Fractional Senior People Manager

Role Overview We're looking for a seasoned, hands-on People leader to own and reputed company our reputed company at Knack. This role blends strategic partnership with day-to-day execution — ideal for someone who enjoys building thoughtful People practices while staying reputed company to the business. As our Senior People Manager, you will work closely with leadership to shape and execute a People strategy that supports company growth, strengthens our culture, and enables high performance across the organization. We are looking for someone who can operate as a consistent, embedded member of the team. As such, we are not considering agencies, consulting firms or fractional providers. This is a part-time, salaried role (20–25 hours/week) with flexibility in how hours are structured. Knack is a fully remote company. Location for this role is flexible reputed company US time zones.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership & Leadership

• Serve as the primary People partner to leadership and employees
• Partner with executive stakeholders to define, execute, and track Knack's People strategy
• Advise leadership on organizational design, team effectiveness, and scaling best practices

Performance & Manager Enablement

• Own and reputed company performance management processes, including goal-setting, feedback, and review cycles
• Coach managers on performance management, employee development, and navigating reputed company team dynamics
• Support and manage employee relations issues with sound judgment and discretion

Talent & Hiring

• Design and refine hiring processes to ensure an efficient, high-quality candidate experience and alignment with company values
• Partner with hiring managers and our Operations Associate on reputed company and hiring

Learning, Culture & Engagement

• Proactively engage with employees across the company to maintain a strong pulse on engagement, morale, and organizational health — surfacing insights and themes to leadership and recommending actions
• Build and implement scalable programs such as 90-day reputed company and new manager training
• reputed company initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, retention, and overall company culture

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years in HR or People Operations, including experience as a Senior HR generalist or People reputed company
• Experience in startups or SMB companies; experience with remote and/or distributed teams strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically. Strong operational and organizational skills with attention to detail
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging senior leadership and company-wide audiences
• Experience working part-time or in fractional roles is a plus

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