Senior Manager of People Operations, Baseten

• You'll bring deep expertise in compliance and risk management, strong experience in HR systems and integrations, and a forward-thinking approach to building operational rigor that supports rapid growth
• 8+ years of People Operations experience, including owning the function at a high-growth technology company of 500+ employees
• Deep, practical expertise in U.S. employment compliance, multi-state operations, leave administration, immigration, and risk management
• Proven experience evaluating and executing a PEO migration
• Experience supporting international hiring and expansion, including EOR oversight
• Strong ownership of HRIS strategy, systems architecture, integrations, and data governance
• Proven track record of building and developing high-performing People Operations teams
• Demonstrated ability to build scalable, automated processes and leverage technology and AI to drive efficiency
• Builder mentality with a bias toward execution, comfortable going deep in the details while maintaining high standards and moving with speed
• Based in San Francisco or New York, with the ability to work in-person 3+ days per week

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Senior Manager, People Operations to own and scale the operational backbone of our People function. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role for someone who has done this before and is excited to do it at an even more ambitious level
• You will be responsible for building and scaling a best-in-class foundation across systems, compliance, and employee lifecycle operations
• This is not a maintenance role. You'll modernize, streamline, and future-proof our People infrastructure
• You’ll partner closely across Finance, Legal, IT, RevOps, Talent, HRBP, Workplace Experience, and Total Rewards to ensure operational excellence at every stage of the employee lifecycle
• Lead and develop the People Operations team, setting a high bar for operational excellence, accountability, and service delivery
• Drive efficiencies across People systems and workflows, leveraging automation and AI to keep pace with rapid growth
• Own HRIS strategy and systems architecture, including integrations, data governance, reporting infrastructure, and access controls
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls across People systems and processes, including data privacy, security, and audit readiness, in partnership with IT and Legal
• Assess timing and lead the transition off our PEO to a scalable in-house model
• Own employment compliance across jurisdictions, including state registrations, regulatory requirements, leave administration, and policy governance
• Maintain and evolve our employee handbook and internal policies, ensuring they are clear, current, and well-governed
• Lead visa and immigration operations and support global expansion, including international compliance and EOR oversight
• Partner with Finance to oversee payroll operations, including compensation governance, pay change controls, and accurate processing of promotions, equity, and variable compensation
• Own benefits strategy, vendor selection, and ongoing optimization, including healthcare funding models and 401(k) plan design
• Own end-to-end employee lifecycle operations, including onboarding, role changes, promotions, compensation adjustments, org updates, and offboarding