Location: Remote, New York City, or Oakland, CA

Role Type: Full-time

Compensation: For employees based in the Oakland or New York City metropolitan areas, where we have offices, the salary for this role is $138,000. For employees based elsewhere in the United States, the salary for this role is $120,000. 

Visa sponsorship: Not available

Hires remotely in: United States

Experience: 5+ years of experience in HR management

Recidiviz is thrilled to be hiring a Senior Manager of HR to join our team! We’re a small, fast-moving group that partners with folks across the organization to attract, onboard, and support exceptional people who are motivated by meaningful, mission-driven work. As the Senior Manager of Human Resources, you will own the day-to-day HR operations engine that supports our team through every stage of the employee lifecycle.

About us

Recidiviz is creating safer, healthier communities by improving outcomes for people in the criminal justice system. We build technology to reduce the number of people in prison and to help criminal justice leaders embrace data-driven decision-making. 

Using software tools and thoughtful product design, we’ve been able to safely and permanently reduce incarceration and improve outcomes. We work side-by-side with leaders of the criminal justice system, people in prison and on supervision, and ecosystem partners to build a better path forward. In addition to the revenue we earn from state partners, some of the most respected philanthropists and foundations support our work.

People who succeed at Recidiviz lead with kindness and humility, assume good intent, learn from failure, and fix problems when they see them. They are excited to work arm in arm with government leadership and staff to improve outcomes. They are great listeners. They build deep relationships with and empathy for the people we work with and the people who our mission serves, even when those two groups feel at odds. 

About the role

As the Senior Manager of HR at Recidiviz, you will lead the core people support, systems and processes that power our team’s experience from hire to transition and everything in between.

This role ensures our People systems run smoothly, compliantly, and with care: from onboarding through offboarding, benefits and leave support, accommodations, Justworks administration, and more. You will serve as a trusted operational partner to the entire team, translating established and evolving People policies into consistent, human-centered execution.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of systems, compliance, and teammate support.

Core responsibilities

• Act as the primary owner for labor relations, from interpersonal dynamics to performance management. 
• Manage the high-touch onboarding and offboarding experience, including offer letters, Justworks entry, welcome calls, provisioning, conducting exit interviews, and drafting termination letters.
• Manage the determination of employment status and ensure the right contracts, agreements and documentation are collected and stored appropriately for all staff. 
• Serve as the primary benefits resource, supporting teammates with insurance questions, enrollment, and transitions.
• Own leave planning and administration, guiding managers and teammates through FMLA, state leaves, parental leave, and medical leave processes.
• Support the evolution of various programs designed to support teammate growth and recognition.
• Handle administrative essentials such as filing, SUI (State Unemployment Insurance) updates, and overseeing laptop management and hardware expense approvals.
• Own and evolve the internship program, from university partnerships and hiring coordination to onboarding and intern programming.

Wild success

Here are a few things you might accomplish in your first year at Recidiviz that would demonstrate wild success in this role:

• Onboarding and offboarding are seamless and high-trust. New hires experience a polished, consistent start, managers are prepared and accountable, and departures are handled professionally, compliantly, and thoughtfully.
• Leave planning and accommodations are clear, documented, and compliant. FMLA, state leaves, ADA requests, and related processes are standardized, confidential, and easy for managers to navigate.
• The internship program is structured and engaging. Managers are equipped to host and develop interns well, and the program becomes a reliable talent pipeline aligned with Recidiviz’s mission.
• Teammates feel emotionally supported and thoughtfully accommodated. Coaching programs (vicarious trauma, ADHD, and other supports) are accessible and well-managed, and employees trust People Ops as a responsive, steady partner.

Minimum qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience. You have likely been a Generalist or HRBP and are ready to own a broad portfolio of operational and strategic programs.
• You have experience using Justworks, Greenhouse, Culture Amp, or other HRIS and talent software platforms. You are comfortable managing sensitive data across GitHub and Google Workspace.
• When you see a gap in HR capacity—whether in contractor invoicing or intern socials—you don't just point it out; you build the system to fill it.
• You can handle delicate labor relations issues or termination support with high emotional intelligence and professional discretion.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-moving startup environment
• Personal or professional experience working with the criminal justice system

Compensation

Compensation is standardized based on roles and responsibilities. This ensures equitable compensation and responsible stewardship of our resources. As such, we do not negotiate compensation offers. 

For employees based in the Oakland or New York City metropolitan areas, where we have offices, the salary for this role is $138,000. For employees based elsewhere in the United States, the salary for this role is $120,000. 

What we offer

• Effective, extremely thoughtful colleagues, working together on a mission that matters
• 90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible time off, including 20 days of PTO, 3 days of paid volunteering time, and 13 paid holidays per year
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match and no vesting period
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Complimentary One Medical membership (availability based on location)
• Partnership with Carrot to provide employees with inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits, as well as a small but growing number of hormonal health and gender-affirming care benefits
• Monthly ClassPass credit for personal wellness
• Free mental health support via Talkspace
• Well-located offices in Oakland and Manhattan, with the flexibility to work remotely or go into either office as you choose
• An annual company offsite and other ad-hoc gatherings
• All the exhilarating challenges and stretch opportunities of a tech startup, combined with the mission-driven heart of a nonprofit

More about Recidiviz

Recidiviz was an all-volunteer effort until early 2019, when Clementine, Andrew, and Joshua founded the organization. Since then, we’ve built an A-team of software engineers, designers, product managers and domain experts, from companies like Google, Apple, Dropbox, Opower, and Sidewalk Labs. Recidiviz was part of Y-Combinator’s 2019 class and has received support from some of the most respected philanthropists and foundations, including Ford Foundation, Mackenzie Scott, Schmidt Futures, Arnold Ventures, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Mozilla Foundation.

Today, Recidiviz works with (and earns revenue from) over 19 state partners - big and small, red and blue - and touches over 45% of the country’s incarcerated population. We have helped to get hundreds of thousands of people out of the criminal justice system, safely and equitably. In addition to partnering with state Departments of Corrections, Recidiviz collaborates with and learns from partners – from organizations like the Correctional Leaders Association (CLA) to community based organizations and justice-impacted individuals, whose perspectives guide our work.

To learn more about how we do what we do, check out our 2025 Year in Review, read some press coverage, or watch our TED Talk. And if you’re really keen to see our work, you can dive into our Github :).

An important note

Lasting change is always built on diversity. Recidiviz recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, gender identity and all protected status as required by applicable law. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a special need that requires accommodation, please let us know in your application. Even if you don't think you meet all the criteria above, drop your resume, and we'll take a look – you might be great for another role or another time!