Senior Manager, People Operations

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San Mateo, CA, USA
Hybrid
150K-205K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Legal Tech
The AI for in-house counsel
The Role
Own day-to-day people operations across the full employee lifecycle: onboarding, offboarding, job changes, HRIS management and automation, benefits and leave administration, immigration and relocation support, compliance, and manager enablement. Build scalable processes, dashboards, and automation to replace manual work, partner with Legal and vendors, and lead system migrations and change management.
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GC AI is the fastest-growing and most trusted legal AI platform for in-house legal teams. We're building the future of legal work, and we're doing it fast. You'll join at a pivotal moment—when decisions matter, impact is immediate, and the runway to shape your career is wide open. We’re a high-performing team where you'll have real ownership and influence from day one.

 

More than 1,500 companies use GC AI to drive their business forward, including 150+ public companies, 25+ unicorns, and brands such as News Corp, Miro, Bass Pro Shops, Snyk, Skims, Liquid Death, Vercel, Zscaler, and TIME.

 

We've 10x'd revenue in 12 months, raised a $60 million Series B ($555 million valuation), and are growing faster than ever. We are backed by incredible investors, including Scale Venture Partners, Northzone, Sound Ventures, and Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel.

 

If you thrive when the stakes are high and the path isn't paved, you'll love it here. Our six guiding principles are: 1% better every day, customer obsession, ship today, find a way, care deeply, and own it completely. Come shape the future of legal work with us.

About The Role

As Senior Manager, People Operations, you will own the day-to-day execution of the entire employee lifecycle, while simultaneously helping us build the infrastructure that will eventually automate most of it.

You'll run the operations that need to run reliably right now, while designing the systems that make running them unnecessary over time. This is a role for someone who finds equal satisfaction in clearing a queue and redesigning the process that created it. If you're energized by 'builds while running,' you'll thrive here.

What You'll Do
  • You will help shape how we support employees through key moments in their careers and lives — from relocation and immigration sponsorship to parental, medical, and statutory leave programs.

  • Design and own end-to-end operational execution across the full employee lifecycle: onboarding, offboarding, job changes, HRIS data accuracy, and compliance task management, and continuously identify friction points and replace manual processes with streamlined, tech-enabled solutions.

  • Oversee benefits and perks programs, including US open enrollment, international PEO benefits administration, and other company-specific benefit programs.

  • Manage and administer HRIS, including leading the evaluation, selection, and migration of our HRIS away from Justworks - then own the automation layer on top of it, continuously identifying and eliminating manual processes across the employee lifecycle.

  • Build and maintain a basic people operations dashboard that surfaces employee lifecycle metrics, operational and program effectiveness, and automation effectiveness data to HR leadership and the business.

  • Partner with Legal, Benefits, and external vendors to manage leave administration and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations

  • Drive scalable processes and manager enablement around leave management, return-to-work planning, and workplace accommodations

  • Advise leaders, managers, and employees on immigration, relocation, and mobility-related matters with a strong focus on employee experience and risk mitigation

  • Build scalable operational processes, policies, and documentation that improve efficiency, consistency, and employee experience across programs, and lead change management when rolling out new systems or policies.

Required Experience
  • This role requires a strong operator who can balance operational rigor and risk management in a fast-scaling environment

  • 7+ years of experience in People Operations or related functions within high-growth and global organizations

  • Strong understanding of employment compliance, immigration regulations, leave laws, and operational risk management in fast-scaling environments

  • Proven ability to build scalable programs and operational processes that balance employee experience, business needs, and compliance requirements

  • Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to handle sensitive topics with clarity and care.

