Director of HR Operations

Description

• Track regulatory changes and update policies and processes.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation across employment practices, payroll, benefits, and data privacy.
• Integrate performance insights into HR dashboards and analytics.
• Oversee accurate and timely U.S. payroll processing and partner with global teams and vendors for international payroll.
• Partner with U.S. and international Finance, Legal, HR, and regional leaders to ensure consistent and compliant operations.
• Train managers and leaders to drive a fair, consistent, and high-performance culture.
• Serve as the HR owner for all SOX controls, including documentation, execution, and ongoing monitoring.
• Lead U.S. benefits strategy, renewals, compliance, and vendor management.
• A high-impact leadership role influencing global HR scalability and operational excellence.
• Enhance analytics and reporting capabilities for business insights and compliance.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality employee support in all regions.
• Enhance tools, frameworks, and processes to support organizational performance and talent development.
• Ensure HR processes (hiring, terminations, payroll changes, access controls) meet SOX and internal control requirements.
• Own the HRIS roadmap, including system governance, configuration, data integrity, and optimization.
• Ensure HR data practices comply with GDPR, CCPA, and other global privacy frameworks.
• Maintain audit-ready evidence and lead remediation and corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with Finance, Internal Audit, and external auditors during quarterly and annual testing.
• Oversee U.S. HR compliance and support compliance efforts in global jurisdictions.
• Lead the global performance management cycle (goal-setting, reviews, calibration, and feedback).
• Build and manage HR operational metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and SLAs.
• Partner with IT on system integrations, security, access controls, and automation.
• Lead, optimize, and scale global HR operational processes, policies, SOPs, and workflows.

Requirements

• 10+ years of HR operations experience.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with complex data and documentation.
• Experience in fast-growth or public companies requiring SOX compliance.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. employment laws; familiarity with India labor laws or ability to ramp quickly.
• Strong background in performance management programs and tools.
• Industry experience in renewable energy, engineering, or technology.
• Direct experience with SOX controls, internal controls testing, and HR/payroll audit management.
• We are also open to considering remote work for exceptional candidates.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading HR compliance, payroll, HRIS, and benefits in multi-country environments.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS platforms (ADP ideally).

Benefits

• Opportunity to work closely with executive leadership on mission-critical initiatives.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance