Senior Manager, People Operations

Location: Fully remote, with eligibility limited to certain countries; the listed compensation locations are the United States, United Kingdom, and Kenya. The role requires at least 3 hours of overlap with an East Africa timezone, meaningful overlap with US Eastern hours, and travel approximately 3–4 times per year to countries of operation.

Salary: United States base salary of $114,660 annually; United Kingdom base salary of £77,600 annually; Kenya base salary of $83,820 annually. A 10% target bonus and location-specific benefits stipend may apply.

Company

hirify.global is a global nonprofit delivering direct cash transfers to people living in poverty across more than 15 countries.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of three Associates and Coordinators across payroll, service delivery, people data, and employee lifecycle operations.
• Own end-to-end global payroll delivery, payroll calendars, controls, reconciliations, provider relationships, bonuses, and statutory compliance.
• Manage the ticketing system, onboarding, offboarding, transfers, role changes, escalations, service levels, and structural process improvements.
• Own HRIS operations, data quality, workflows, automation, integrations, reporting infrastructure, audits, and people systems roadmap delivery.
• Execute compensation cycles, salary adjustments, benefits administration, benchmarking, cost modelling, equity audits, and mobility transactions.
• Partner with Finance, IT, country HR teams, and other stakeholders on reporting, compliance, payroll, and cross-functional initiatives.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in People Operations, HR operations, or global payroll, including at least 2 years managing a team.
• Direct experience with multi-country payroll and people operations, preferably including Sub-Saharan Africa and employer of record arrangements.
• Experience owning an HRIS, including an implementation, migration, or significant data quality improvement.
• Strong knowledge of systems and process design, workflow automation, compliance, stakeholder management, analytical work, and advanced spreadsheets.
• Professionally proficient English and availability for East Africa and US Eastern time-zone overlap are required.
• Ability to travel approximately 3–4 times per year to countries of operation; employment visa sponsorship is unavailable for the United States and United Kingdom.

Nice to have

• Experience in a global nonprofit, international development organization, or mission-driven company with an Africa presence.
• Familiarity with employer of record and contractor models, including Oyster, Remote, or similar providers.
• Experience with Slack, BambooHR, Jira, Asana, and AI-assisted tools for streamlining People Operations workflows.
• Experience serving low-income or historically marginalized communities.

Culture & Benefits

• Candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical working environment.
• High ownership and opportunities for professional growth.
• Fully remote work with location-based salary benchmarks and benefits stipends.
• Annual target bonus and benefits stipend according to location.
• Inclusive and accessible work environment with reasonable accommodations available.

Hiring process

• Pre-hire screening may include reference checks, misconduct disclosure checks, criminal background checks, and sanctions screening.
• Applicants should flag their location early if it is outside the currently eligible countries.