Fractional People Operations & HR Generalist

Sage Haus

4d•$70 - $85•Remote

About The Position

We're hiring a Fractional People Operations & HR Generalist to help us professionalize, de-risk, and evolve our people operations as we continue to rapidly scale. This role will partner closely with the Founder/CEO, Chief of Staff, accounting partners, and payroll provider to ensure our employment practices are compliant, documented, and scalable — while also leaving room to support culture, talent strategy, and people leadership as needed. This is a hands-on role for someone who can execute day-to-day HR administration and think strategically about how people systems support business growth. Our immediate objectives are to de-risk multi-state W-2 employment and payroll compliance, reduce founder drag on HR and people operations, create clean and documented people processes that scale, and support a strong, intentional employee experience and culture.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Generalist, or HR Operations roles
Hands-on experience supporting multi-state W-2 employees
Strong working knowledge of payroll administration and compliance
Familiarity with Gusto payroll platform
Experience working directly with founders and executive leadership
Highly detail-oriented and compliance-minded
Comfortable operating without a formal HRIS
Proactive, pragmatic, and execution-focused
Strong judgment and discretion
Clear communicator who simplifies complex topics for founders
Interest in longer term contract to maintain systems once built

Nice To Haves

Experience coordinating payroll tax and estimated tax workflows
Prior fractional, consulting, or startup HR experience
Familiarity with C Corp compliance and reporting requirements
Exposure to culture-building and talent strategy in growing organizations

Responsibilities

Payroll, Tax & Accountant Coordination
Serve as the primary HR point of contact for our accountants and payroll provider (Gusto)
Support payroll processing and administration in Gusto
Coordinate payroll tax compliance and assist with C Corp estimated tax payment workflows in partnership with accounting
Ensure payroll settings are correct by state (tax setup, pay frequency, exemptions, classifications)
Support administration of commissions and bonus structures as applicable
Multi-State Employment Compliance
Ensure required state employer registrations are in place (payroll tax, unemployment/SUI, etc.)
Oversee workers’ compensation coverage and role classifications by state
Maintain compliance with paid sick leave and paid family leave laws, PTO and time-off policies and employee classification
Manage required employee notices, wage disclosures, and final pay compliance
Ensure labor law posting requirements are met (digital and physical where applicable)
HR Documentation & Policy Management
Create, review, and maintain employee handbook, employment agreements and company policies
Manage handbook acknowledgements and employee documentation
Maintain clean, compliant employee records and retention practices
Onboarding & Offboarding
Own compliant onboarding processes
Manage offboarding processes
Employee Relations, Culture & Talent Support
Advise leadership team on performance management best practices
Support performance review processes and feedback cycles
Partner with leadership on culture, employee experience, and talent strategy as the business evolves
Assist with employee engagement initiatives and internal communications as needed
HR Operations & Vendor Oversight
Ensure payroll, benefits, and insurance vendors are properly configured and administered
Coordinate workers’ compensation, EPLI, and related insurance administration
Maintain employee census data and basic HR reporting
Partner with technology systems team to build employee database
Serve as a trusted operational partner to the Founder/CEO on people-related matters