People Operations Manager

APPLICATIONS CLOSED.

 Job Title: People Operations Manager
Job Location: Hybrid-based in Oakland, California: 2 days in office required.
Position Start Date: February 2026
Job Classification: Full-Time Employee, Exempt, 37.5 hours per week
Salary Range: USD $80,000-85,000 per year
Reporting To: Sarah Cardona, Deputy Director

About the Opportunity:

Do you enjoy working with team members to foster a vibrant, engaging, and effective work environment? Greenbelt Alliance is hiring a People Operations Manager to champion our values and ensure efficient operations. This role is focused on maintaining our positive organizational culture, managing human resources, and overseeing day-to-day operations to support the organization.

We are looking for someone who is eager to support the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding/offboarding, and professional development, as well as office management, administration, and organization-wide communications.

You’ll be a great People Operations Manager for Greenbelt Alliance if you:

• • Are excited to be a key communicator and relationship-builder with Greenbelt Alliance’s highly-skilled and motivated staff.
  • Enjoy proactively solving problems/addressing operational issues, including human resources, technology, property & office management.
  • Are an organized self-starter who can move forward with multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Pride yourself on having great attention to detail and acute project management skills.
  • Value building work relationships and fostering a positive work environment.
  • Bring a passion for supporting organizational excellence in our mission to ensure the Bay Area is resilient to a changing climate.

Key Activities Will Include:

• Oversee full employee lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, retention, development, and offboarding processes, working closely with the Deputy Director and a third-party human resources Professional Employer Organization. 
• Serve as key point person for employee relations, including organization-wide announcements, staff engagement, interpersonal dynamics, guidance, and compliance with employment law, regulations, and processes, ensuring that we have an equitable and inclusive office environment.
• Coordinate staff professional development opportunities, including all-staff trainings that strengthen our organizational success and adhere to our organizational values.
• Manage office environment, maintaining office and technology/equipment inventory, license renewals, as well as virtual office platforms, subscriptions, and protocols for team effectiveness (i.e., Zoom, Asana, Slack, Drive, CODA, etc.).
• Lead preparation of bi-weekly payroll, ensuring compliance with timesheets; reviewing monthly staff expenses and reimbursements, working closely with the Sr. Finance & Grants Manager.

Desired Qualifications:

NOTE: We do not expect any single candidate to have extensive expertise/experience in all of these areas, but will prioritize candidates with demonstrated success as a critical-thinker and quick-learner.

• Experience in human resources, office management, operations, administration, team-building, and staff engagement.
• Experience promoting positive staff relations and organizational culture.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail, focusing on efficiency and effectiveness.
• Willingness to continually improve processes and systems, and be a team player.
• Exceptional communications skills and emotional intelligence, with self-awareness and acute preceptiveness.
• Ability to strategize creatively and think critically, overcoming obstacles and offering sustainable solutions.
• Self-starting work ethic, comfortable working both collaboratively and independently.
• Familiarity and experience using any of the following software is a plus: Google Suite, Asana, Coda, Slack, Salesforce, Zoom, QuickBooks, BILL, Divvy, Classy, Insperity, Workable, TimeCamp.

Benefits:

• 100% Employer-Paid Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance policies. Life insurance policy also provided.
• 50% Employer-Paid Insurance policies for dependents.
• Generous Paid Time-Off package, including Vacation Days, Sick Days, and Floating Holidays. As many as 14 paid holidays off, including Winter Break.
• Professional development and training opportunities. 

APPLICATIONS CLOSED.