People Operations Manager

Savvy Wealth • New York, NY

5d

About The Position

This is a unique opportunity to join Savvy during a pivotal growth stage and directly shape the backbone of our employee experience. As our People Operations Manager, you’ll lead our transition off a PEO into in-house payroll and benefits, build the foundational programs that set every employee up for success, and ensure our people processes are as seamless and modern as the platform we deliver to advisors.
Your work will touch every corner of the company - from making sure payroll runs flawlessly, to designing recognition programs that celebrate our culture, to ensuring onboarding leaves every new hire saying, “Wow, Savvy is different.” In short, you’ll be central to building an employee experience that mirrors the excellence we promise to clients.

Requirements

• You have 6+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Generalist, or similar roles in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• You’re hands-on with payroll and benefits administration, ideally in Rippling or similar HRIS.
• You know how to write clean, compliant policies and communicate them clearly to employees.
• You’re process-oriented, detail-obsessed, and thrive on creating scalable systems.
• You’re service-minded, approachable, and responsive — employees trust you to have answers.
• You’re adaptable and love solving challenges in an environment where priorities shift quickly.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading a PEO to in-house payroll/benefits transition.
• Exposure to designing onboarding and recognition programs in a scaling company.
• Familiarity with multi-state payroll and compliance requirements.
• Experience with HR analytics or reporting to support decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead our PEO transition: Fully migrate payroll, benefits administration, and compliance from the PEO into our HRIS, ensuring a seamless cutover with zero pay errors and minimal employee disruption.
• Run payroll and benefits flawlessly: Own day-to-day administration, audits, and employee support across payroll, benefits, and compliance.
• Elevate onboarding: Manage and improve our onboarding program to ensure 100% of new hires are set up for success in their first 30 days.
• Keep us compliant & clear: Build and maintain people policies that are compliant, accessible, and easy to understand.
• Drive engagement: Support recognition and employee experience programs that make Savvy a place people are proud to work.
• Strengthen our infrastructure: Maintain accurate systems, reporting, and processes that scale with us as we grow.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Unlimited PTO + paid company holidays
• Access to holistic medical, dental, and vision plans
• Company 401(k), Commuter, and HSA/FSA plans
• NYC office in the heart of Manhattan
• Lunch and snacks provided in the office
• Access to virtual mental health care (Spring Health), vision related benefits (XP Health), and health concierge (Rightway) to help you find the right care
• Access to counseling for stress management, dependent care, nutrition, fitness, legal, and financial issues (Guardian WorkLifeMatters EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees