Senior Business Operations Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take full responsibility for the comprehensive management of significant operational projects.

• Oversee general contractors, movers, vendors, timelines, change orders, budgets, and project schedules.

• Manage facilities and workplace operations across office and lab locations, which includes leases, landlord relationships, maintenance, security, access, and workplace services.

• Handle vendor management and procurement processes, encompassing sourcing, contract negotiation, renewals, and purchasing.

• Collaborate with the Finance team regarding operating budgets, expenditure tracking, and vendor payments.

• Oversee business insurance, compliance filings for entities and regulations, and maintain the compliance calendar.

• Assist in company planning cycles, goal setting, operational reviews, and cross-functional initiatives.

• Organize company offsites, team gatherings, and in-person collaboration for a distributed workforce.

• Facilitate employee lifecycle operations, including offer paperwork, onboarding, IT/equipment provisioning, role transitions, and offboarding.

• Administer medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits; manage open enrollment and broker/PEO relationships.

• Ensure HR compliance by managing I-9s, mandatory postings, state and federal filings, leave administration, and updates to employment policies.

• Maintain the employee handbook and key people policies.

• Manage HRIS and people systems while ensuring accurate employee data is maintained.

• Support performance review cycles, compensation assessments, and leveling frameworks.

• Act as a confidential resource for employee relations inquiries and escalate matters as necessary.

• Partner with the Head of Talent on the entire hiring process for roles in engineering, lab/scientific, revenue, and operations.

• Source candidates utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, university programs, and networks in agriculture and biotech.

• Conduct initial phone screenings and evaluate applicants.

• Organize and coordinate interviews, onsite visits, candidate travel, and communications.

• Draft offer letters and manage the transition from accepted offer to the first day of employment.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in business operations, people operations, or a closely related field.

• Experience in an early-stage or growth-stage startup environment.

• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects from start to finish.

• Practical experience in managing contractors, vendors, and landlords, including contract negotiations and change order management.

• Familiarity with US HR compliance, benefits administration, payroll, and multi-state employment practices.

• Experience in recruitment support, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, or onboarding processes.

• Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to follow through on multiple concurrent workstreams.

• Discretion and sound judgment with sensitive employee and company information.

• Willingness to engage in hands-on work; no task is too small, and no project is too ambiguous.

• Must have authorization to work in the United States.

• Visa sponsorship or transfers are not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment.

• Medical coverage.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision coverage.

• 401(k) plan.

• Pet insurance.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Paid parental leave, which includes up to twelve weeks of paid leave and/or supplemental pay coordination with applicable state benefits.

• Equity options available.

• Equal opportunity employer.

• Reasonable accommodations provided throughout the application and interview process.