Senior Director/ VP, People Operations

The role

You will lead all aspects of the employee lifecycle and People service delivery. This role involves building and optimizing scalable People processes to support a growing workforce.

What you will do

• Manage and improve core People operations including onboarding, employee records, and offboarding
• Design and implement scalable People processes, policies, and workflows
• Design and oversee the People technology stack and drive automation
• Oversee the end-to-end employee journey
• Design and deliver workforce analytics
• Lead benefit programs globally and partner with the head of compensation
• Ensure People processes comply with local labor laws, internal policies, and audit standards
• Partner with leadership across Legal, Finance, Security, and IT
• Establish and maintain scalable People policies, SOPs, and workflows

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 10–15 years of progressive experience in the People space
• 5+ years in a senior operations leadership role
• Strong understanding of labor laws, HR compliance, and operational risk management
• Experience in implementing and optimizing HR systems such as Workday or similar platforms
• Excellent communication skills
• Operational excellence and a process-oriented mindset
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent business judgment
• High attention to detail
• Exceptional problem-solving, project management, and execution capabilities
• Proven track record of independently leading complex People-related projects

Nice to have

• Advanced degree or MBA

Benefits

• Healthcare programs with 100% employee premiums covered under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
• Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Expanded mental health support
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
• Paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
• Professional development stipend
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Healthy lunches provided daily
• Commuter benefits
• Potential for sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and equity in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)

Before you apply

• You must be independently authorized to work in the U.S.
• Verkada is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role

About the company

Verkada transforms how organizations protect people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform. The company has more than 30,000 customers and a $5.8B valuation.