HR Manager Corporate Team | Remote (U.S.) | Full-Time | Reports to CEO Base Salary: $110,000 - $140,000, dependent on experience Sitting within our corporate team, this role is a high-impact opportunity to own everything HR-from day-to-day operations to the programs that shape the employee experience across our national remote team-and to build the people infrastructure that supports our next stage of growth.
About the Role As Cove's HR Manager, you'll own our entire people function-from recruiting and compliance to culture and strategy. You'll partner directly with our CEO and leadership team to build the infrastructure that supports our growth from 65 to 80+ people over the next two years.
This is both an operational and strategic role. You'll manage day-to-day HR operations with rigor and compliance, while also thinking strategically about how to build sustainable processes and anticipate scaling challenges. You won't have an HR team to delegate to-you'll own the work and the strategy.
You'll also be a trusted business partner to our department heads, helping with performance management-coaching them to make strong decisions and develop those around them.
Key Responsibilities Own the HR Function - Lead full-cycle recruiting for all departments, partnering with hiring managers to build hiring strategies, source talent, and scale recruiting as we grow
- Manage our relationship with our PEO, ensuring payroll, benefits, and compliance are handled correctly across our multi-state remote workforce
- Own compliance across all states we operate in-ensuring registrations, filings, and employment law adherence stay on track; proactively flag risks before they become problems
- Design and implement onboarding and offboarding processes that set team members up for success
- Manage performance management and compensation cycles, including planning, calibration, and manager guidance
- Serve as a trusted business partner to department heads and people managers-coaching them through performance management, promotions, and difficult exits, and equipping them to handle sensitive people decisions with confidence
Build Sustainable People Processes - Think strategically about how to scale HR operations as we grow-what processes need to be built now, what can wait, what will break without attention
- Develop and implement programs that improve hiring, manager enablement, and employee experience
- Own HR systems and tooling; ensure our people infrastructure is set up to scale
- Drive employee engagement and culture initiatives (all-hands, retreats, recognition programs)
Partner with Leadership - Advise the leadership team and CEO on people strategy, culture moments, and organizational decisions
- Provide thought leadership on hiring strategy, performance challenges, and compensation
- Handle sensitive HR matters with discretion and judgment
- Spot people-related risks early and bring solutions, not just problems
Qualifications - 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including direct ownership of day-to-day HR operations and strategic HR decisions
- Startup experience required; experience scaling an early-stage company from 50-100+ people is ideal
- Hands-on expertise in benefits administration, multi-state compliance, HR systems (e.g., Justworks or similar PEO/HRIS platforms), and full-cycle recruiting
- Strategic judgment: You can spot risks (compliance, culture, hiring) before they blow up, and you bring solutions to leadership
- Operator mentality: You're comfortable with "we don't have a recruiter, so I'll source" or "we need a performance management process, so I'll build it"
- Proven ability to build and maintain HR processes that scale with a growing organization
- Strong communication skills with executives and individual contributors; ability to handle confidential matters with discretion
Benefits - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Fully remote role with annual retreat and quarterly in-person gatherings
- Professional development opportunities and ongoing training
- Unlimited PTO policy
Team Corporate Locations United States (remote) Remote status Fully Remote Employment type Full-time
