Founders Pledge

People Operations

• Own US, UK and German payroll and benefits
• Run multi-state US payroll through Justworks
• Lead open-enrolment, benefits renewals, year-end filing and compliance
• Manage the US 401(k) with Fidelity
• Manage UK and German benefits providers and monthly payroll
• Maintain compliance with global employment requirements
• Own international employee handbooks and ensure contracts and employment paperwork are correct
• Serve as first point of contact for day-to-day HR questions
• Run onboarding and offboarding
• Handle US employee relations cases
• Maintain the Personio HRIS and people data
• Produce data for organisational health metrics
• Help choose and shape future people systems
• Own the people calendar and processes with the Europe People Operations Partner
• Support annual audits and manage People team supplier invoices and payments
• Lightly manage WeWork offices in New York and San Francisco
• Set up office access and support weekly office collaboration days

People Operations Partner

Operations

• Provide calendar and inbox support, including email drafting, prioritization, and meeting scheduling
• Coordinate meeting, travel, and event logistics, including flights, hotels, and meeting rooms
• Support the Research Operations Lead with repeatable, process-driven work
• Maintain trackers, shared documents, and internal research records
• Triage competing requests from senior colleagues
• Build centralized tracking systems for fund commitments, capital inflows/outflows, and performance
• Identify operational bottlenecks and recommend improvements
• Coordinate grant tracking, timelines, committee coordination, approvals, and disbursements
• Map donor and research pipelines and surface risks to senior leadership
• Coordinate with funded organizations and co-funders
• Manage ad hoc donor and funder requests and reporting obligations
• Collaborate with Impact Analytics and Communications teams
• Coordinate fund launches and reopenings, including the Animal Welfare Fund relaunch

People Operations Partner

Research Operations Assistant