Your Role:As Deputy Director, People Global Operations, you will lead the delivery and continuous improvement of core People operations and services across the foundation's global workforce. You will be accountable for ensuring that HR processes, systems, and services are efficient, consistent, compliant, and responsive to employee and organizational needs.
You will lead a team responsible for critical People operations, including employee lifecycle processes, HR systems administration, compensation operations, recruiting operations, and service delivery. Working with People leadership, IT, Legal, and regional partners, you will strengthen operational effectiveness, clarify accountability, and deliver a high-quality employee experience.
You will also lead the modernization of People operations by simplifying processes, strengthening systems, and responsibly leveraging automation and emerging technologies, including AI. Through data-informed decisions and effective change management, you will build a scalable, sustainable operating model that supports the foundation's global mission. In a fast-changing environment where priorities and needs will continue to evolve, you will bring agility and adaptability to help your team navigate ambiguity and change.
What You'll Do:- Lead global People operations across employee lifecycle transactions, HRIS administration, compensation operations, recruiting operations, and related services, ensuring quality, timeliness, and clear accountability.
- Establish service standards, service-level agreements, performance indicators, and continuous improvement practices; use operational insights and employee feedback to improve service delivery.
- Ensure People policies, procedures, controls, and operational documentation remain current and are implemented consistently, in partnership with Legal and relevant regional and functional experts.
- Oversee recruiting operations processes and enabling technology, including consistent workflows, platform enhancements, and vendor relationships.
- Set priorities for People operations modernization, identifying and implementing process improvements, automation, and appropriate AI-enabled solutions with measurable outcomes.
- Partner with IT, security, privacy, and governance stakeholders to evaluate technologies and ensure responsible use of AI and employee data.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives and change management across global locations, balancing common standards with local regulatory and operational needs.
- Advise People and organizational leaders on operational risks, tradeoffs, resources, and decisions; anticipate downstream effects across interconnected People processes.
- Lead, develop, and coach the team; set expectations, manage capacity, address escalated issues, and foster inclusive collaboration and accountability.
- Oversee implementation and adoption of improvements, monitoring results and adjusting approaches to sustain service quality and organizational impact.
Your Experience:- 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including leading teams and delivering complex operational improvements or large-scale change; global or multi-location experience strongly valued.
- Demonstrated leadership of HR operations, shared services, HR technology-enabled service delivery, or related enterprise functions.
- Experience working with senior leaders to evaluate options, communicate risks and tradeoffs, and support consequential decisions.
- Experience overseeing HRIS and service management platforms; familiarity with Workday and Zendesk or comparable enterprise systems preferred.
- Demonstrated success improving processes and implementing technology-enabled solutions, including automation; experience evaluating AI use cases and responsible adoption valued.
- Strong understanding of HR operations, compliance considerations, and how systems, policies, and employee experiences intersect across geographies.
- Excellent strategic problem-solving, analytical, program leadership, and change management skills, with the ability to prioritize resources and measure results.
- Ability to build trusted relationships and lead effectively across functions, cultures, and organizational levels.
- Demonstrated adaptability and versatility in fast-changing environments; ability to guide a team through ambiguity, reset priorities when needed, and keep people energized and focused on outcomes.
Must have unrestricted work authorization in the country where this position is located. The Foundation does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. This includes direct company sponsorship and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (eg: H-1B, O-1, L-1, E, OPT, STEM-OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.).
The salary range for this role is $212,800 - $329,800 We recognize high-wage market differences in Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The range for this role in these locations is $234,000 - $362,800. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate's job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.
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