Senior Manager, People Operations (AI & Automation)

Location: San Francisco, United States; onsite Monday through Thursday, with remote or office work permitted on Fridays.

Salary: $150,000–$203,000 per year; midpoint $176,500.

Company

hirify.global develops platforms for transformative virtual experiences, including the Second Life virtual world and its creator economy.

What you will do

• Run daily People Operations and maintain accurate, timely, compliant employee services.
• Lead payroll administration, compensation changes, benefits, retirement plans, leave, workers’ compensation, and employee lifecycle operations for a multi-state workforce.
• Improve People processes using systems thinking, data, employee feedback, self-service, and root-cause analysis.
• Design automated workflows and integrations that reduce manual work, prevent errors, and improve handoffs.
• Optimize Paylocity and other People systems, maintaining data integrity and producing workforce metrics, dashboards, and reporting.
• Advise employees and managers, manage recurring compliance and audit work, and lead a People Operations team member.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive People Operations experience across payroll, benefits, leave, compliance, HR systems, and the employee lifecycle.
• Experience supporting a multi-state workforce and strong knowledge of California requirements.
• 3+ years of direct people-management and development experience.
• Experience building process automations and workflows using automation, AI, integrations, or no-code/low-code tools.
• Strong analytical, program-management, communication, judgment, execution, and discretion skills.
• Ability to work onsite in the San Francisco office Monday through Thursday is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work supporting virtual experiences, creativity, and human connection.
• Collaborative environment focused on organizational health, strengths-based leadership, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Access to senior People leaders, strategy discussions, and opportunities to experiment with AI, automation, workflow design, and systems.
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and equity incentive plan eligibility.
• Reasonable workplace accommodations and ergonomic equipment are provided.