People Operations Manager

18 Hours ago • 5 Years + • Operations

About the job

Summary

As People Operations Manager at AppLovin, you'll lead and refine People Operations, ensuring efficiency and compliance. You'll coach a team of analysts, implement best practices across the employee lifecycle, and enhance processes like onboarding, compliance, and offboarding. Responsibilities include managing HRIS data integrity, ensuring regulatory compliance, and collaborating cross-functionally. You will also develop and implement new programs to improve the employee experience and drive operational efficiency. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of experience in People Operations, ideally in high-growth environments, with expertise in Workday or similar HRIS systems. Strong project management, data analysis, and communication skills are essential.
Must have:
  • 5+ years People Ops experience
  • Lead and develop teams
  • Workday (or similar HRIS) experience
  • Process improvement & optimization
  • Compliance management
  • Data analysis & reporting
  • Cross-functional collaboration
Perks:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Pay for performance rewards
  • Equity (depending on position)
  • Dental, vision, and other benefits
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About AppLovin

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end software and AI solutions for businesses to reach, monetize and grow their global audiences. For more information about AppLovin, visit: www.applovin.com.

To deliver on this mission, our global team is composed of team members with life experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that mirror our developers and customers around the world. At AppLovin, we are intentional about the team and culture we are building, seeking candidates who are outstanding in their own right and also demonstrate their support of others.

Fortune recognizes AppLovin as one of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area, and the company has been a Certified Great Place to Work for the last four years (2021-2024). Check out the rest of our awards HERE.

AppLovin is seeking a People Operations Manager who is both a strategic leader and a hands-on operator, ready to drive and refine our People Operations function with a strong commitment to operational excellence. In this role, you will actively shape and scale key processes, ensuring they are efficient, compliant, and adaptable to our business growth. As a coach and mentor to a team of analysts, you’ll set the standard for best practices, foster a collaborative culture, and work alongside the team to create a seamless and impactful employee experience.
What You’ll Be Doing:
  • Hands-On Process Leadership: Own day-to-day operations of People processes, setting the standard for efficiency and accuracy by working alongside your team to implement best practices across the employee lifecycle.
  • Drive Operational Excellence: Actively shape and enhance core People Operations processes, including onboarding, compliance, policy management, and offboarding, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and aligned with our culture.
  • Coach and Develop Your Team: Mentor a team of People Operations Analysts, fostering a collaborative and high-accountability environment while building each team member’s capabilities in process management, data integrity, and employee experience.
  • Ensure Compliance and Minimize Risk: Take ownership of regulatory compliance, including managing required filings (e.g., EEO-1), maintaining robust policies, and proactively identifying and mitigating areas of risk.
  • Document and Optimize Processes: Develop and maintain process documentation that ensures consistency and clarity, allowing the team to work efficiently and autonomously as we grow.
  • Oversee HRIS Integrity and Efficiency: Manage and maintain data integrity within our HRIS (Workday or equivalent), ensuring accurate data across HCM, Compensation, Performance, and Time Tracking modules.
  • Collaborate to Drive People-Centric Solutions: Partner cross-functionally to create seamless People processes that align with the needs of other departments, maximizing shared resources and strengthening our culture.
  • Introduce Innovative Solutions: Lead the development and implementation of new programs, processes, and initiatives that enhance the employee experience and elevate operational efficiency as our organization grows.
Your background and who you are:
  • 5+ years of experience in People Operations or a related HR function, ideally within high-growth, fast-paced environments
  • Proven ability to lead and develop teams using a hands-on, coaching approach
  • Experience with Workday (or similar HRIS systems), with knowledge in HCM, Compensation, Performance, and Time Tracking modules preferred
  • Strong project management skills and a history of leading cross-functional initiatives
  • Skilled in designing scalable People processes that balance compliance and employee experience
  • Data-driven mindset with experience performing complex reporting and analysis; adept at working with data in Google Sheets or Excel to solve challenges and inform decisions
  • Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and thoroughness in all processes and documentation
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across all levels of the organization, fostering trust and collaboration
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

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AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental, vision, and other benefits.

USA Base Pay Range: CA, NY, WA States
$129,000$193,000 USD
USA Base Pay Range: all other States (excludes CA, NY, WA)
$110,000$166,000 USD
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AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant here.
 
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send us a request at accommodations@applovin.com.
 
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$129.0K - $193.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$161.0K/yr avg.
Palo Alto, California, United States

About The Company

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end software and AI solutions for businesses to reach, monetize and grow their global audiences. AppLovin is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with several offices globally.

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