[Hiring] People Operations Manager @Condor Software

Role Description

Condor Software is seeking a People Operations Manager to build and run the people function end to end. This is our first dedicated People hire. How we onboard someone on day one, how we level and pay people, how we develop them, and how we decide what kind of company we are: all of it is open, and all of it is yours to design.

You will report to the VP of Finance & Operations, who owns executive and leadership team partnership. Your focus is the function itself and the day-to-day experience of everyone in the company.

You will also be the person people come to. Being close to the team, knowing how they are actually doing, and removing the friction that makes someone's week harder than it needs to be is a real part of this job, not a byproduct of it.

This is a builder role. Not a lot exists yet, which means you get to decide how a company scales its people function rather than inheriting someone else's version of it. You will have a leadership team that backs your judgment and moves quickly on it, and you will see the effect of what you build almost immediately.

It is also a real operating role. The recurring work has to run well, because people's pay, benefits, and careers depend on it. The best person for this job is energized by both: the blank page and the thing that runs reliably every month.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years in People Operations, HR, or a combined People and Talent role, including time at a growing startup
• Direct experience with multi-state employment compliance and the practical realities of California employment law
• Experience building or contributing to leveling frameworks and compensation bands, not just administering someone else's
• Strong HRIS and systems fluency, with hands-on Rippling experience strongly preferred, and a track record of choosing, implementing, or cleaning up people systems
• Comfort owning payroll and benefits administration
• Daily use of AI in your own work, with a real instinct for what should be automated and what should not
• Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward building the thing rather than waiting for a mandate
• Experience handling sensitive employee relations matters independently
• Sound judgment and complete discretion with sensitive information

Requirements

• Experience as the first People hire at a company, or an early member of a People team that was being built
• Experience supporting a company through a Series B or later financing, including people-related diligence
• A track record of building documentation systems that stay organized and current
• Experience in B2B SaaS, life sciences, or healthcare

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and meaningful equity participation
• Comprehensive employee benefits, including 100% company-paid health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) plan with a 3% company match that vests immediately
• Unlimited PTO