Senior People Operations Manager

Role Overview

As Senior People Operations Manager, you will play a key role in evolving the People Operations and compliance foundation that enables Senra Systems to scale safely, efficiently, and sustainably across multiple sites. As a Series A company growing toward Series B, this role sits at the center of that growth, helping ensure our People systems keep pace as we double headcount and increase operational complexity.

You are the day-to-day execution owner for People Operations at our Cypress facility, partnering closely with the Head of People on strategy and employee relations while serving as the internal expert on compliance, systems, and operational delivery.

This role requires strong judgment, discretion, and comfort with ambiguity. You’ll be someone people trust with sensitive information and turn to for guidance, while helping build clear, reliable People systems that support a healthy, growing company.

People Operations & Compliance

• Be the go-to People presence for our Cypress facility, with a consistent on-site presence and strong relationships across the floor.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing leaders to balance compliance, speed, and real-world practicality.
• Build trust with employees and managers through responsiveness, follow-through, and steady, professional execution.
• Keep Senra compliant with CA employment laws (wage and hour, LOA, ACA, OSHA, EEO-1, personnel files) and maintain our compliance calendar.
• Run internal audits (payroll, timekeeping, LOA, I-9s, contractor classification) and resolve gaps with the Head of People.
• Turn legal and regulatory requirements into clear, usable processes that work in a production environment.
• Support additional People Operations initiatives and projects as needed to meet the demands of the business.

HRIS, Data & Reporting

• Keep our HR systems clean, accurate, and trusted through regular audits and data hygiene.
• Provide clear, reliable reporting on headcount, attrition, leaves, and compliance metrics.
• Spot when systems or workflows are starting to strain under growth and implement practical improvements.

Payroll, Benefits & Leave

• Own payroll accuracy and controls, with the People Operations Associate handling day-to-day processing and inputs.
• Partner with Sequoia on benefits administration, renewals, and issue resolution.
• Own LOA tracking and coordination across CFRA, FMLA, PFL, SDI, and company supplemental benefits.
• Act as the escalation point for complex benefits or leave scenarios.

Employee Lifecycle

• Deliver a compliant, well-run onboarding and offboarding experience (I-9s, ITAR, COBRA) that sets people up for success from day one through exit.
• Work closely with IT, Facilities, and Operations to make cross-functional handoffs smooth and predictable.
• Make sure every employee lifecycle change is handled accurately, on time, and with care.
• Create and maintain simple, practical playbooks that help managers navigate onboarding, time off, leaves, performance cycles, and other People processes.
• Train and support managers so they know how to handle People matters confidently and compliantly.
• Be the first place managers turn when they need guidance on how to handle a People situation before it becomes an ER issue.
• Ensure People processes actually work on the factory floor, not just on paper.

• 6–9 years of progressive People Operations or HR experience, with deep grounding in compliance, payroll, benefits, and HRIS (ideally Rippling)
• Experience supporting a predominantly hourly, production-based workforce.
• Comfort operating in high-growth, early-stage environments (Series A–B or similar) where systems are still being built and priorities shift as the company scales.
• Curiosity about People Ops best practices and market trends, with a habit of bringing in new ideas, tools, and approaches to improve how the function runs.
• A track record of rolling out new People processes or policies and driving real adoption across managers and teams.
• Strong working knowledge of CA employment law, including leave administration and wage and hour compliance.
• Proven ability to operate with high autonomy and sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
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