Abacum People Operations Generalist at Abacum manages payroll and employee lifecycle operations across the US and Canada. The role ensures compliance, accuracy, and smooth execution of people processes.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a People Operations Generalist to join our People team and support our growing North American organization.
This is a hands-on People Operations role with ownership across the US and Canada, with a strong focus on payroll, employee lifecycle management, compliance, benefits, office management, and operational execution.
A key part of this role is managing payroll operations across both the US and Canada, so we are looking for someone who already understands the operational requirements of working across both countries and can confidently partner with payroll providers, Finance and external advisors.
Note that this is a hybrid role in our beautiful Midtown office Tuesday-Thursday.
Employee lifecycle
Own People Operations across the full employee lifecycle for employees in the US and Canada, including onboarding, employee changes, leaves, documentation and off-boarding.
Ensure employee records and documentation remain accurate and consistent across systems.
US & Canada payroll
Own the operational preparation and review of payroll across both the United States and Canada.
Manage payroll inputs including new hires, terminations, salary changes, variable compensation, benefits and other employee changes.
Partner with payroll providers and Finance to ensure every payroll cycle is accurate, compliant and completed on time.
Identify and resolve payroll discrepancies and continuously improve payroll processes.
Qualification
You are highly organizedStrong HR systems
Required
You are a hands-on People Operations professional who enjoys making complex operational processes work smoothly.
You are highly organized, detail-oriented and comfortable working across different employment frameworks, providers and jurisdictions.
You understand the operational differences between the US and Canada and are confident managing payroll and employee lifecycle processes across both countries.
You are comfortable taking ownership independently while working closely with the broader People team.
Hands-on payroll experience in both the US and Canada is essential.
5+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations or a similar generalist role.
Strong experience managing employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, compensation changes, leaves and offboarding.
Practical knowledge of US and Canadian People Operations, including payroll, benefits, employment documentation and leave administration.
Experience working with external payroll providers, PEOs, or similar partners.
Strong HR systems, data and process mindset.
Strong judgement and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive employee matters.
Comfortable taking ownership and improving processes in a fast-growing international environment.
