Manager, People Operations

Summary

Join dbt Labs as a Manager, People Operations and play a key role in shaping employee experience and building efficient processes to support the company's rapid growth. This hands-on leadership position requires overseeing the People Operations team, streamlining workflows, and ensuring compliance across global operations. You will manage HR systems, maintain a seamless employee lifecycle, and design/implement people policies. Collaboration with various departments and mentoring a team are crucial aspects of this role. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in international operations, strong project management skills, and excellent problem-solving abilities. dbt Labs offers a competitive salary, equity stake, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• Multiple years of experience supporting international operations (onboarding, mobility, immigration) in a growing, global company
• Specifically, working with internal/external immigration counsel, Employers of Record, supporting employee sponsorship, travel and visa needs, etc
• Strong project management skills, with a keen eye for detail and optimization
• Excellent problem solving capabilities and experience tailoring communication to different stakeholders and cultures
• A proven ability to multitask, prioritize and manage projects in an extremely fast-paced environment
• A passion for managing earlier-in-career team members across different geos
• An ability to work highly async for a distributed-first company
• Experience integrating new HR technology (HRIS, etc) and/or driving RFP processes

Responsibilities

• Oversee the People Operations (POPs) team, streamlining workflows, processes and policies to reduce manual effort and ensure efficiency
• Continuously review and enhance processes to support scale and future growth
• Partner with Legal, Finance, & outside immigration counsel to manage international operations, ensure compliance with local regulations, and scale programs and processes into new regions
• Manage HR systems (e.g., ADP, Remote.com , etc) to ensure smooth onboarding, payroll, benefits, and compliance
• Partner with Centers of Excellence to maintain a seamless employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring a high-quality employee experience
• Design, implement, and drive continuous improvement of global People policies
• Support policy governance, oversee operational frameworks, and collaborate across functions to drive consistency and scalability in our people policies
• Work closely with IT/InfoSec, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and key business leaders
• Lead and mentor a team of 3 People Operations, fostering a high-performance culture and providing ongoing coaching and feedback

Benefits

• Salary: $143,000-168,000
• Equity Stake
• Unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!)
• 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution
• Excellent healthcare
• Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness stipend
• Home office stipend, and more!