Director, People Operations

The posting, as LaunchDarkly wrote it

About the Job

LaunchDarkly is looking for a Director, People Operations to lead the operating model, service delivery, and continuous improvement of People Operations and Talent Acquisition operations across the employee and candidate lifecycles.

Reporting to the Senior Director, People Operations, you will lead a connected portfolio spanning global People Operations, Talent Acquisition Operations, employee and candidate experience, compliance-related workflows, operational governance, and team capability for a growing global company. You will translate business and People priorities into clear ownership, scalable processes, strong controls, and a reliable operating rhythm.

This role will work in close partnership with the Director, People Programs, Systems & Analytics. The Director, People Operations will own operational outcomes, service delivery, process execution, and stakeholder partnership. The Director, People Programs, Systems & Analytics will own managing the strategy and roadmap for People programs, systems, analytics, AI, data governance, and change enablement. Together, these leaders will create a practical, integrated People operating model that is trusted by employees, candidates, managers, HRBPs, and business leaders.

Responsibilities

People Operations Leadership

• Establish the global People Operations operating model across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, employee data changes, employment documentation, employee support, contingent workforce processes, international operations, and related service delivery.
• Manage the activities of the People Operations and Talent Acquisition Operations teams, creating clear expectations, effective prioritization, strong collaboration, and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
• Establish service standards, escalation paths, operating rhythms, and ownership models that make it easy for employees, managers, HRBPs, and cross-functional partners to get the right support.
• Own operational readiness and execution for policies, compliance-related workflows, employment agreements, audits, immigration and mobility processes, accommodations, background checks, and other high-risk employee lifecycle activities in partnership with Legal and relevant subject-matter experts.
• Improve the consistency, quality, and equity of the employee experience across U.S. and international processes while accounting for local requirements and operational complexity.
• Build scalable documentation, self-service resources, controls, and standard operating procedures that reduce avoidable manual work and improve accuracy.
• Manage key People Operations vendors and partnerships, including service quality, contracts, issue resolution, risk management, and performance against expectations.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex People Operations issues, using sound judgment, discretion, and a strong understanding of employee trust and business risk.

Talent Acqu
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and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages

• Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts
• Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize
• Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types
• Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability

At LaunchDarkly, we believe in the power of teams. We're building a team that is humble, open, collaborative, respectful and kind. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. LD invites any applicant to review our written Affirmative Action Plan. To do so, contact People Ops at hr@launchdarkly.com.

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