Rocky TalkieHiring

People Operations Manager

  • Remote, United States
  • Lead
  • Posted 2 weeks ago
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Sole HR professional at a small outdoor communications company, running people operations, recruiting and manager support for a mostly remote team.

About the role

The full people function belongs to this role, from payroll in Gusto to coaching managers through feedback and performance talks. The company is distributed, with offices in two cities and much of the team working remotely.

At a glance

Pay
Not stated in the posting
Remote scope
Remote, United States
Seniority
Lead
Working hours
Central, Mountain or Pacific time zones
Skills
Gusto, Benefits administration, Recruiting
Posted
13 Oct 2026
Last checked
29 Oct 2026

What you will do

  • Own the employee lifecycle from onboarding through offboarding
  • Run payroll and benefits administration in Gusto alongside the accounting team
  • Keep the company compliant with employment law across several states and support staff hired through an EOR provider
  • Handle recruiting end to end, plus performance review cycles and manager coaching
  • Advise the COO and leadership on org design, compensation and people risks

What they look for

  • Hands-on HR generalist experience, ideally as the main or only people person at a small company
  • Comfort with Gusto or similar HR and payroll systems
  • Knowledge of federal, state and local employment rules across multiple states
  • Willingness to travel regularly to the Denver and San Francisco offices and the annual retreat

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The posting lists it as remote for people in the United States. On hours, the posting says: Central, Mountain or Pacific time zones.

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What experience is needed?

It is a lead role. The posting asks for: hands-on HR generalist experience, ideally as the main or only people person at a small company; comfort with Gusto or similar HR and payroll systems; knowledge of federal, state and local employment rules across multiple states. Skills it names include Gusto, Benefits administration, Recruiting.

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