People Operations Manager
- Compensation
- $100K–$120K / yr
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Hr
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years of hands-on HR or People Operations experience
- Experience independently managing full-cycle recruiting, including ATS management, candidate communication, interview coordination, offers, and onboarding
- Strong knowledge of multi-state employment law and HR best practices
- Experience supporting managers and navigating employee relations, balancing empathy with accountability.
- Comfortable working in a fast-growing, evolving environment
Nice to have
- A track record as the sole or primary HR professional in a small or growing company, comfortable handling both day-to-day tasks and strategic work without a larger team behind you
- Demonstrated success supporting a distributed or remote-first workforce, including building engagement, culture, and trust when most people aren't in the same room
- International or EOR experience
- Familiarity with Gusto, Workable, or similar HRIS, payroll, and ATS platforms
- Experience supporting hourly and salaried employees
- Background in outdoor, retail, consumer goods, or startup environments
- Someone who genuinely loves building healthy teams
Full description
People Operations / HR Manager
Location: Greater Denver area strongly preferred. Remote candidates in the Central, Mountain, or Pacific time zones are welcome to apply.
Reports to: COO
Travel: Regular travel expected. Visit our Denver and San Francisco offices at least once per quarter each, attend quarterly leadership meetings, and join us for Camp Rocky Talkie Summer Jam, our annual 3-night summer retreat.
About Rocky Talkie
Rocky Talkie is committed to making easy-to-use, high-performance communication products for use in adventure sports and business. We’re a growing, outdoor-driven brand with a tight-knit team that values ownership, honesty, and getting better every season.
At Rocky Talkie, we’re driven by the belief that better communication in the backcountry can save lives. As part of this mission, we donate $2 per radio sold to search and rescue teams around the country, supporting those who help keep outdoor communities safe.
The Role
We're looking for a People Operations Manager who loves rolling up their sleeves, cares deeply about people and process, and wants to help build a company where great humans can do their best work as we scale.
You'll be Rocky Talkie's sole HR professional. On any given day, that means answering a benefits question, scheduling interviews, and updating records in Gusto. It also means sitting with leadership to shape org design, compensation philosophy, and how we grow. You'll own the full people function: day-to-day people operations, recruiting and onboarding, employee relations and manager support, and culture and engagement. You'll be a trusted partner to leaders and teammates whenever people decisions need to be made.
Rocky Talkie is a distributed company. We have offices in Denver and San Francisco, but much of our team works remotely. Day-to-day collaboration happens over video, Slack, and shared docs, with in-person time during office visits, leadership meetings, and our annual retreat. Ideally, you will enjoy the unique challenges of helping a remote-first team thrive.
Strategy & Leadership Partnership
- Serve as the people voice in leadership conversations and advise the COO and leadership team on people opportunities and risks as we grow.
- Partner with senior leadership to strengthen cross-functional teamwork
- Build a practical people roadmap that fits a small, scaling company: right-sized policies, programs, and systems
- Regularly assess our benefits offerings against team needs, market benchmarks, and budget, and recommend changes to leadership
Core HR & People Operations
- Own employee lifecycle management from onboarding to offboarding