Systems and Programs Manager

• Grow Therapy is looking for a People Systems & Programs Manager to own the technical infrastructure that powers how we hire, onboard, and support our people — while also running the compliance programs that keep us audit-ready year-round
• You’ll be an individual contributor who owns the People Systems roadmap end to end:
  Rippling configuration and automation builds, compliance calendar ownership, and cross-functional integrations across the people tech stack
• You’ll report into the Sr. Manager of People Systems & Operations and partner closely with our People Operations Lead — you’re the system-facing architect to her employee-facing execution. You’ll also be our resident explorer for where AI can meaningfully reduce manual work — from building smarter Rippling workflows to evaluating AI tooling that multiplies what a lean team can deliver
• Own the People Systems roadmap — Rippling HRIS configuration, Workflow Studio builds, sandbox QA, and sprint backlog management. Every architectural change goes through you before it touches a live employee record
• Design and ship automation across the full employee lifecycle — onboarding, offboarding, internal mobility, LOA. You’ll use Rippling Workflow Studio as your primary build environment and actively evaluate where AI-powered tooling can eliminate the manual steps that remain
• Own the annual compliance calendar end-to-end — manage and provision compliance trainings, Labor Law Postings, HR compliance filings (ACA, NDT, etc). These don’t slip
• Manage HRIS integrations across the people tech stack — Boundless, Ashby, Carta, Sparrow, Culture Amp, Pave, KnowBe4, Notion, Console AI, etc., ensuring data integrity and catching silent failures before they become employee-facing problems
• Partner with the People Operations Lead as her systems counterpart — you own the architecture and change controls, she owns the employee-facing transaction. When a ticket involves a change control, you prep the audit doc, sync IT, and make the Rippling change; she transacts
• Mentor and upskill the People Operations Lead on systems thinking and automation logic — building her capability so the whole team gets stronger, not just your own output

• Learning stipend: $500 to spend on things that helps you grow in your career
• Mental health breaks:
  Two hours every week to journal, exercise, or sleep in.
• Work-life balance:
  Unlimited PTO and a week off in December to recharge.
• Remote office setup: $1,000 stipend for remote employees to equip your home office.
• Wellness stipend: $300 to spend on things that helpyou take care of yourself.
• Meals on us:
  Lunch and dinner in office to fuel your body and your mind.

Have 4+ years of hands‑on HRIS or People Systems experience with direct ownership of an HRIS platform and automation builds — not just configuration access

Have owned a compliance calendar end‑to‑end — you know what’s on it, you don’t miss it, you don’t need to be reminded when a new state gets added

Are energized by making the people around you better — you teach by doing alongside, not by handing off finished work

Think in systems and write in plain language — you can translate a vague business requirement into a working Rippling workflow and document it clearly enough that someone else can maintain it

Have direct Rippling experience (Workflow Studio, sandbox QA) or deep experience on a comparable platform (Workday, UKG, BambooHR) and can ramp fast

Are curious about AI and how it applies to People Operations — you don’t need to be an AI engineer, but you stay current on what’s possible, you’ve experimented with AI tooling in your work, and you naturally ask whether a new capability could replace a manual step

Have built people infrastructure at a high‑growth tech company (200–1,000+ employees) and have good instincts about what to automate now, what to operationalize, and what to defer

Can’t help but notice when something is silently broken and fix it before it becomes someone else’s problem

Research shows that some groups hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. If you’re excited about this role but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply. At Grow, we value diverse experiences, transferable skills, and the unique strengths each person brings