Manager of People and Executive Support

Job Description

Serve as the primary HR contact for employee questions, support, and people-related needs.

Career overview:

• Coordinate recruiting, hiring, onboarding, employee records, payroll, benefits, PTO, and HR documentation.
• Support employee relations, performance review coordination, HR policies, and people-related processes.
• Manage licensing for architects and the company.
• Manage the CEO’s calendar, emails, scheduling, meeting preparation, communication, and follow-up.
• Cook up leadership meetings, agendas, notes, action items, travel, and key communications.
• Aid the CFO, COO, CDO, and leadership team with scheduling and administrative support as needed.
• Keep HR, leadership, and employee-related priorities organized and moving forward.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in HR, people operations, executive support, office administration, or a similar role.
• Experience supporting senior executives, business owners, or leadership teams.
• Strong understanding of HR processes, employee support, onboarding, benefits, payroll, and compliance.
• Excellent communication skills, professional presence, and sound judgment.
• Ability to move with urgency while staying thoughtful, professional, and accurate.
• Strong organization, follow-up, and project coordination skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism, discretion, and trust.
• Experience using Microsoft 365 and comfort learning or helping implement HR, recruiting, and business systems as the company grows. (ADP experience is a plus).
• Experience in architecture, engineering, construction, professional services, or creative industries is a plus, not a requirement.

Why Abacus?

• We’re growing fast and investing in the future, with room for your growth too.
• Our culture is open, collaborative, and people focused.
• We care deeply about our clients, our team, and how we show up for each other.
• You’ll work closely with leadership and have a meaningful impact on the employee experience.
• We offer exceptional compensation, a strong benefits package, hybrid work, generous PTO, and ownership opportunity.