Senior People Operations Manager

Tribe AI

. Build and own the operational side of Tribe's people function .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in HR operations, including Rippling implementation, benefits administration, and compliance management. Proven ability to build integrations and automations while maintaining accurate people data and optimizing systems for a rapidly scaling organization.

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HR Operations ManagementRippling ImplementationAutomation and IntegrationsBenefits AdministrationCompliance Management

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Hard Skills

HR OperationsRipplingAutomationIntegrationsBenefits AdministrationPolicy ManagementComplianceWork AuthorizationData ReportingAI Tools

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem SolvingStrategic Thinking

Tools & Technologies

AshbyMCPPEOEOR

Industry Keywords

Multi-State ComplianceInternational CompliancePayroll TaxUnemployment RegistrationsEmployee OnboardingEmployee Offboarding

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and own the operational side of Tribe's people function
Own Rippling as the source of truth and build integrations and automations with Ashby, internal tools, MCP, and AI integrations
Audit and continuously optimize people systems and processes
Build and own reporting and people data
Own offer generation and sending from approval through signature
Own onboarding, including backend automation and the new-hire experience
Own offboarding, employment changes, leaves of absence, and time-off requests
Maintain accurate people data and ensure it flows cleanly to cross-functional partners
Own benefits administration, including enrollment, renewals, carrier relationships, and evolving the approach as the company scales
Own state registrations, payroll tax and unemployment registrations, compliance, and record-keeping
Run immigration and work authorization alongside outside counsel
Create and manage policy
Serve as the first stop for HR questions, resolving or routing them appropriately

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically 7+ years owning HR operations and systems end to end at a rapidly scaling company
Deep, hands-on expertise in Rippling implementation and optimization
Proven experience building automation and integrations
Benefits administration experience across PEO, EOR, and in-house models, including transition experience between them
Experience with multi-state and international compliance
Experience with work authorization
Experience creating and managing policy
Fluent with AI tools, with real examples of automations or workflows built
Strategic, systems-minded approach with willingness to perform the work directly
Close partnership and collaboration skills
Compensation experience, including bands, benchmarking data, and cycle mechanics (nice to have)
Experience with Ashby (nice to have)
Experience building MCP or API-based integrations (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Intellectual growth, learning, and being challenged in a supportive environment