Blue J
Senior People Operations Manager
Toronto, CAN · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$125k-$150kDetected 34 days ago
LLMsProject ManagementProcess ImprovementRecruitingHRISEmployment LawResearchCommunicationCollaborationOrganizational Skills
About the role
- About Blue J Blue J is the leading generative AI solution for tax professionals and one of Canada's fastest-growing AI companies.
- Backed by a $122M USD Series D funding round, we're scaling rapidly across North America and the UK while continuing to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI.
- Please note that this is a hybrid position requiring applicants to be within driving distance of Toronto.
Responsibilities
- Build and Scale People Operations Infrastructure Apply design thinking principles to build People Operations infrastructure, starting with a deep understanding of the employee and manager experience before designing solutions.
- Design scalable workflows, processes, and systems that are efficient, intuitive, and reflect Blue J's high bar for quality.
- Own and manage the full employee lifecycle through preboarding, onboarding, offboarding, contracts, and documentation.
- Establish clear policies, maintain and evolve the employee handbook, and build internal processes that scale with the company.
- Create operational rigor through clear documentation, standard operating procedures, and process governance, without sacrificing the warmth and humanity that makes Blue J special.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and lead the redesign of processes to improve both efficiency and experience, setting the strategy and direction that you and the Manager, People Operations executes against.
- Build infrastructure that supports Blue J's growth to 300+ employees.
- Own People Systems & Technology Serve as the strategic owner of Blue J's People technology ecosystem, including BambooHR, Lattice, Enboarder, and future tools.
- Evaluate, select, and lead the implementation of new People systems and integrations, bringing the right framework and questions to ensure we choose tools that work for us long-term.
- Own significant system reconfigurations, upgrades, and migrations, partnering with the Manager, People Operations on day-to-day administration.
Requirements
- What You Offer Blue J 7+ years of progressive experience in People Operations, HR Operations, Business Operations, or a similarly systems-oriented function.
- Deep experience with HRIS systems, workflow design, process automation, and systems selection and implementation.
- Familiarity with HR tools such as BambooHR, Lattice, Pave, or similar.
- Familiarity with AI tools such as Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT, or similar.
- Enthusiasm for AI and a track record of using emerging tools to improve how work gets done.
- Proven analytical capability and comfort working with People data, reporting, and operational metrics.
Compensation
- Wrap up with Ben, our CEO We believe our strength is built on diversity of thought, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.
- We strive to create an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates.
- If you need any accommodations during the interview process, please let us know in your application.
- Our team is dedicated to providing the necessary support and making reasonable adjustments to ensure a smooth process for everyone.
- How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process To ensure transparency, we want candidates to know that Blue J uses AI-enabled tools within our applicant tracking system to help organize applications and highlight profiles that match the key requirements for each role.
- AI does not make hiring decisions.
Benefits
- You We are flexible!
- We're well-funded and offer competitive base salaries and stock options.
- We've mindfully put together a great benefits package that covers you and your family.
- We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Company info
- We strive to create an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates.
Equal opportunity
- We value inclusiveness and are an equal opportunity employer.
- equal opportunity employer.
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