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

Highwire · New York, New York, United States

Posted 6 days ago · $100,000 to $125,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
6 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 hands-on role requires managing payroll processes, designing benefits programs, and providing actionable workforce insights through analytics. The position involves collaboration with various stakeholders, including finance and external vendors, to ensure compliance and effective communication of programs to employees.

Our read on this posting4.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
5/5
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) or other qualified retirement plan

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 $100,000 to $125,000
  • Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) matching
  • Generous paid time off
  • Flexible hybrid work model
  • Early log-off on Fridays

Worth weighing

  • The role requires extensive experience with multistate payroll and benefits, which may limit candidates without this specific background.
  • The position involves significant responsibility for compliance and accuracy in payroll and benefits administration, which may be stressful for some.
  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond certain states, which could limit opportunities for candidates outside those locations.

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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