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Recruiting and People Ops Manager

Anthro

Anthro

People & HR, Operations
USD 120k-150k / year + Equity
Posted on Jan 16, 2026

We are looking for a Recruiting and People Ops Manager who will be the backbone of our employee experience and the engine behind our people systems as we scale. In this role, you’ll work across People Operations, compliance, systems, and recruiting to build strong processes, ensure accuracy and compliance, and deliver a smooth, high-quality experience for candidates and employees. You’ll be a trusted partner to managers and a go-to resource for the team, helping shape the culture, infrastructure, and day-to-day operations that support Anthro’s mission and growth.

People Operations & Compliance (40–50%)

  • Partner with Finance to ensure accurate, timely payroll each cycle.
  • Update and maintain our employee handbook, policies, and end-to-end employee lifecycle processes.
  • Own and continuously improve onboarding and offboarding.
  • Ensure our HRIS and ATS are always accurate; conduct regular data audits.
  • Manage compliance across federal, state, and local laws; own documentation, audits, and employee files accuracy.
  • Be the first point of contact for employee questions and escalate as necessary.
  • Support planning and logistics for company events, offsites, and culture-building activities.

People Systems (20–30%)

  • Prepare tools, templates, and data for performance reviews, compensation cycles, and other people programs. Design for automation to optimize Anthro's HR processes, when applicable.

Recruiting & Hiring (30–40%)

  • Manage recruiting coordination across roles and teams.
  • Partner with hiring managers to develop role requirements, scorecards, and interview plans.
  • Serve as the proactive and organized point of contact to run timely & streamlined communications throughout hiring processes (with team members & candidates).
  • Post job descriptions, advertise jobs and partner with recruiting agencies.
  • Manage sourcing, scheduling, phone screens, and candidate experience.
  • Ensure recruiting processes stay consistent, equitable, and efficient.
  • 5+ years of experience across both People Operations and Recruiting, ideally in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Experience at a Series A–C company, ideally scaling from ~50 to 200 employees.
  • Comfortable supporting both exempt and non-exempt employee groups across different states.
  • Hands-on experience building / improving HR infrastructure, processes, and systems, and leveraging automation in doing so.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite as well as modern HR, project management, and business tools (e.g. Rippling, Asana, Ashby, Greenhouse, etc.), Bonus points if you’ve helped implement them.
  • Strong understanding of California employment law
  • Extremely organized, proactive, and data-driven - someone who can bring structure to chaos.
  • Comfortable wearing multiple hats, switching contexts quickly, and contributing wherever is needed.
  • Competitive salary and equity compensation commensurate with experience. Expected salary range is $120,000 to $150,000
  • 15 Vacation Days, 10+ Holidays, Sick time off
  • Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for team members, 60% coverage for dependents
  • 401k with match
  • Paid parental leave with flexible return-to-work policy
  • Diverse and inclusive work environment