People Operations & Payroll Manager, Butlr
Contract
$50-$70 per hour, 20-25 hours per week
Office located in Burlingame, CA
AI data platform for anonymous ambient sensing
Job no longer available
AI data platform for anonymous ambient sensing
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$50-$70 per hour, 20-25 hours per week
Office located in Burlingame, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To enable smarter buildings and an increased quality of life by making spaces people-aware without compromising privacy.
Role
Who you are
- As the sole People team member in our Burlingame office, the ideal candidate thrives working independently, takes initiative, and is motivated by the opportunity to build and improve systems from the ground up
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a focus on providing great customer service to employees
- Takes initiative
- A great project planner who can take projects from ideation to completion
- Ability to run payroll independently
- A bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of HR experience
- Experience with HRIS and payroll systems; BambooHR experience a plus
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism
- Comfort with ambiguity and evolving priorities in a fast-paced startup environment
What the job involves
- We are seeking a detail-oriented People Operations & Payroll Manager (Contract) to be based out of our Burlingame headquarters
- You’ll play a critical role in supporting our team members, managing payroll, and ensuring operations are efficient, compliant, and aligned with company goals
- This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to build their skillset across the full spectrum of HR while making a meaningful impact in high-priority areas
- Payroll & Benefits
- Process accurate bi-monthly payroll—keeping data clean, deductions accurate, and timelines on track
- Provide ongoing customer support to employees and resolve issues/questions relating to payroll
- Assist with tax reconciliations, preparation of year-end, worker’s compensation and retirement plan audits
- Partner with Finance to reconcile payroll data and ensure alignment with accounting and budget tracking
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll laws and benefit regulations across applicable states
- Partner with our benefits broker to ensure precision in our enrollments and manage benefits throughout the year
- People Operations
- Provide day-to-day support across key HR functions, including onboarding, offboarding, HRIS updates, and employee lifecycle changes
- Act as main point of contact for leaders and employees on all HR matters
- Engage with leaders to support employee relations concerns and escalate to Senior Leadership as needed
- Maintain accurate employee data across all systems and help ensure data integrity, reporting, and compliance with local, multi-state, and federal requirements. Review policies and practices to maintain compliance, including documentation and related processes and reporting
- Support and scale ongoing initiatives by working closely with external vendors, including annual benefits enrollment
- Participate in ad hoc HR projects that support team efficiency, culture initiatives, and organizational effectiveness
- Lead various employee engagement initiatives. Offer solutions and identify initiatives that improve the employee engagement culture
- Support performance management processes, such as goal tracking, review cycle coordination, and documentation of performance outcomes
- Maintain HR documentation and SOPs to ensure knowledge is captured and processes are scalable
- Onboarding and Interview Support
- Support our HQ with scheduling, internal meeting logistics, and occasional administrative support
- Coordinate onboarding logistics for in-office employees, including equipment, seating, and welcome kits
Our take
Butlr, an Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) company, leverages a wireless heat sensor and AI which detects human presence and movement to gauge how space is being used.
The tech is targeted predominantly towards enterprise clients who want to better understand how their commercial and office spaces are functioning, as well as for fall detection in senior care. Crucially, Butlr’s sensor does not capture any personally identifiable information – which should help its popularity with employees and occupants.
Though it’s not the only company to make inroads in the workspace and spatial analytics niche, it's encouraging that Butlr has been able to land big clients in the form of Georgia Pacific and Carrier. Having completed major fundraises, Butlr is growing steadily and appears to have a strong future ahead of it.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
61% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2025
$7m
LATE VC
Aug 2024
$38m
SERIES B
Total funding: $78.4m
Company benefits
- Gold Health, Vision, and Dental
- Generous PTO & Sick Leave
- 401K plan
- Commuter benefits
- Equity incentives
- Parental leave
- San Francisco & Boston Offices
- Remote friendly team
Company HQ
Country Club Manor, Hillsborough, CA
Leadership
Honghao Deng
(CEO & Co-Founder)Forbes 30 under 30. Former Research Affiliate at MIT Media Lab (from which Butlr emerged). Former Research Scientist at Airbnb.
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