Vice President of People Operations

What we’re doing isn’t easy. But nothing worth doing ever is.

We envision a future powered by robots that work seamlessly with human teams. We build the artificial intelligence that enables service robots to collaborate with people and adapt to dynamic human environments. Join our mission-driven, venture-backed team as we seek to expand our leadership team, continuing to build a strong People-centric organization during a period of rapid expansion and hyper-growth.

The work will be fast-paced and you should love the challenge of tackling a wide variety of problems that will arise. As our Vice President of People Operations, you will take full ownership of a broad range of talent and human resources actions. You’ll be a key champion of our Company Culture, accountable for Talent Management & Employee Development, our Employee Experience & Labor Relations, Total Pay & Compensation.  Working as a member of our senior leadership team, you’ll be instrumental in evolving our People Operations strategy as our business continues to grow.   

Scope of position:

• Company Culture: You’ll work directly with our founders to develop processes, policies, and initiatives which embody our desired Company Culture.  You’ll be responsible for defining objectives & goals that specifically address our strong desire for diversity, equity and inclusion across our workforce.  
• Talent Management & Employee Development: You’ll lead the development, execution, and optimization of various Talent Management initiatives to recruit, retain, develop, and promote a great Team Diligent.  You’ll develop and steward various talent acquisition & recruiting, pre-employment & onboarding, training & development work processes.  
• Employee Experience & Labor Relations:  You’ll work directly with our founders to develop our Employee Experience strategy, defining initiatives that elevate & upgrade our Employee Experience.  You’ll be responsible for developing, implementing & administering an effective series of Employee policies and managing disputes, and managing compliance & regulatory requirements. 
• Total Pay & Compensation: You’ll be responsible for overseeing payroll, compensation, employee assistance & benefits, and administration of our retirement plan.  You’ll maintain a strong interface with Strategy & Finance, ensuring compensation plans, our salary policies & administration align with our Strategic and Resource Plans.  
• People Strategy and Leadership Support: You’ll provide oversight and analysis that supports the evolution of Diligent Robotics business and organization, including developing succession plans, talent strategies, compensation plans, and job designs.  
• Continuous Improvement: You’ll drive People Operations-specific governance requirements, best practices, and guidelines.  You’ll define and steward various process & system expansions & upgrades.  You’ll develop & manage People Operations budgets & plans, third-party providers (e.g., external recruiters, vendors, consultants, etc.) 

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relative experience in pay & compensation, talent management, and employee experience & relations
• Proven leadership capabilities & managerial experience(s) in hyper-growth business environments; strongly prefer start-up business experience and experience with hybrid workforces including a combination of remote, exempt/non-exempt personnel 
• Experience with defining, developing and operationalizing processes, systems, and policies from the ground up
• Strong understanding of fundamental human resources & People Operations best practices, policies, employment laws & regulations at federal, state, and local levels, including immigration & employment Visas 
• Able to work with & at multiple organizational levels; strong interpersonal skills, detail-oriented; willingness to roll up your sleeves & be hands-on 
• Exceptional project management skills; able to work independently on multiple assignments; deadline- and results-focused
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related discipline; SHRM-CP or SHRM-CSP certificate strongly desired