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.
- 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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