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G&A - Human Resources
Director,GlobalPeopleOperations&TotalRewards
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“Director, Global People Operations & Total Rewards. Skills: People Operations, Total Rewards, HR Technology, Compensation. Lead global People Operations strategy and scale. Drive simplification and standardization of HR processes”
What You'll Achieve.
improve scalability, consistency, operational leverage, and employee experience; Reduce manual operational dependency; supporting continued company growth, global expansion, and evolving business complexity; improve decision velocity, operational clarity, accountability, and execution consistency; reduce organizational friction while increasing speed, consistency, and operational effectiveness globally; improve organizational scalability and operating leverage; scale efficiently while improving responsiveness, consistency, and user experience; ensuring scalable architecture, governance, and reliable operational infrastructure; reducing fragmented workflows, duplicate processes, manual reporting dependencies, and operational inefficiencies; enable data-driven decision-making; improve workforce insights, operational reporting, forecasting, and organizational planning capabilities; support organizational growth without proportional increases in manual support requirements; aligned with evolving business and talent strategies; Ensure operational excellence, compliance, accuracy, and scalability; Continuously improve service delivery models, operational efficiency, employee experience, and cycle time reduction; improve consistency, reduce rework, and strengthen execution quality globally; Build operational discipline, accountability, prioritization, and execution consistency; align People infrastructure with broader business and transformation priorities; helping improve operational clarity, scalable governance, decision support, and sustainable ways of working
Industry & Context.
problem-solving capabilities; analytical; systems-thinking
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience leading global People Operations, Total Rewards, HR systems, and operational infrastructure in a complex, global environment, Demonstrated experience modernizing, scaling, or rebuilding HR operational architecture, systems, workflows, and service delivery models, Deep compensation expertise required, including experience leading compensation strategy, job architecture, leveling, salary structures, market benchmarking, and annual compensation planning processes, Must be capable of operating as the senior compensation subject matter expert for the organization, including providing strategic guidance, analytical modeling, governance, and operational leadership without a dedicated internal compensation team, experience leading HR technology strategy, HRIS optimization, systems implementation, workflow automation, operational process redesign, and data governance initiatives, operational leadership experience across payroll, benefits, compliance, employee lifecycle operations, and global service delivery, Demonstrated ability to simplify complexity, reduce operational friction, and build scalable operational models in growing organizations, analytical, systems-thinking, and problem-solving capabilities, cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills across executive, technical, and operational teams, program management, prioritization, and execution leadership skills, Ability to balance strategic transformation work with operational execution and day-to-day delivery accountability
Nice to Have
Experience driving automation, AI enablement, self-service strategies, or digital transformation initiatives within HR or enterprise operations strongly preferred, Experience operating in high-growth, transformation-oriented, or rapidly scaling environments preferred
What You'll Do.
Lead global People Operations strategy and scale
Drive simplification and standardization of HR processes
Reduce manual operational dependency through automation
Build operational infrastructure for company growth
Partner cross-functionally for People processes
Lead operational readiness for transformations
Support scalable operating practices
Lead AI enablement and automation strategy
Identify automation opportunities
Drive scalable manager and employee self-service
Lead roadmap for AI-enabled HR support
Evaluate emerging HR technologies
Establish modern operational practices
Lead global People Systems
HR technology strategy
Drive modernization of HR operational architecture
Establish scalable reporting and analytics capabilities
Partner with Finance and business leaders
Ensure operational data integrity
Develop scalable systems and operational workflows
Serve as company's primary compensation subject matter expert
Design and scale global compensation frameworks
Lead annual compensation planning
Provide analytical modeling and executive guidance
Partner closely with Finance and executive leadership
Ensure compensation programs are scalable
Oversee global benefits strategy and administration
Oversee global payroll
benefits administration
employee lifecycle operations
Ensure operational excellence
Lead vendor strategy and governance
Continuously improve service delivery models
Build operational resilience
Drive operational governance
scale global People Operations organization
Build operational discipline
Partner closely with Finance
Act as strategic advisor on organizational scalability
Support enterprise-wide transformation priorities
Influence organizational simplification efforts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner cross-functionally to improve decision velocity; Partner with IT, Security, Legal, and enterprise AI leaders; Partner with Finance and business leaders; Partner closely with Finance and executive leadership; Partner closely with Finance, Legal, IT, Security, and executive leadership
Process & Methodology
program management, prioritization, execution leadership skills, Support enterprise-wide transformation priorities through program management
Full Job Description
## Key Responsibilities Global People Operations Strategy & Scale Lead the evolution of the global People Operations operating model to improve scalability, consistency, operational leverage, and employee experience. Drive simplification and standardization of global HR processes, policies, workflows, and service delivery models. Reduce manual operational dependency through automation, process redesign, self-service enablement, and scalable governance models. Build operational infrastructure capable of supporting continued company growth, global expansion, and evolving business complexity. Partner cross-functionally to improve decision velocity, operational clarity, accountability, and execution consistency across People processes. Lead operational readiness and scalability planning associated with organizational transformation initiatives, global growth, and evolving workforce models. Support the development of scalable operating practices that reduce organizational friction while increasing speed, consistency, and operational effectiveness globally. AI, Automation & HR Technology Leadership Lead the People function’s AI enablement and automation strategy across HR operations and employee support services. Identify, prioritize, and implement opportunities to automate, agentify, or streamline repeatable operational work across the employee lifecycle. Drive implementation of scalable manager and employee self-service capabilities. Lead roadmap development for AI-enabled HR support capabilities, workflow automation, reporting automation, and operational efficiency improvements. Partner with IT, Security, Legal, and enterprise AI leaders to ensure responsible, compliant, and scalable use of AI technologies within HR operations. Continuously evaluate emerging HR technologies, AI tools, workflow platforms, and service delivery models to improve organizational scalability and operating leverage. Help establish modern operational practices that enable HR to scale efficient
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