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Senior Director of People Operations
Location
New Jersey
Posted
90 days ago
Salary
$185K - $220K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Director of People Operations
aytm
• Lead the design and execution of people programs that support organizational growth, engagement, and performance. • Partner with executive leadership to identify workforce needs, talent strategies, and organizational development priorities. • Develop scalable onboarding, performance management, leadership enablement, and career development frameworks. • Ensure people initiatives align with business priorities, company values, and long-term organizational sustainability. • Support organizational design initiatives including role clarity, leveling frameworks, and workforce planning. • Establish programs and feedback mechanisms that strengthen employee engagement, retention, and workplace effectiveness. • Serve as a trusted and objective resource for employees and managers in navigating workplace challenges and development opportunities. • Create and maintain clear expectations and frameworks around communication, conduct, and team collaboration. • Measure and improve employee experience through engagement surveys, retention analysis, and workforce insights. • Maintain accountability for HR compliance across all regions where aytm operates. • Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure People programs align with regulatory requirements, internal policy frameworks, and certification obligations. • Oversee policy development, training, documentation, and enforcement. • Ensure People processes support audit readiness and risk mitigation efforts. • Maintain neutrality, confidentiality, and ethical standards in all People-related matters. • Own and continuously improve HRIS, ATS, performance management, and People analytics platforms. • Drive adoption of scalable systems, automation opportunities, and operational workflows that improve efficiency and data accuracy. • Oversee benefits administration, compensation program support, and open enrollment processes. • Develop and maintain People Operations documentation, training materials, and execution standards. • Partner with leadership to design recruiting strategies aligned with growth and hiring quality. • Oversee workforce planning, hiring pipeline forecasting, and recruiting process optimization. • Support compensation frameworks, leveling architecture, and career growth pathways. • Lead and develop the People Operations team through coaching, accountability frameworks, and professional development programs. • Establish execution standards, documentation rigor, and program scalability across the People function. • Partner cross-functionally to ensure alignment between People initiatives and operational execution. • Establish workforce metrics and dashboards that provide visibility into engagement, retention, hiring effectiveness, and organizational health. • Translate workforce insights into executive-ready reporting that supports strategic decision making. • Support leadership planning cycles, retrospectives, and business reviews with data-driven People insights.
Job Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience in People Operations, HR leadership, or organizational development roles.
- SHRM-CP/SCP and/or HRCI’s PHR/SPHR certified
- Proven experience building People infrastructure within scaling or high-growth organizations.
- Strong knowledge of global employment law, compliance frameworks, and workforce governance.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable People programs and systems.
- Experience supporting distributed or global teams preferred.
- Strong executive communication skills and ability to influence across functions.
- Experience leveraging data, automation, and People analytics tools to improve organizational outcomes.
- Strategic mindset, high emotional intelligence, and strong operational execution discipline.
Benefits
- Unlimited, responsible PTO - With a recommended minimum number of days taken each year
- Affordable Insurance -$0 deductible Health plans plus dental, vision, and more!
- 401k retirement - Account with automatic company contributions
- Dependent Care - a pre-tax benefit account that you can fund to pay for eligible dependent care services
- Professional Development - Bring your professional Development needs to the table and get your career nourished
- In-Home Snack allowance - Who doesn’t love some yummies to get you through the day?
- Cellphone/Internet credits - Get tax-free credits to use toward your cell phone and internet utilities.
- Equipment and Structured Onboarding - We will provide you with the equipment and tools you need, along with great onboarding courses to set you up for success.
- Paid Volunteer Time - We support you helping others
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