We are currently looking for a
Director, People Operations & Total Rewards to join our team.
The ideal candidate has experience in a public traded company as well as a startup/scale up environment and understands how to quickly prioritize and put into action all aspects of people operations. They will have deep expertise in establishing a compensation framework at the technical, professional and executive level, governance (including payroll, compliance with all relevant labor laws and regulations, proxy filings and audit requirements) for a publicly traded company, people technologies (including AI integration and forward thinking HRIS implementation), and scalable process design for the entire employee lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities Governance
- Build and execute a people operations roadmap aligned to the company's shift to data center development and overall growth plan, including team redesign and identification of talent gaps
- Ensure employment law compliance across PA, NY, and Quebec (and other jurisdictions as needed), including policies, recordkeeping, filings, and audits
- Develop and implement process to maintain employee handbook, employment policies, and standard operating procedures
- Partner with Employee Relations team and operations leaders to identify unionization risk, design proactive engagement strategies, and implement policies/practices that address employee concerns
Technology
- Lead the P&C AI integration ensuring optimization and improvement of transactional tasks, workflows, etc....
- Evaluate existing P&C technology stack; recommend and implement new systems to modernize and scale capabilities
- Lead data governance, reporting, analytics, and KPIs to drive operational decision-making
Total Rewards
- Review and implement compensation framework including job evaluation, salary changes, and market benchmarking across all levels, including executive
- Manage full benefits offering, benchmark for competitiveness
- Manage annual compensation cycle
- Support planning for Compensation Committee meetings in alignment with external compensation advisors, senior leadership team and Corporate Secretary
- Manage equity programs including the design, reporting and maintenance of LTIP (stock options, RSU, PSU)
- Oversee payroll processes; ensure accurate, timely pay across jurisdictions
P&C Processes
- Build out entire P&C processes in line with evolving business needs
- Manage recruitment process operations (offer administration, pre-onboarding, background screening, and internal mobility processes)
- Work with Employee Relations team and hiring manager teams to ensure well aligned recruitment process
- Manage outsourced recruitment vendors, including RPO and other
- Standardized onboarding and offboarding processes implemented across sites.
Requirements - 10+ years experience in a similar people operations role, including at least 3 in a people leadership capacity
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and/or SHRM designations
- Experience in a publicly traded organization and experience in a fast-moving startup or high-growth environment; familiarity with energy, infrastructure, or technical operations is strongly preferred
- Experience in a multi-jurisdictional environment, including the US and Canada (ideally Quebec)
- Demonstrated record of modernizing people & culture systems and processes-implementation/optimization of HRIS, payroll or workforce management tools
- Experience with the development and management of long-term incentive plans including stock options, RSU, PSU and other programs
- Practical experience with payroll vendors, benefits administration, and compensation programs
- Experience managing risk around labor organizing and developing union-prevention/employee engagement strategies
- Experience applying automation/AI to P&C
- Excellent stakeholder management, communications, and change leadership skills
- Operational rigor and attention to compliance detail
- Project management and program rollout capability
- Change management and ability to modernize legacy systems/processes while engaging a team
- NYC-based role; in-office 4 days/week
NYC
$190,000-$250,000 USD
