Location: Remote with preference given to candidates between UTC+2 and UTC-8

 

Summary:

We are seeking a passionate and proactive People Operations Manager to join our team. The People Operations Manager will join as our first hire in a People Ops specific role and will manage the day-to-day Human Resources function, including but not limited to payroll and benefits administration, employee relations, onboarding, disembarkation, legal compliance, and recruiting coordination. Thriving in a fast-paced startup environment, this new team member will jump into any and all HR functions and exercise a broad range of skills to continuously build stronger processes.

To be successful in this position, the individual must be a self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset and a team-player attitude who has a proven track record of attaining business goals and objectives, while also sharing in our larger vision.  You are someone who is looking for an opportunity where you are able to expand your role and responsibilities as you grow with the organization over time.

 

About Us:

Hypothesis is a mission-driven startup with financial backing from leading investors who share our vision. We work with educators, schools, and publishers to bring new, innovative capabilities and workflows over digital content as a SaaS offering.

We are a diverse, supportive, highly collaborative, 100% remote team of technologists, educators, and business people working together to bring new capabilities to the web. Though we operate remotely, we are a close-knit team that communicates via Slack, video chat, Notion, GitHub, and Google Docs across 16 time zones from the US Pacific to the Philippine Time Zone. Our products and services deliver open source web technologies and are based around key standards that can bring new interoperable capabilities to humanity.

 

Responsibilities:

Recruitment, Onboarding, and Disembarkation:

• Manage the full recruitment cycle, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and extending offers.
• Oversee onboarding and disembarkation programs to ensure smooth transitions. 

Employee Relations and Engagement:

• Act as a primary contact for employee inquiries and concerns, providing guidance and support.
• Develop and institute initiatives to improve camaraderie and engagement in our remote team.
• Maintain positive relations with all employees and promote a supportive, high-performance culture.
• Plan and coordinate team off-sites, monthly all-hands meetings, and company-wide email digests.

HR Administration and Compliance:

• Maintain and update employee records, ensuring data accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, national, and international laws with regard to employee hiring and retention procedures.
• Coordinate with PEOs (TriNet and Remote.com) to manage benefits, payroll, and HR compliance.

Performance Management: 

• Support the performance review process, including goal setting, feedback, and development plans.
• Assist managers with addressing performance issues and implementing performance improvement plans.

HR Projects and Initiatives:

• Improve, update, and maintain the employee handbook and all internal policies, documentation and company guidelines on an ongoing basis, ensuring they reflect current practices and legal requirements. 
• Develop and maintain People Ops KPIs and provide reports to company leadership on analytics.
• Support compensation planning, including salary benchmarking and structure development.
• Create, publish, and manage both internal and external job descriptions.
• Collaborate with company leadership to audit current HR systems for gaps and inefficiencies, lead and develop more scalable processes, and implement personnel policies and programs.

 

About You

Smart, hard-working, well organized, with strong attention to detail. 

 

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years previous work experience in a HR or People Operations role, preferably in a startup or remote company. 
• Strong knowledge of HR best practices and employment laws for a global remote company. 
• Agility to thrive at an early-stage company
• Detail-oriented, and well organized.
• Demonstrated experience working in a 100% remote environment.
• Ability to diagnose and preempt challenges and strategize solutions for HR matters
• Tech-savvy: comfortable using a variety of software tools in daily activities including, but not limited to, Google and Microsoft apps and HR Software. 
• Excellent English language communication skills (both speaking and writing)
• Team mindset – able to effectively work with team members across all functional areas of the business to achieve shared goals and objectives
• Handling of confidential information with absolute integrity and discretion at all times.

 

Key to Success:

• Tenacious, self-directed, and highly motivated
• Committed to excellence and improvement
• Easy to get along with
• Previous remote work experience, preferably in a startup environment
• Strong time management and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Can communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues (especially important in a remote organization)
• An approach to your work that allows for growth and change.

 

How to Apply:

Please email your resume, cover letter, and salary expectations to join@hypothes.is.  Tell us why you’re interested in the role and why you would be a good fit! 

Hypothesis is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital or family status, veteran status, or disability. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.