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title: 'People Operations Manager at Rebar'
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# People Operations Manager at Rebar

- **Company:** Rebar
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rebar/82736a48-941e-4896-9ef6-4338dc63cd5f

## Job description

## ABOUT REBAR

Rebar is building the operating system for commercial HVAC, electrical, and plumbing suppliers and subcontractors.

Our AI-powered quoting platform helps distributors and contractors modernize one of the largest and most operationally complex industries in the world. Over the past year, Rebar’s quoting product has scaled to thousands of quotes completed weekly, doubled revenue in 2026, and gained adoption among many of the top suppliers in North America.

Fresh off a $14M Series A backed by leading construction technology investors, we’re entering our next phase of growth, and we are looking for a People Operations Manager to support our team. You’ll work directly with the CEO & CoS as well as every team to support smooth day-to-day operations of the company and will serve as a key partner across HR, accounting, and executive support functions. We’re transforming the $250B HVAC industry with AI-native software - an industry still largely untouched by modern tools. This is your chance to get in early.

## What You'll Do

People Operations & Employee Experience

- Own end-to-end onboarding and offboarding - provisioning accounts, ordering equipment, scheduling intro meetings, handling paperwork, and making sure every new hire feels welcomed from day one
- Design and roll out lightweight performance review processes that give clarity without unnecessary bureaucracy
- Manage benefits, 401(k), and payroll administration - proactively guiding employees through enrollment, open enrollment, and life events
- Maintain employee records, org charts, and personnel files with care and accuracy
- Build and maintain internal policies and procedures that ensure compliance with state and federal employment law

Recruiting & Hiring

- Source and engage candidates directly through proactive outreach across LinkedIn, networks, and communities to build pipelines for open roles
- Own and configure our ATS for our recruiting and hiring process - from job posts, to interview steps, to permissions
- Plug in with all hiring managers to ensure they are prepared for each role’s hiring process
- Coordinate with third-party recruiters in scheduling interviews, managing on-sites, and drafting offer letters
- Create the recruiting infrastructure (e.g., tools, metrics, and rituals) that keeps our hiring transparent, efficient, and deeply aligned with our values
- Collaborate with Marketing and Leadership to bring our employer brand to life through storytelling, events, and creative outreach that show who we are and why people love working here

Internal Operations & Executive Support

- Manage relationships with HR, benefits, payroll, and other operational vendors
- Improve internal systems and processes as we scale - from Slack and Google Workspace hygiene to expense workflows in Ramp

## What We're Looking For

- 3+ years of experience in people operations, HR, or a generalist people role at a fast-paced, dynamic company
- Comfortable with HR systems and working with recruiters, finance, and legal partners
- Hands-on experience with ATS platforms, benefits administration, and onboarding tools
- Exceptionally organized with strong written communication and sharp attention to detail

## COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

- Salary: competitive
- Equity: meaningful grant, aligned with your background
- Benefits: medical, dental, vision
- Perks: free lunches and dinners

This is a full-time, onsite role in NYC’s Flatiron District—steps from Madison Square Park and Union Square.

## About Rebar

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Rebar builds an AI operating system for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical trades, starting with lightning-fast takeoff and estimating software.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Evan Brown (CEO) and Andrew Schwartz (CPO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Construction technology (HVAC, plumbing, electrical subcontractor software)
- **Target customers**: B2B – HVAC rep firms, distributors, mechanical contractors, and subcontractors
- **Mission or purpose**: To modernize the trades with AI-powered tools that reduce manual estimating work, helping pros move faster from takeoff to bid.

## Products & Services
- **Rebar AI Takeoff Software**: Hyper-specialized HVAC estimating software that uses AI to automatically mark equipment, detect rooms, and summarize addenda, cutting takeoff time by 60% ([withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/)).
- **Performance Analytics**: Dashboards for companies to track bid volume, team estimating speed, and product preferences in their market ([withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/)).
- **Basis of Design**: Identifies what equipment engineers are specifying in a given market ([withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/)).
- **Data Security & Customization**: Isolated data per organization; customizable markup symbols, equipment preferences, and property settings ([withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/)).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $14.0M (Series A, March 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lead investor: Prudence; also Zero Infinity Partners, Founder Collective, Villain Capital, Optimist Ventures ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/withrebar))
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew ~173% YoY to 17 employees; monthly web traffic up 28.7%; awarded Innovation Award at AHR 2026; active job postings increasing 22.2% month-over-month ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/withrebar))

## Competitive Advantages
- **Domain expertise**: Founded by HVAC industry veterans (Evan Brown was an estimator and sales engineer) and technologists from Goldman Sachs and Ambient – they lived the problem ([withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/about)).
- **Hyper-specialized AI**: Purpose-built for HVAC estimating (not generic takeoff software), with computer vision and VLMs trained on construction workflows ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/withrebar)).
- **Data moat**: Performance data and equipment preference insights give suppliers and manufacturers visibility into market trends.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product expansion**: Moving beyond takeoffs into spec review, submittals, and bid management to become the full AI operating system for the trades ([withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/about)).
- **Scaling team**: Aggressively hiring across engineering, client success, sales, and product to support rapid customer adoption ([jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rebar)).
- **Industry partnerships**: Exhibiting at major trade shows (New York Build Expo, AHR) and building integrations with price databases and supplier systems.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Small, remote-first team where employees have real ownership and are expected to “operate like an owner” – values include curiosity, hard work, collaboration, and high craft standards ([withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/careers)).
- **Location**: Office in New York, NY with remote flexibility; late-night Uber rides and meals provided for in-office days ([withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/careers)).
- **Benefits**: Fully covered health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), lunch and dinner in office ([withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/careers)).
- **Engineering culture**: Focus on cutting-edge AI (computer vision, VLMs), TypeScript stack, and solving real-world problems for an underserved industry ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/withrebar)).

## Sources
1. [withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/about)
2. [withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/)
3. [withrebar.ai](https://www.withrebar.ai/careers)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/withrebar)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rebar)

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