People Operations Manager

Location: Sydney office, with a hybrid rhythm of 2–3 days in the office and 2 work-from-home days each week. The role may be performed from anywhere for several weeks per year.

Salary: A$80,000–A$120,000 per year, excluding superannuation, plus equity options.

Company

hirify.global builds software and AI agents for construction, infrastructure, and industrial companies, including Storm, Dashpivot, Gearbelt, Flowsite, and the hirify.global mobile app.

What you will do

• Own payroll end-to-end across four entities with different cycles, systems, and compliance requirements.
• Process starters, leavers, role changes, payroll cut-offs, final pay, and employee payroll queries.
• Run onboarding and offboarding, including equipment provisioning, access management, and equipment recovery.
• Coordinate performance cycles, engagement surveys, compensation reviews, levelling calibrations, and People programs.
• Maintain HRIS data quality, reporting, policies, documentation, and relationships with People systems vendors.
• Identify recurring manual work and automate processes using AI and tools such as Zapier or Make.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll platforms.
• Understanding of employment compliance across more than one jurisdiction.
• Experience building and documenting scalable processes.
• Strong attention to detail in payroll, reconciliation, and compliance work.
• Clear written communication, sound judgement, and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience working with Finance on payroll reconciliations.

Nice to have

• Experience in a high-growth technology company or scale-up.
• Experience with BambooHR, Rippling, Deel, Remote, or similar global HRIS and EOR platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Claude, ChatGPT, Zapier, Make, Airtable, or similar automation tools.
• Exposure to construction, field services, distributed workforces, or statutory and extended leave administration.
• Experience supporting managers with performance management and employee relations.

Culture & Benefits

• Transparent, high-velocity, autonomous working environment focused on trust, innovation, and systematic execution.
• 20 days of paid annual leave, plus sick, carer’s, and compassionate leave.
• Parental leave of 16 weeks for primary carers and 6 weeks for secondary carers.
• Professional development budget, career plans, Employee Assistance Program, and laptop and home office setup budget.
• Equity options, catered lunches, global offsites, and Sydney HQ facilities including a rooftop garden, wellness centre, showers, and cycle storage.