People Manager

Role Summary 

• Salary: A starting salary of $83,000 to $85,000 per annum, depending on your previous experience (please note that we have established salary bands to ensure a fair and consistent approach for all applicants, eliminating the need for individual negotiations)
• Benefits: Discretionary profit share bonuses paid twice per year, hybrid and flexible working options, generous vacation allowance, private medical and dental insurance, 401K plan with up to a 5% employer contribution, life insurance, full funding and study leave for external training and more 
• Role Type: Full-time or part-time, permanent role
• Start Date: The role will ideally commence in early 2026 with start dates available in February, March and April. You will be asked to state your availability in your application form
• Application Deadlines: The deadline for applications is January 18, 2026 with interviews taking place shortly after 
• Location: This role is available in our Boston office

About the Role  

Are you ready to shape the future of People operations in one of the US’s Top Places to Work? Do you thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments where your impact is visible?

With offices in Boston, New York and, soon, Vancouver, we are seeking a proactive, enthusiastic and collaborative People Manager to join us. This brand new, pivotal role is your chance to manage People operations across the Americas in a high-growth, fast-paced environment. You’ll be the go-to expert for HR in the US and Canada, partnering with our global People team to deliver seamless processes, drive engagement, and shape the future of our workforce. Staying abreast of wider People trends in the industry and remaining passionate about high-quality delivery, you will act as a trusted adviser to colleagues across the business and should act with integrity and in a way that upholds trust and confidence in our People function.  

We were recently awarded a spot in the US Top Places to Work in 2025 and have over 80 brilliant and ambitious colleagues based in Boston and New York. Our US team has grown rapidly since its establishment in 2020. This follows on from over 15 years operating across the UK and Asia. Our global expansion plans remain ambitious, with a small Canada office opening in Vancouver in early 2026.  

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing all US and Canada People processes to ensure they run successfully, compliantly and efficiently. This includes onboarding new starters, offboarding leavers, managing promotions, running employee engagement surveys, processing benefits, sickness/absence management, and more
• Managing a wide range of People projects for both the US/Canada and other global companies. Ensures that the Americas Director, Head of People and other key stakeholders remain informed about the progress of projects and can input where required  
• Providing tailored, robust and responsive advice and employee relations expertise to colleagues on performance management, career development, absence management, wellbeing, workplace conduct and more. You will also recognize when escalation or external counsel is required  
• Autonomously produce HR letters that are written appropriately, accurately researched, compliant with statutory regulations and company policy and show a high level of accuracy and attention to detail 
• Driving process improvements to increase the efficiency within HR administration (e.g. utilizing technology and AI), whilst maintaining a high-quality service
• Actively staying abreast of HR/employment changes and trends, including societal and political factors. You will proactively feed this back to relevant Directors and the Head of People to ensure this translates to the actions of the People team and shapes the overall People and company strategy appropriately
• Maintaining strong relationships with external stakeholders, such as our benefits broker and legal counsel
• Supporting the development of our Boston-based People team, including being responsible for team satisfaction, wellbeing, workload, and enhances their development through regular contact, ongoing feedback, training and performance reviews. In due course, this may also include being a direct line manager to colleagues  

Our standard working week is 40 hours