Director, Talent Acquisition and Employee Success

The role

You will lead the People Team by bridging executive strategy and day-to-day People operations. You will oversee recruitment strategies, optimize HR practices, and provide site leadership for the Vancouver office.

What you will do

• Review and refine core HR practices like performance management and feedback mechanisms
• Direct, coach, and develop team members
• Elevate talent acquisition strategy and optimize recruitment processes
• Provide guidance on complex HR matters and advise executive leadership
• Review department expenses and provide leadership across People operations, office management, and company events
• Establish mechanisms for employee success including onboarding, probation, and goal setting
• Serve as the primary site leader for the Vancouver office
• Build leadership development strategies and partner with managers for enablement
• Collaborate with managers to build data-informed talent retention and acquisition strategies
• Oversee and optimize partnerships with People operations platforms and vendors

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive People Ops / HR leadership experience
• At least 3+ years in a Director-level role managing team members and vendor ecosystems
• Ability to provide an energetic, structured in-person presence as the primary Site Leader for the Vancouver office
• Demonstrated experience managing HRIS, ATS, and benefits platforms such as TriNet, Rippling, Greenhouse, and BambooHR
• Proven track record of high-level advisory to C-suite executives
• Willing player-coach mindset to execute directly when needed
• Strong expertise in building scalable frameworks for performance tracking, onboarding, manager training, and retention
• Hands-on, pragmatic and execution oriented
• Low ego, collaborative leadership style
• Strong written and narrative-style communicator
• Operates well in fast-paced and resource-constrained environments

Nice to have

• Passion for and familiarity with AI tools and modern People tech to streamline workflows

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Full health benefits
• Vision benefits
• Dental benefits

About the company

Tigera secures AI agents on any Kubernetes platform. Tigera created Project Calico, which secures more than 8 million Kubernetes nodes every day.