Director, People Operations & Systems

We are building a lean, AI-enabled People function, and the Director of People Operations & Systems will own the infrastructure that allows it to operate accurately, efficiently, and at scale. This leader is accountable for our People systems ecosystem, people data integrity, payroll governance and controls, employee lifecycle operations, and the continuous redesign of People workflows through AI, automation, and self-service.

This is a builder role. You will inherit systems and processes that need to evolve, lead our transition to a modern HR technology environment, and create an operating model that reduces manual work while strengthening accuracy, controls, and the employee and manager experience. You will be close enough to the work to understand it deeply and step in when necessary, but your primary job is to build systems, controls, talent, and workflows that do not depend on you personally executing every transaction.

You will lead core People Operations capabilities, including payroll and benefits/compliance team members, and serve as the senior operational partner to Finance, IT, Legal, Security, Talent, and People leadership. The right person combines strong HR systems and payroll judgment with a first-principles mindset: you see a clunky process and ask not only how to automate it, but whether it should exist in its current form at all.

What You Will OwnPeople Systems & Technology* Own the People technology ecosystem and roadmap, including HRIS architecture, system governance, integrations, access, vendor performance, and continuous improvement. * Serve as the internal business owner for our planned HRIS modernization, leading requirements, data migration, configuration decisions, testing, training, rollout, and adoption in partnership with implementation experts and cross-functional stakeholders. * Ensure People systems are designed around scalable workflows, clear controls, manager and employee self-service, and reliable downstream d