HR Manager

The Footy League (NYC Footy) | Hybrid — NYC area (1–2 days/week in office) | Full-Time

About Us

The Footy League is the largest adult recreational soccer organization in the United States. We're a bootstrapped, fast-growing company currently operating in roughly 10 markets with a mandate to scale to 100+ markets over the next five years. We're building the foundational HR function now — this is our first dedicated HR hire, and the role will own the full employee lifecycle and compliance landscape as we scale.

The Role

We're looking for a hands-on HR Manager to take ownership of day-to-day HR operations and compliance for our team of 25+ employees and 100+ contractors across multiple states and entities (NYC Footy Corp and Footy Staffing LLC). This is a "do it all" role for someone who wants to build real infrastructure at a growing company — not administer a mature one. You'll take HR and compliance fully off leadership's plate, while flagging what needs executive input.

This role reports directly to leadership and will be the go-to resource for every employee and contractor on HR matters.

What You'll Own

Payroll & Compensation

  • Run and audit payroll across all markets

  • Maintain compensation records, pay bands, and salary change documentation

  • Manage state payroll tax registrations as we expand into new markets/states

Time Off & Leave Administration

  • Administer PTO, sick leave, and other time-off policies and tracking

  • Manage Paid Family Leave (PFL) and Short-Term Disability requests end-to-end, including required paperwork, carrier coordination, and any employer top-up calculations

  • Track and administer FMLA, ADA accommodation requests, and state/local leave laws as applicable

Expense Reporting

  • Own the expense reimbursement process and policy, including review and approval workflows

Performance Management

  • Run the annual review cycle: timelines, templates, manager enablement, and documentation

  • Support managers with performance improvement plans and formal documentation when needed

Employee Relations & General HR Support

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for employee questions, concerns, and conflict resolution

  • Own onboarding and offboarding: new hire paperwork, I-9 verification, benefits enrollment, exit processes, and unemployment claims

  • Maintain and evolve the employee handbook and HR policies as the company grows

Hiring & Recruiting Support

  • Support leadership with job postings, candidate screening, and interview coordination as we grow the team

  • Own new hire logistics: offer letters, background checks, and a smooth path from acceptance to first day

  • Help build out repeatable hiring processes (job description templates, interview scorecards, reference checks) as we scale into new markets

Compliance

  • Manage multi-state remote work compliance, including Workers' Compensation and Disability Insurance registration and requirements as employees work from different states

  • Monitor and ensure compliance with employment law as we enter new markets/states (wage & hour, sick leave mandates, pay transparency laws, etc.)

  • Maintain compliant, audit-ready personnel records across both entities

  • Support state insurance audits and other regulatory filings

Contractor Management

  • Manage contractor payments and ensure timely, accurate processing

  • Support proper worker classification

  • Maintain contractor agreements and required documentation (W-9s, 1099s, etc.)

What You Bring

  • 2+ years of full time experience in an HR function (HR generalist, HR coordinator, HR manager, or similar)

  • Working knowledge of payroll, leave administration, and multi-state employment compliance (NY/NJ experience a plus)

  • Comfort handling sensitive employee matters with discretion and sound judgment

  • Strong organizational skills — you can juggle recurring processes (payroll, reviews, leave requests) without dropping details

  • Clear, professional written communication; comfortable drafting policies and employee-facing documentation

  • A builder's mindset — you're excited to create process and infrastructure, not just maintain what already exists

  • Comfortable working in a lean, bootstrapped environment where you'll own things end-to-end rather than delegate to a large team

Nice to Have

  • Experience with HRIS/payroll platforms (e.g., Gusto, Rippling, ADP, Justworks)

  • Experience supporting a company through multi-state expansion

  • Familiarity with contractor-heavy or hybrid employee/contractor workforces

  • PHR/SHRM-CP certification (not required)

Compensation

$65,000-$75,000 base salary, commensurate with experience. A formal compensation and scope review will take place at 12 months, given the breadth of responsibility this role takes on early.

What Success Looks Like

  • Within 90 days: payroll, time off, and expense processes are running smoothly with no leadership involvement; you've audited current compliance gaps across both entities and states

  • Within 6 months: you own the full leave/PFL/disability process independently, the employee handbook is current, and you've built a repeatable framework for compliance as we enter new states

  • Ongoing: HR and compliance are fully off leadership's plate, employees have a trusted go-to resource, and the company is audit-ready at all times

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