Location: USA (any state)
Reports to: President & COO
Team: ~20 globally
The OpportunityWe are seeking a high-impact, systems-oriented People leader - likely at the Director or Senior Director level today - who is ready to step into enterprise VP scope.
You will lead a global team of approximately 20 and own the operational backbone of the employee lifecycle across multiple countries.
This role does not oversee Talent Acquisition or Learning & Development. Instead, it focuses on:
- People Operations strategy & governance
- Compensation and organizational design infrastructure
- Workforce planning and analytics
- HR systems (including WorkDay optimization)
- Global process standardization
- End-to-end employee lifecycle execution
If you are energized by building structure, modernizing systems, and scaling operational excellence - this role is for you.
What You Will DoLead Global People Operations- Consolidate and unify People Operations under a clear model
- Define KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting
- Establish governance, standards, and accountability across regions
- Lead and develop a 25-person global team located primarily in the Philippines, Kenya, and Guatemala
Modernize Infrastructure- Optimize and expand WorkDay adoption
- Ensure clean data architecture and reporting rigor
- Identify automation opportunities and eliminate inefficiencies
- Build scalable, repeatable processes
Elevate Compensation & Org Design- Standardize global leveling frameworks
- Renovate compensation structures and pay architecture
- Improve span-of-control discipline and org modeling
- Partner with Finance on workforce planning alignment
Strengthen the Employee Lifecycle- Redesign onboarding and offboarding processes
- Standardize performance management governance
- Institutionalize succession planning infrastructure
- Lead engagement measurement and action planning
- Ensure consistent employee experience across countries
What Success Looks Like (First 18 Months)- A unified and clearly defined global People Operations model
- Stabilized and optimized WorkDay ecosystem
- Standardized compensation and leveling architecture
- Embedded workforce planning discipline
- Clear, measurable People Operations KPIs
- Improved operational efficiency and employee experience metrics
What We're Looking ForExperience- 10-15+ years progressive HR / People Operations leadership
- Currently Director or Senior Director (or equivalent) in a global organization
- Experience leading HR Operations, Total Rewards, or People Infrastructure
- Direct experience with enterprise HRIS implementation (WorkDay preferred)
- Compensation architecture and org design exposure
- Experience managing multi-country processes
Capabilities- Systems thinker who builds scalable infrastructure
- Strong financial and workforce planning acumen
- Data-driven and analytically rigorous
- Experienced people leader comfortable managing distributed teams
- Strong cross-functional partner with Finance and Technology
- Builder mindset - comfortable operating in evolving environments
Why This Role Is Compelling- True VP scope with enterprise visibility
- Lead a global team of ~20
- Opportunity to build - not inherit - a mature system
- Direct exposure to executive leadership
- Chance to modernize People Operations for a 4,000-person organization
This is an opportunity to move from functional leadership into enterprise impact.
If you are ready to step into VP-level responsibility and build something enduring, we would love to meet you.
