People Operations Manager, Suno
$110-145k
+ Equity
Office located in Cambridge, MA
AI music generator
Open for applications
AI music generator
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$110-145k
+ Equity
Office located in Cambridge, MA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build a revolutionary creative platform powered by the world's best music model to bring the joy of musical expression to everyone, everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 3–5+ years of experience in People Operations, HR, or a related generalist role, ideally in a fast-growing tech company
- Strong analytical skills and hands-on experience managing HRIS and people systems (e.g., Rippling, ADP, BambooHR, Workday, or similar), including migrations and data integrity
- Experience leveraging AI tools and building automated workflows to improve operational efficiency on People team
- Solid understanding of US employment compliance, including record-keeping, I-9 requirements, and state/federal regulations
- Exceptional organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail; you keep multiple balls in the air without dropping them
- High comfort with ambiguity and troubleshooting; you can navigate shifting priorities and figure things out when there’s no playbook
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build trust across teams and work cross-functionally with ease
- Experience partnering on payroll processing (not necessarily owning it); you understand how payroll works and can collaborate effectively with the team or vendor running it
- Experience supporting immigration processes, including coordinating with external counsel, tracking case statuses, and managing documentation for visa and work authorization needs
- Experience administering leave management programs, including medical, parental, and other statutory leaves, with working knowledge of applicable federal and state leave laws
What the job involves
- Suno is building the future of music creation, and our People team is at the heart of how we grow, support, and develop our team
- We’re looking for a People Operations Manager to join us as a key individual contributor on the People team, reporting directly to the Director of People Rewards, Operations & Systems
- This role is the operational backbone of our People function, owning the full employee lifecycle, managing our HRIS and people data infrastructure, and driving the systems and workflow improvements that keep Suno running smoothly at scale
- If you love building clean processes, thrive on figuring out how to make things work better, and want to do it all at one of the most exciting companies in AI, this is the role for you
- Own the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding new hires to processing job changes and managing offboarding, ensuring a consistent, high-quality experience at every stage. Serve as a key operational partner to Talent, IT, and Office Management
- Manage and evolve Suno’s HRIS, including leading or supporting system migrations, maintaining accurate employee records, and ensuring ongoing compliance with documentation requirements
- Build and maintain employee-facing information and resource pages, keeping content current and easy to navigate as the company grows
- Partner closely with Finance and People leadership on payroll processes, ensuring timely and accurate execution and supporting the team’s ownership of payroll operations
- Support immigration processes for employees, coordinating with external counsel and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth case management
- Identify and drive system and workflow efficiencies across People Operations by proactively finding opportunities to automate, streamline, and scale processes through AI and modern tooling
- Lead and contribute to People programs and cross-functional projects that improve the overall employee experience, from engagement initiatives to policy updates and beyond
- Provide support for talent planning and headcount management as needs evolve, partnering with leadership to maintain accurate org and workforce data
Our take
Suno is a company leveraging AI for music creation, attempting to make it accessible to everyone, regardless of their musical background. The platform allows users to generate complete songs by inputting text prompts, breaking down the barriers that traditionally separate amateurs from professional musicians.
Unlike other AI music tools, Suno focuses on ease-of-use, enabling even those with no music theory knowledge to produce professional-sounding songs. This approach has already attracted a diverse user base, including everyday people and GRAMMY-winning artists.
Whether the vision sits comfortably with the wider music community is another matter. For many, AI-generated music still raises ethical questions around ownership and the value of human artistry. But with investors continuing to back Suno with hundreds of millions of dollars, it's clear they believe AI music is here to stay.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2026
$400m
SERIES D
Nov 2025
$250m
SERIES C
Total funding: $775m
Company benefits
- Retirement Match: Suno offers a Traditional 401(k) plan and Roth 401(k) plan with a 3% Safe Harbor company match.
- Medical, Dental & Vision: We offer competitive medical, dental, vision insurance for employees and dependents.
- Lunch Program: Suno offers free lunch 5 days a week in each of our office locations.
- Commuter Benefit: Generous monthly stipend for commuting expenses.
- Time Off: Suno employees are provided with unlimited paid time off as well as unlimited sick days + 11 company holidays.
- Creative Education Stipend: Annual reimbursements for creative education and development.
- Parental Leave: 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave to both birthing and non-birthing parents.
Company HQ
Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge, MA
Leadership
Mikey Shulman
(Co-Founder & CEO)Mikey is currently a Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, a role they have held since 2018. Previously, they were the Head of Machine Learning at Kensho Technologies.
Georg Kucsko
(Co-Founder & CTO)Georg previously worked at MIT Sloan School of Management at a Lecturer. They also served as the Head of AI Research at Kensho Technologies.
Martin Camacho
(Co-Founder & President)Prior to co-founding Suno in 2022, Martin was the Head of Engineering at Firefly Health. Before that, they were the first employee at Kensho Technologies, spending nearly 6 years there as a Chief Architect and Board Director.
Keenan Freyberg
(Co-Founder & COO)Keenan is also the co-founder of Lakehold where they serve as a General Partner. Previously, they spent nearly 4 years at Kensho Technologies working in Client Operations, Product Management and Strategic Initiatives. They also worked at Capco as an Associate and at Pinshape as a Business Developer.
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