Gusto

HR & Admin Manager

Gusto$100K — $150K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field; MBA preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in HR operations, recruiting, or office administration.
  • Experience in professional services or high-paced operational environments preferred.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
  • Experience with HR systems and payroll is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Manage full-cycle recruiting for legal and operational roles.
  • Oversee HR administration and ensure compliance in documentation processes.
  • Cooperate with leadership to enhance recruitment speed and operational efficiency.
  • Coordinate performance management processes and ensure accountability.
  • Draft and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for organizational coherence.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and retirement benefits.
  • Paid time-off and flexible work arrangements.
  • Growth opportunities in a scaling firm with national impact.
Full Job Description
Join aiLegal, an AI-powered immigration law firm transforming the delivery of legal services through technology, operational excellence, and standardized workflows. We are seeking a highly organized and execution-driven HR & Admin Manager to help scale our growing national practice. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, process-oriented environment. You will oversee recruiting, onboarding, HR administration, performance management coordination, policy implementation, SOP management, and day-to-day operational support. Working directly with the CEO and department leaders, you will play a critical role in building a high-performing team, strengthening accountability, and ensuring operational excellence across the organization. If you are passionate about systems, enjoy solving operational challenges, and take ownership of delivering results, we invite you to help shape the future of one of the nation's most innovative immigration law firms.

Description

Location: Atlanta

Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: Competitive base salary + performance bonuses

Reports to: CEO

Position Review

The HR & Admin Manager is responsible for driving recruiting operations, HR administration, onboardings, performance management coordination, policy enforcement, SOP management, administrative operation and organizational support across the firm.

This role is not a traditional passive HR role. The ideal candidate is highly organized, execution-oriented, process-driven, and comfortable enforcing accountability in a fast-paced operational environment.

The HR & Admin Manager will work closely with with leadership and department managers to improve hiring speed, operational consistency, employee accountability, onboarding effectiveness, and internal operational support systems.

This position requires strong follow-through, urgency, discretion, documentation discipline, and the ability to independently manage multiple operational priorities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Recruiting & Hiring Operations
  • Manage full-cycle recruiting for legal and operational positions.
  • Coordinate job postings, candidate pipelines, interviews, mock days, background checks, and offer process.
  • Improve recruiting speed and hiring efficiency.
  • Maintain recruiting scorecards, interview processes, and candidate tracking systems.
  • Coordinate onboarding preparation for new hires.
  • Ensure hiring documentation and compliance requirements are completed timely.
  • Partner with managers to identify hiring priorities and staffing needs.
  • Monitor recruiting KPIs and provide weekly recruiting reports to leadership.
  • HR Operations & Employee Administration
  • Manage employee onboarding and offboarding processes.
  • Administer HR policies, employee records, benefits coordination, attendance tracking, and employee documentation.
  • Coordinate with payroll, PEO, insurance brokers, and benefits vendors.
  • Ensure compliance with employment policies and operational procedures.
  • Maintain organized personnel records and HR documentation.
  • Support employee relations matters and documentation of performance or disciplinary issues.
  • Coordinate leave requests, employment verifications, and administrative HR support.
  • Performance Management & Accountability
  • Coordinate performance review cycle and manager follow-through.
  • Track employee KPI compliance, attendance compliance, and review completion.
  • Assist leadership with performance improvement documentation and accountability processes.
  • Ensure managers complete required evaluations, feedback sessions, and corrective action processes timely.
  • Help maintain organizational accountability systems and reporting structures.
  • Escalate unresolved operational or operational issues appropriately.
  • SOP Management, Training & Compliance
  • Draft, organize, update, and maintain SOPs, policies, onboarding materials, and operational documentation.
  • Coordinate training initiatives and onboarding programs.
  • Help improve operational consistency across departments.
  • Monitor compliance with internal procedures and operational standards.
  • Ensure updated policies and SOPs are communicated and implemented effectively.
  • Support process improvement initiatives across the organization.
  • Administrative & Operational Support
  • Coordinate office operations and administrative support functions.
  • Manage operational vendors, subscriptions. service providers, and office related logistics.
  • Support organizational planning, staff engagement initiatives, and internal operational coordination.
  • Assist leadership with operational follow-through and execution support.
  • Support special operational projects as assigned.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field, MBA is a plus.
  • 5+ years of experience in HR operations, recruiting, office administration, operations management, or related roles.
  • Experience in professional services, law firms, healthcare, consulting, or fast-paced operational environments preferred.
  • Experience coordinating recruiting and onboarding processes strongly preferred.
  • Experience with HR systems, payroll systems, and operational software preferred.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and project/task management systems.
  • Experience working in KPI-driven or process-driven environments preferred. .

Key Competencies
  • Operational Discipline
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities with consistent follow-through.
  • High level of documentation accuracy and administrative reliability.
  • Accountability & Execution
  • Comfortable enforcing deadlines, policies, and operational expectations.
  • Ability to follow through on unresolved issues without constant supervision.
  • Strong sense of ownership and urgency
  • Recruiting & Talent Coordination
  • Experience managing recruiting pipelines and interview coordination.
  • Ability to evaluate professionalism, responsiveness, and organizational fit.
  • Strong communication and scheduling coordination skills.
  • Communication & Professionalism
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to handle sensitive employee matters professionally and confidentially.
  • Comfortable communicating with attorneys, managers, staff, and external vendors.
  • Process & Systems Thinking
  • Ability to improve workflows and operational consistency.
  • Comfortable working with task management systems, HR systems, and operational software.
  • Process-oriented mindset with strong administrative structure.
  • Conflict Management & Professional Judgement
  • Ability to handle difficult conversations professionally.
  • Calm and emotionally stable under pressure.
  • Sound judgment when handling personnel or operational issues.

Performance Expectations & KPI
  • Recruiting & Hiring
  • Average time-to-fill open positions
  • Interview-to-offer conversion rate
  • Offer acceptance rate
  • 90-day employee retention rate
  • Weekly recruiting pipeline reporting completion
  • HR Operations
  • Onboarding completion within required timeline
  • Personnel file completion accuracy
  • HR documentation compliance rate
  • Employee response time for HR requests
  • Benefits enrollment accuracy and timeliness
  • Accountability & Performance Management
  • Performance review completion rate
  • Attendance compliance tracking accuracy
  • Manager compliance with review deadlines
  • Timely completion of corrective action documentation
  • Reduction in unresolved operational follow-ups
  • SOP & Compliance
  • SOP update completion rate
  • Training completion rate
  • Policy acknowledgment completion rate
  • Operational compliance audit accuracy
  • Reduction in recurring process errors
  • Administrative & Operational Support
  • Vendor issue resolution time
  • Operational request response time
  • Office operational issue resolution efficiency
  • Leadership satisfaction with operational support
  • Cross-department operational coordination effectiveness

Compensation and Benefits
  • Competitive salary + Performance -based bonus
  • Health, dental, and retirement benefits
  • Paid time-off and flexible work arrangements
  • Growth opportunity in a scaling firm with national impact


Salary

$100,000 - $150,000 per year

About Gusto

Gusto is a cloud-based human resources software platform that provides payroll, benefits, and HR management services to small businesses. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Gusto's platform automates many of the administrative tasks associated with HR, such as payroll processing, tax filings, and benefits administration. The company also offers a range of HR services, including compliance support, employee onboarding, and time tracking. Gusto is committed to helping small businesses succeed by providing them with the tools and resources they need to manage their HR operations more efficiently.
Learn more about Gusto
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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