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Senior Manager, People Operations (Payroll, Benefits & Analytics)

Highwire · Connecticut, United States; Florida, United States; Georgia, United States; Iowa, United States; Kansas, United States; Michigan, United States; New Hampshire, United States; North Carolina, United States; Ohio, United States; Oregon, United States; Pennsylvania, United States; Rhode Island, United States; South Carolina, United States; Tennessee, United States; Texas, United States; Virginia, United States

Posted 15 days ago · $90,000 to $110,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
15 days
Highwire 's roles stay open a median of 43 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
90% of Highwire 's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Highwire
high
45 stale, 0 reposted of 92 open
Hiring momentum
152 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Highwire 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Highwire .

About this role

The Senior Manager, People Operations at Highwire is responsible for overseeing payroll, benefits, and people analytics for a multistate workforce. This role involves managing payroll administration, benefits strategy, compliance, and leave-of-absence processes while providing insights through data analytics. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure accurate and compliant operations that enhance employee understanding and engagement with their benefits.

Our read on this posting4.6out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Highwire as an employer.

What you need

  • At least seven years of progressive experience across multistate payroll, payroll tax, benefits, leave administration, HR systems, people analytics and People–Finance operations
  • Direct, hands-on experience processing and administering multistate payroll through Rippling
  • Experience managing a payroll-provider relationship
  • Deep knowledge of multistate payroll and payroll tax requirements
  • Demonstrated experience leading benefits plan design, renewals, financial analysis, administration, compliance and employee communication
  • Hands-on experience administering a 401(k) plan and executing annual plan audits

Nice to have

  • Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification
  • Experience working in a professional services, agency, private equity-backed or similarly fast-paced, distributed organization
  • Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions
  • Experience evaluating or administering self-funded or level-funded health plans
  • Experience leading payroll, benefits, HRIS or vendor implementations.

What you get

  • Salary range of $90,000 to $110,000
  • Competitive benefits package with medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) matching
  • Generous paid time off
  • Flexible hybrid work model
  • Early log-off on Fridays through Empower Hours program

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility for all states, only certain states are eligible
  • The role requires deep technical expertise and may involve complex problem-solving
  • High level of responsibility across multiple critical areas may lead to a demanding workload

Summarised from Highwire 's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Highwire on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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