proven judgment and expertise in policy development, employee relations, leave of absence administration, and risk mitigation in collaboration with Legal.
• Advanced analytical capabilities, with experience using people data to drive workforce planning, compensation cycles, retention strategies, and executive decision‑making.

Preferred Skills

• Experience operating in a federal‑contractor environment, including OFCCP, VEVRAA, EEO‑1, ACA, and related compliance and reporting obligations.
• Hands‑on experience administering multi‑state and international People Operations programs, including benefits, leaves, and employment registrations.
• Strong working knowledge of HRIS and people systems (e.g., Rippling, Workday, BambooHR, UKG), including workflow automation and reporting.
• Prior experience partnering cross‑functionally with Finance, Legal, IT and external vendors to deliver compliant, scalable People programs.
• Experience supporting change management initiatives and rolling out HR programs across a distributed or growing organization.

These skills are guidelines. You don’t have to meet every qualification listed - if your skills are transferable and you meet the minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply.

Location: Remote

Classification: Full-time Exempt

Compensation: $160,000 - $200,000

US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.

Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.

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