Kaizenlabs
People Operations Manager
New York, NY
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 42 days ago
ComplianceBrand StrategyRecruitingPerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- This is the first dedicated People Operations hire at Kaizen.
Responsibilities
- Own onboarding and offboarding end-to-end: offer letters, I-9 verification, background checks, tools provisioning, system access setup, HM coordination, 30/60/90 check-in process, and a clean, documented exit process every time
- Own employee engagement including pulse surveys, feedback initiatives, and sentiment tracking across a distributed team. Surface themes to leadership and turn feedback into actionable improvements
- Support performance management cycles: mid-year and end-of-year reviews, manager check-ins, scorecard coordination, and keeping feedback loops tight without adding unnecessary process
- Coordinate and manage office gatherings, employer branding events, and more intimate team outings
- Partner with COO and Recruiting Lead on headcount planning, leveling, and compensation frameworks
- Partner with Recruiting Lead on candidate experience and recruiting operations including interview coordination, offer letter workflows, ATS hygiene, and keeping the recruiting-to-people handoff clean
- Use AI tools actively to automate repetitive workflows, draft communications, and build more scalable processes - this is an expectation, not a nice-to-have
- Fluency with AI tools as a genuine part of your workflow. you use them to move faster, write better, and build processes that don't require headcount to scale
- The infrastructure you build here matters to them.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations, or related program management roles
Skills
- Run payroll operations - adding new employees, processing changes, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring every run is accurate and on time
Compensation
- Own people compliance across all active states: SOS registrations, unemployment insurance, quarterly and annual filings, employee records, handbook maintenance, and working fluency with tools like Mosey, Corpnet, and AbstractOps
Benefits
- Administer equity in Carta, partnering with the CoS and Finance on option grants, termination processing, and cap table hygiene
Company info
- You think AI tools are a productivity gimmick rather than a core part of how modern operators work
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