Highbeam
Business Banking
PeopleandTalentOperationsManager
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“People and Talent Operations Manager at Highbeam. Skills: People Operations, Talent Operations, Payroll Management, Recruiting Coordination, HR Compliance. Own the full people function at Highbeam. Run the day-to-day across people operations, recruiting coordination, payroll, and compliance”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3 - 5 years in people operations, HR, business operations, or a related cross-functional role, ideally at a startup or high-growth company, Experience running multi-jurisdiction payroll (US and Canada for us), Comfortable working with employment lawyers, payroll tools, and ATS tools, High attention to detail and discretion with sensitive pragmatic about when to keep things simple, Self-directed; you can identify what needs to get done without being told, Excellent communication skills, especially around sensitive topics like compensation and compliance
Nice to Have
Experience supporting H-1B or other immigration processes is a plus, Familiarity with Canadian employment law and ROE filings is a bonus, BA or higher, preferably in Finance, Business, Accounting, or a related field, Interest in using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, or similar) to encode policies, build agentic workflows, and automate operational work is a plus, experience working in fintech, AI or early-stage startups
What You'll Do.
Own the full people function at Highbeam
Run the day-to-day across people operations
recruiting coordination
Refine processes and controls
Enforce and embed policies into internal AI agents
and bonus cycles across the US and Canada
Own employee onboarding end-to-end
Manage employee lifecycle transitions
and other benefits programs
Review and process employee expenses
Maintain and iterate on HR policies and employment contracts
Own the candidate experience from first touch to offer
Coordinate recruiting logistics
Manage agency relationships
Source candidates directly
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with hiring managers; Manage agency relationships; Work with employment lawyers
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills, especially around sensitive topics like compensation and compliance
Full Job Description
Highbeam is building the future of business banking and cash management. Our platform combines AI agents, automated financial workflows, and integrated financial products that save brands time and money. Customers have generated billions in sales and include well-known brands such as Cuts https://www.cutsclothing.com/, Tushy https://hellotushy.com/, NYON https://newyorkornowhere.com/, Sabah https://www.sabah.am/, Still Here https://www.stillhere.nyc/, Alice Mushrooms https://alicemushrooms.com/, Original Grain https://www.originalgrain.com/, birddogs https://www.birddogs.com/, and more. Our team includes alumni of Shopify, Square, Toast, Rippling, and McKinsey. We’ve raised $42M in equity from Acrew, FirstMark, Mayfield, and Two Sigma Ventures. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/7f0a2d9f-58d8-4b30-b1d9-7e652dfbd66d/962259dc-2fcd-40ed-8403-289c8a933cc7/image.png] [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/7f0a2d9f-58d8-4b30-b1d9-7e652dfbd66d/4192f743-4861-44cd-a1f6-473b86c927ae/join%20us%20(1).png] ABOUT THIS ROLE We're looking for a People & Talent Operations Manager to own the full people function at Highbeam. This is a hands-on role: you’ll run the day-to-day across people operations, recruiting coordination, payroll, and compliance, refining the processes and controls we already have in place and bringing more rigor to them as the team grows. You’ll help sharpen the policies that govern how we run by enforcing and embedding them into our internal AI agents, flag exceptions, and surface issues before they hit the team. This role is based in our Toronto office. WHAT YOU’LL DO PEOPLE OPERATIONS - Run payroll, contractor payments, and bonus cycles across the US and Canada, sharpening the cycles we already operate - Own employee onboarding end-to-end: offer letters, I-9s, payroll setup, and option grant coordination with outside counsel - Manage employee lifecycle transitions (onboarding, role changes, offboarding) with care and professionalism - A
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