Contractor Operations Manager
Brain Gain Recruiting is hiring a remote Contractor Operations Manager. The career level for this job opening is Manager and is accepting Palo Alto, CA based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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Job Title
Operations Manager
Posted
Career Level
Contractor
Career Level
Manager
Locations Accepted
Palo Alto, CA
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Job Details
We’re looking for a hands-on, tech-savvy Operations Manager who thrives in a startup environment and can wear multiple hats across HR, payroll, benefits, IT, and project management. This is a unique opportunity to join a small, agile core team, shape our culture, and build the foundations of our company as we scale.
Main Responsibilities:
Required:
Main Responsibilities:
- HR & People Operations
- Participate in onboarding, offboarding, and employee lifecycle processes.
- Act as a point of contact for payroll, benefits, and compliance. Be responsible for record-keeping. Work with legal and HR consultants when needed.
- Support recruiting coordination (posting roles, scheduling, candidate experience).
- Operations & IT
- Oversee IT tools and manage user access. The tools include AWS, Azure, GitHub, Google Workspaces, Confluence, WebEx conferencing, Slack, Jira, Siteground, GoDaddy.
- Manage vendors, software subscriptions, and virtual machines.
- Ensure required security level (for CUI data) in collaboration with leadership.
- Support remote team setup.
- Project & Business Operations
- Support leadership in tracking project timelines, deliverables, and budgets.
- Build processes for documentation, knowledge sharing, and communication.
- Assist with contracting, reporting, invoicing, and general operations tasks.
- Be the go-to person to “make things run smoothly” across the organization.
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, HR, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years in operations/HR/business administration (start-up or small-company experience preferred)
- Proven ability to manage multiple functions: HR, payroll, benefits, IT tools, vendor management, and project coordination.
- Hands-on with SaaS/IT systems (AWS, Azure, GitHub, Google Workspace, Slack, Jira, Confluence, SiteGround, GoDaddy, WebEx)
- Strong project management, organization, and communication skills
- U.S. Citizenship (required for government contracting/CUI data)
- Start-up operations scaling experience
- Familiarity with government contracting or defense industry compliance
- Vendor management and contract negotiation skills
- Remote team coordination experience
FAQs
What is the last date for applying to the job?
The deadline to apply for Contractor Operations Manager at Brain Gain Recruiting is
28th of October 2025
. We consider jobs older than one month to have expired.
Which countries are accepted for this remote job?
This job accepts [
Palo Alto, CA
] applicants. .
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