Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations

Impossible Foods was founded to transform the global food system and reduce the impact of climate change by making the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy - from plants. We’re building a rockstar team of brilliant, collaborative, mission-driven individuals who take pride in using their diverse skills to contribute to saving our planet.

Want to join the movement? You can help us solve the most urgent, important challenge facing the world today (and have fun doing it).

The Senior Manager, People Strategy & Operations will serve as a trusted HR business partner to leaders and employees while also owning key HR Operations responsibilities. This position is both strategic and hands-on, translating business needs into practical people solutions and ensuring that core HR processes, systems, data, and reporting are accurate and effective. The ideal candidate brings strong experience across employee relations, performance management, talent development, organizational effectiveness, and HR operations.

They are comfortable advising leaders, navigating a fast-paced environment, using data to inform decisions, and improving the employee experience. Experience with Workday and ADP Workforce Now is strongly preferred.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and managers on workforce planning, team structure, performance, employee relations, and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with leaders to identify people-related needs and implement solutions that support business objectives and a high-performing work environment.
• Coach managers on performance management, feedback, talent development, employee engagement, and retention.
• Support organizational change efforts, including communications, transition planning, and implementation.
• Apply sound judgment and a practical, employee-centered approach to people decisions and workplace issues.
• Leverage people data and HR metrics to identify trends, inform recommendations, and support continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with People team partners to deliver consistent, scalable programs and services.

• Act as a primary point of contact for employee relations matters, conducting or supporting thorough investigations and ensuring fair, consistent resolutions.
• Provide guidance to employees and managers on policies, performance concerns, workplace practices, and employee programs.
• Promote a culture of inclusion, accountability, respect, and open communication aligned with company values.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Total Rewards, and other People team members to support onboarding, engagement, development, and retention.
• Help ensure an exceptional employee experience across the employee lifecycle.

• Support compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, company policies, and internal controls.
• Assist with audits, required reporting, employment verification, recordkeeping, and other compliance-related activities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes, reduce manual work, improve data quality, and strengthen operational controls.
• Lead or support HR operations projects, including system enhancements, process redesign, acquisitions, reorganizations, and other cross-functional initiatives.
• Maintain awareness of HR operations best practices, system capabilities, and evolving compliance requirements.

• Own or support core HR operations across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, job and organization changes, transfers, leaves, status changes, and offboarding.
• Maintain accurate and timely employee records, organizational data, position data, and…