People Operations Manager

Luna Health•San Diego, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Luna Health is a venture-backed medical device startup focused on making life with insulin-requiring diabetes simpler and safer through innovative hardware and software. The company develops a sleep-only insulin automation system that combines a patch pump with a closed-loop dosing algorithm. The People Operations Manager owns hiring operations and the day-to-day running of Luna Health’s office. Reporting to the CFO, this is a hands-on, non-supervisory role supporting hiring across the company as Luna Health plans to hire dozens of people over the next 12–18 months. The role partners with hiring managers and external recruiters, manages onboarding and offboarding, oversees office facilities and vendors, coordinates events and visitors, and provides occasional travel and event-logistics assistance to the executive team. This is an on-site position in Sorrento Valley, San Diego, California, and the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance.

Requirements

5 to 8+ years of experience across HR, recruiting operations, or office management, including experience owning both hiring and office operations at a startup or small company.
Personally managed 15 or more concurrent searches in an applicant tracking system.
Demonstrated discretion when handling compensation, performance conversations, and departures.
Able to work independently and take responsibility for an entire function without relying on a provided checklist.
Clear written communication with candidates, hiring managers, and vendors, including communicating bad news promptly.
Able to switch between people operations and office-management tasks while keeping both on track.
Must live within a reasonable commuting distance of Luna Health’s Sorrento Valley, San Diego office.
Able to sit for extended periods at a keyboard and mouse, lift and move up to 25 pounds, and work in a second-story office accessible by a flight of stairs.
Hearing and speaking are regularly required; specific vision abilities include close and distance vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a regulated industry where audits occur and records must withstand scrutiny.

Responsibilities

Post job openings, manage the recruiting pipeline in BambooHR, and keep searches moving.
Serve as the primary contact for candidates, handling scheduling, logistics, timely follow-up, and on-site interview panels.
Help hiring managers write accurate job specifications, design interview loops, and maintain consistent candidate feedback.
Brief external recruiters, evaluate their submissions and results, and track performance to inform renegotiation or discontinuation.
Own onboarding and offboarding, including equipment and account setup, first-week plans, work handoffs, and employee experience.
Maintain office facilities, including desks, supplies, equipment, and general orderliness.
Select and manage office vendors, including cleaning, coffee, snacks, catering, and building management, and own the office budget.
Coordinate team events, all-hands meetings, and board and investor visits.
Provide ad hoc travel-booking and event-logistics assistance to the executive team.