People (HR) Operations Manager

About the role

You will join Neural Earth's G&A Team, reporting to our Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as the first person here dedicated solely to People Operations execution. This is a team of one, and the day-to-day is yours: you will own payroll, hiring, and employee support outright for a company of less than 30 across two legal entities in the US and abroad.

Responsibilities

• Manage: Payroll and contractor payments across two entities, in the US and globally: payroll administration, onboarding and offboarding, payroll registration and maintenance; W2 management across Rippling, Gusto, and QuickBooks, and accounts payable for contractors, including 1099 reporting.
• Own: The employee lifecycle end to end: policy management, employment documentation and file maintenance, new device management and retrieval, leave administration, and offboarding, across our HRIS.
• Hire: The complete hiring process end to end: headcount approval, job description refinement and approval, ATS administration, first-round candidate screens, compensation, and negotiations through offer.
• Support: Leaders and employees as their day-to-day People partner, advising on people solutions and workforce planning, and building the kind of trust that gets problems brought to you early instead of after they've grown.
• Cultivate: The culture and environment that lets our people do the best work of their lives: reinforcing what we value day to day, building the rhythms and moments (including the all-hands) that keep the company connected, and creating the conditions where performance and growth actually happen.

Requirements

• 4–7 years in People Operations or recruiting, including time as the primary owner of a hiring process rather than a contributor to one
• Hands-on Rippling administration experience, covering payroll cycles and onboarding workflows
• Hands-on ATS experience (Ashby or similar), including running candidate screens and managing a pipeline end to end
• Multi-state US payroll tax registration and compliance experience
• Experience paying international contractors and supporting two or more legal entities
• Ability to accommodate occasional travel as needed 10%

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $110,000 to $140,000 annually, reflecting progression within the role based on demonstrated growth and impact. At Neural Earth, we believe in pay equity, transparency, and rewarding growth. Our compensation philosophy is built on an equitable model with offers based on role, level, and expertise. This structure provides clarity, consistency, and alignment between pay, performance, and career development.

Benefits

We know that when people feel supported, they can focus on what matters most at Neural Earth which is doing great work, growing in their careers, and making a meaningful impact. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support you at every stage, whether you're advancing your career, growing your family, or planning for the future. From day one, you'll have access to:

• Competitive base compensation regardless of work location
• Company performance-based cash bonuses
• Majority employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Group Life Insurance at 2x your base salary, paid by the company
• FSA and HSA options to maximize your healthcare dollars