People Operations Manager

ClassDojo's goal is to give every child on Earth an education they love.

We started by building a powerful network for communication. ClassDojo’s flagship app is the #1 communication app connecting K-12 teachers, children, and families globally. Teachers use it to share what’s happening throughout the day through photos, videos, and messages that make parents feel like they’re there. It’s actively used in over 95% of US schools, reaching over 45 million children in 180 countries, with a team of just around 200 people. We are now beginning to use this network to give kids the best learning experiences in the world, far beyond those a standard school can provide.

We hire for talent density. Our team comprises the most talented, entrepreneurial, and innovative teammates from around the world, with experience in education and large scale consumer internet companies, including Instagram, Netflix, Dropbox, Stripe, Uber, Y Combinator, and more. We’re building a company where the most talented people want to work. We believe you’ll do the best work of your life here—and you’ll pioneer the future of education, too.

What you’ll do:

As a People Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in building and growing the championship team that will enable us to achieve our ambitious mission here at ClassDojo. You’ll develop and own critical people processes across the employee lifecycle and act as a strategic partner to cross-functional stakeholders. Your work will shape how employees experience key moments—ensuring clarity, consistency, and care—while maintaining rigorous HR compliance and operational excellence. You’ll also serve as the internal subject matter expert on HR compliance and operations, guiding both daily execution and forward-looking initiatives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Process Creation and Optimization: Design and implement simple, scalable HR processes and workflows that improve efficiency, usability, and consistency across the employee lifecycle.
• Cross-Functional Projects: Act as the People Ops SME on projects and programs like EOR strategy, Rippling data integrity, and SOC2 readiness—bringing both strategic input and operational rigor.Employee Lifecycle Management: Manage day to day employee lifecycle operations, benefits administration, immigration, and EOR support.
• HR Compliance: Conduct internal HR audits and proactively identify risks; develop and implement policies and procedures that comply with relevant laws and regulations and align with best practices.
• Systems & Tools: Oversee day-to-day administration of HR systems and employee files; ensure clean, organized, and accessible data and documentation storage.

You will be a match if:

• You have 5+ years experience in HR with a strong foundation in operations and compliance
• You enjoy designing and improving processes that are simple, efficient, and user-friendly, with an emphasis on AI and automation.
• You have strong project management skills, with the ability to lead and manage multiple cross functional projects simultaneously and navigate around ambiguities autonomously.
• You have led HR compliance audits and have experience developing and implementing HR policies and procedures that comply with relevant laws and regulations.
• You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and make data-informed decisions.
• You enjoy being both strategic and hands-on, thriving in roles where you build and execute.

You might be a good match if:

• You have experience in high-growth, tech start-up environments
• You have worked in early or mid-stage startups and thrive in ambiguous, fast-changing settings.

[1] Some more context:

- ClassDojo's $125m Series D (Forbes) and Sam’s note about it.

- ClassDojo is one of Y Combinator’s Top 100 companies

- ClassDojo's Second Act Comes with First Profits (TechCrunch) and Sam's note about it.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are happy to accommodate any disabilities or special needs. We are a distributed company, so we hire regardless of location, as long as you are willing to have significant hours overlap with one of the Americas time zones.

ClassDojo takes a number of factors into consideration when determining compensation, including geographic location, experience, and skillset. Salary ranges (United States):

CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT states: $110,000 - $150,000 (USD)

All other states in the US: $93,500 - $127,500 (USD)

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