HR & People Operations Manager

Supported the CEO, Chancellor, and Chief of Staff across executive operations, confidential administrative matters, team coordination, leadership engagements, and events. Managed complex international calendars, competing priorities, executive briefs, travel itineraries, presentations, monthly expense reports, and approximately three to four major CEO trips per month.

Conducted first-round interviews and supported the hiring and onboarding of eight Executive Assistants. Created onboarding and offboarding checklists, coordinated a 200+ attendee Demo Day, and liaised with senior leadership, university departments, household staff, employees, and external partners to resolve operational priorities.

Managed HR operations for approximately 25 global employees and contractors, including employee administration, records, contracts, onboarding, offboarding, documentation, system setup, and recurring people processes. Maintained employee and operational data in Notion and Monday.com and supported employees and managers with HR-related requests.

Managed monthly payroll for approximately 20 contractors by calculating payments, validating and reconciling compensation data, and coordinating payment processing. Built HR SOPs, workflows, templates, trackers, and dashboards; improved operating processes; led cross-functional operational meetings; supported performance management; and provided executive support to the CEO.

Managed day-to-day HR and business operations for approximately 10 recruiters, serving as a primary contact for employee and contractor needs. Coordinated end-to-end onboarding and offboarding, including documentation, system access, employee setup, cross-functional handoffs, employee records, contracts, and HR documentation.

Managed contractor payroll, payroll inputs with an external provider, monthly client invoicing, and payment coordination for crypto-paid contractors. Built a centralized document repository, invoice and payment tracking system, and recruiter commission calculation process, while providing executive support through scheduling, travel, communications, and operational coordination.

Supported HR and operations for an international organization with more than 100 active employees. Coordinated employee administration, onboarding, offboarding workflows, HR documentation, attendance tracking, expense coordination, internal reporting, and employee records using Monday.com.

Led and supervised three Executive Assistants, including hiring, onboarding, training, workload coordination, and executive calendar and travel support. Supported recruitment for approximately 30 roles, built a fundraising data-collection workflow using Google Forms and Excel, and coordinated investor payment tracking across fundraising rounds.

Processed monthly end-to-end payroll for more than 20 Serbian companies, supporting organizations with workforces ranging from approximately 20 to more than 1,000 employees. Collected, entered, validated, and reconciled payroll data covering salaries, bonuses, deductions, overtime, and variable compensation.

Calculated payroll taxes, benefits, and statutory deductions in line with Serbian payroll and labor requirements. Prepared electronic salary payment orders and monthly reports, supported regulatory submissions and financial closing activities, resolved payroll discrepancies with HR and finance teams, and maintained confidential compensation records.

Master of Science in Finance and Economics.

Bachelor of Arts in Economics.