Senior People Ops Manager - Payroll & Systems

Convergent Research

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$165,000–$175,000/yr

Benefits

3w PTO

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Payroll & Benefits:

  • Own US and UK payroll end to end, ensuring accurate and timely pay with strong controls.
  • Administer benefits, 401(k)/pension, leave, and workers' compensation across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Build documentation and audit trails so payroll can run safely even in your absence.

Systems & Compliance:

  • Own HRIS architecture, integrations, data integrity, and reporting.
  • Partner with the Head of People to write and maintain compliant policies across the US, UK, and EOR-covered countries.
  • Manage vendor relationships and system improvements with clear risks, costs, and priorities.

Launch & Wind-Down:

  • Stand up people infrastructure for new FROs, including payroll, benefits, policies, and workspaces.
  • Manage operational wind-downs—final pay, benefits termination, and records retention—responsibly.
  • Coordinate immigration and compensation processes while supporting FRO employees and leaders.

Convergent Research

Convergent Research is a nonprofit science studio that pioneers Focused Research Organizations (FROs) to remove bottlenecks in breakthrough scientific research. We have taken 14 FROs from idea to operating entity and provide the operational backbone—legal, hiring, finance, and systems—so scientists can move quickly.

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