  • Self-starter with a high degree of ownership, attention to detail, and ability to execute effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment

  • Bachelor’s degree required

  • You thrive in ambiguity, balance rigor with speed, and consider no task beneath you

Nice To Have
  • Proven experience in AI/LLM implementation within an HR context

  • Previous experience creating a people help desk framework and process

Location Policy

This is a remote role unless you fall within the following parameters. If you live within approximately 50 miles of our San Mateo, CA or Provo, UT office, the position follows a hybrid schedule with in-office days on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

 
Equal Opportunity Employment

GC AI is an equal opportunity employer that supports workplace diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class. GC AI is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. #LI-GCAI

 
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To protect yourself against phishing and recruitment fraud, please note that GC AI only accepts job applications through our official careers page at https://gc.ai/careers and through sponsored jobs on LinkedIn. All legitimate communication from our team regarding job opportunities will come from a GC AI team member with a @gc.ai or @getgc.ai email address.

 

GC AI will never:

  • Refer you to external websites to apply

  • Conduct interviews over email, chat platforms, or messaging apps

  • Ask you to provide payment or purchase equipment

  • Request personal or financial information such as your mailing address, social security number, credit card numbers, or banking information during the application process

 

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If you are contacted by someone claiming to be from GC AI via an unofficial channel or from a suspicious email address, please do not share any information. Mark the communication as "phishing" or "spam" and do not respond.

Skills Required

  • 7+ years of experience in People Operations or related functions within high-growth and global organizations
  • Strong operator who can balance operational rigor and risk management in a fast-scaling environment
  • Strong understanding of employment compliance, immigration regulations, leave laws, and operational risk management
  • Proven ability to build scalable programs and operational processes that balance employee experience, business needs, and compliance
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to handle sensitive topics with clarity and care
  • Self-starter with high degree of ownership, attention to detail, and ability to execute in a fast-paced evolving environment
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Experience managing and administering HRIS, including evaluating, selecting, and migrating away from Justworks and building automation layers
  • Experience overseeing benefits and perks programs, including US open enrollment and international PEO benefits administration
  • Experience partnering with Legal, Benefits, and external vendors to manage leave administration and ensure compliance
  • Proven experience in AI/LLM implementation within an HR context
  • Previous experience creating a people help desk framework and process

GC AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights

How does GC AI ensure its pay and bonus plans are competitive?

GC AI ensures its pay and bonus plans are competitive through a structured and transparent compensation approach. The company publishes pay transparency, uses defined pay bands with transparent earning potential, and sets defined commission tiers and policies for applicable roles. Its compensation package also includes company equity and a 401(k), giving employees a clear view of both immediate pay and long-term financial upside.

GC AI reinforces that compensation philosophy with practices that create consistency and clarity across the employee experience. The company promotes from within, supports learning and development, and maintains defined working hours, availability expectations, and goal-setting through an OKR operating model. For job seekers, that signals a workplace where compensation is tied to clearly established expectations, growth opportunities, and a rewards structure designed to stay competitive as the company scales.

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The Company
HQ: San Mateo, California
100 Employees
Year Founded: 2023

What We Do

GC AI is the leading legal AI platform built specifically for in-house teams to solve the high-precision workflows they face every day. With powerful features like Easy Prompt™, Exact Quote™ citations, and native Microsoft Word integration, GC AI enables legal professionals to be strategic business partners through faster and more accurate drafting, reviewing, researching, and redlining. Purpose-built for sensitive, high-stakes matters, the platform leverages five large language models while maintaining enterprise-grade security as a SOC 2 Type II certified provider that never uses confidential data for training. Founded by three-time General Counsel Cecilia Ziniti and AI engineer Bardia Pourvakil, GC AI is trusted by over 1,600 legal teams globally, including brands like News Corp, Skims, TIME Inc., Liquid Death, and Vercel. Discover the difference of becoming an AI-powered lawyer. Try it free or book a demo at gc.ai.

Why Work With Us

GC AI offers a rare opportunity to join a high-growth category leader at the intersection of generative AI and deep legal expertise. Our culture is defined by a "1% better every day" philosophy, favoring curious, customer-obsessed builders who thrive in a high-ownership environment where they can see the immediate impact of their work.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Many roles are eligible for remote work in the U.S. and Canada. For folks who live within 50 miles of our San Mateo, CA, or Provo, UT offices, we value in-person collaboration and work in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Typical time on-site: 3 days a week
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