People Program Manager
Manage performance and pay cycles while driving AI transformation initiatives within a remote People team.
Posted by employer 2 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 13 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Own the end-to-end mid-year and annual performance and pay cycle
- Run a formal Performance and Pay Post Mortem after each cycle
- Own the People team's program calendar and roadmap
- Diagnose cross-functional people team pain points
- Act as change management lead for AI adoption within HR
Must have
- 5–7 years of experience in People Operations
- Demonstrated experience owning complex, cross-functional programs
- Strong working knowledge of performance management and compensation cycle execution
- Experience conducting post mortems or retrospectives
- Excellent written and verbal communication
Nice to have
- Experience with AI tools in an HR/People context
- Prior hands-on AI experimentation
AI in the day-to-day
Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5–7 years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The People Program Manager at Abnormal Security is responsible for overseeing the performance and pay cycles, ensuring that key HR initiatives are executed effectively. This role requires strong project management skills, particularly in handling complex, cross-functional programs and utilizing HRIS platforms. Ideal candidates will have 5-7 years of experience in People Operations and a keen interest in AI's role within HR. The position emphasizes building innovative processes and structures to enhance the People team's effectiveness.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 2 days ago — first seen on Joblaze September 23, 2026. Last confirmed on Abnormal Security's careers page September 25, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Management roles (median ~$173,000).
- Starts above 6% of 33 comparable mid management roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $145,000 across 22 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
- AI/ML appears in 14.8% of 438 comparable mid management roles in United States; Notion appears in 0.2% of 438 comparable mid management roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the People Program Manager role remote?
- Yes — Abnormal Security lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Abnormal Security lists $103,300–$148,500 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 5–7 years of relevant experience for this People Program Manager role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Asana, Google Workspace, Notion, Workday.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Abnormal Security targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this People Program Manager role at Abnormal Security.
From the original posting
About the Role
Abnormal AI is building one of the most ambitious AI-native security companies in the world, and our People team is expected to operate at the same level. We're looking for a People Programs Manager who brings the rigor of a great operator, the instincts of a strategist, and the curiosity of someone who genuinely wants to reimagine how HR works in an AI-first world.
In this role, you'll be the connective tissue of the People team — the person who makes sure our biggest programs actually land. You'll own the performance and pay cycle from start to finish, run the post mortems that make each cycle better than the last, partner with Analytics to close gaps in our People data, and assist with AI transformation initiatives that change how the team works. You'll also be the PM who brings structure, accountability, and forward momentum to cross-functional projects across the People function.
This isn't a role for someone who wants to maintain the status quo. It's for someone who wants to build something.
What you will do
- Own the end-to-end mid-year and annual performance and pay cycle — including program management, check-ins, reviews, calibration, and compensation timelines — in partnership with HRBPs, Total Rewards, and People leadership
- Run a formal Performance and Pay Post Mortem after each cycle, synthesizing outcomes, documenting what worked and what didn't, and making data-backed recommendations for future cycles
- Own the People team's program calendar and roadmap, coordinating workstreams across HRBPs, Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and L&D; build and maintain lightweight project infrastructure including intake processes, status reporting, frameworks, and milestone tracking
- Diagnose cross-functional people team pain points and build out a process to address them
- Ensuring that relevant People data is accessible and actionable in Cowork with robust permissioning
- Act as change management lead for AI adoption within HR, developing rollout plans, training materials, and feedback loops
- Build rewards and recognition programming for AI Transformation across the business in partnership with the Transformation team
- Help with IPO readiness programs
Must Haves
- 5–7 years of experience in People Operations, HR program management, or a closely related field
- Demonstrated experience owning complex, cross-functional programs end-to-end with multiple stakeholders and tight timelines
- Strong working knowledge of performance management and compensation cycle execution
- Experience conducting post mortems or retrospectives on programs and translating learnings into action
- Comfort working with ambiguity and building structure where little exists
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Experience with or genuine curiosity about AI tools in an HR/People context; prior hands-on AI experimentation is a strong plus
- Proficiency with HRIS platforms (Workday preferred), project management tools (Asana, Notion, or similar), and Google Workspace
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Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.
A note on AI in our process:
Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews. These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and areas for the interviewer to explore.They do not make hiring decisions or screen candidates automatically. Every decision about a candidacy is made by a person. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.
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