People Operations Partner

Founders Pledge•New York, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Founders Pledge is seeking a People Operations Partner based in New York to manage end-to-end people operations, including payroll, benefits, systems, data, and compliance for approximately 85 employees across the US, UK, and Germany. This is a hands-on role reporting to the UK-based People Director, joining a small, dedicated People team. The role offers significant scope from the outset, focusing on ensuring employees are paid correctly, properly covered, and well looked after.

Requirements

Motivated by mission-driven work.
Practical people ops/HR generalist experience.
Strong attention to detail.
Improver mindset.
Ability to manage payroll and handle sensitive employee conversations.
Confidence to manage all US operations and compliance.
Hands-on US people operations experience, including running payroll, benefits, and 401(k) administration, ideally across several states and through a PEO like Justworks.
Working knowledge of US employment compliance, with multi-state requirements.
Experience in a start-up or small organization, comfortable with changing priorities, varied workloads, and building/improving processes.
Sharp eye for detail with systems in place to catch mistakes.
Good judgment and communication skills, handling sensitive matters calmly, discreetly, and fairly.
Systems confidence with HR systems, data, and spreadsheets, demonstrating how past work has made people processes more effective.
Ownership mentality, working independently, following through on tasks, and knowing when to escalate.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting employees outside the US, especially in the UK.
Experience in a mission-driven, non-profit organization or in the effective giving ecosystem.
New York and California experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Own US, UK and German payroll and benefits, including multi-state payroll through Justworks, benefits renewals, year-end filing, compliance, and 401(k) administration in the US. Manage benefits providers and ensure smooth, accurate payroll in the UK and Germany.
Maintain compliance with global employment requirements, manage international employee handbooks, and ensure contracts and employment paperwork are correct.
Serve as the primary contact for day-to-day HR inquiries, manage onboarding and offboarding processes, and handle US employee relations cases.
Maintain the HRIS (Personio), generate data for organizational health metrics, and assist in selecting and shaping future systems.
Coordinate global people operations, manage the people calendar and processes, and collaborate with the European People Ops Partner.
Partner with Finance to support annual audits and manage People team supplier invoices and payments.
Perform light-touch workplace management for WeWork offices in NY and SF, including setting up office access and ensuring effective weekly office collaboration days.