Director of People Operations
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Love bringing order to complex systems? Executing on a vision? Making data-driven decisions? The leader of our small but mighty POps team has the opportunity to shape the function as a strategic bulwark, enabling scale and growth while strongly focused on making Apollo a place where people can do their best work. We’re looking for that special someone who has a passion for simplifying complex processes and building with the end in mind. You will report to the Chief People Officer and be a vital member of the People Leadership team, for our fully global distributed workforce.
As our new Director of People Operations, you bring a wealth of experience in a few areas:
Building enormously successful, motivated, and engaged teams.
A creative leader with keen business acumen.
Passion for technology that enables great work.
Creating an insanely great workplace culture
Leading, shaping, and scaling all total rewards, people operations, systems, and data.
If you’re a leader who leads without ego, has a growth mindset, and leans into action, you’ll thrive at Apollo. Join us in leading the team responsible for delivering an outstanding employee experience!
What will this role deliver?
- Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and develop your team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Provide guidance, support, and resources to empower team members to excel in their roles and contribute to overall departmental success.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to align People operations initiatives with organizational objectives and priorities.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to leaders on matters related to compensation, benefits, and People operations.
- Occasionally step in as interim team leader when the Chief People Officer is unavailable.
- Systems & Technology
- Develop and implement a comprehensive people technology strategy that aligns with the organization's talent and business goals.
- Coordinate our teams to deliver scaled programs and projects and innovate quickly with a smooth, simple, end-to-end user experience.
- Sponsor the development and implementation of a comprehensive people systems infrastructure and roadmap, becoming the central owner across various enterprise and productivity tools across the People team.
- Operations
- Evaluate and optimize People processes to improve efficiency and scalability.
- Monitor People metrics and implement data-driven strategies for continuous improvement.
- Manage relationships with external vendors, consultants, and brokers to optimize the delivery of compensation and benefits services and control costs.
- Lead immigration and visa strategy, supporting international assignments and global talent acquisition.
- Stay up to date with local, national, and international laws, regulations, and best practices related to people management, compensation, and benefits to ensure compliance and minimize risks.
- Data Analysis
- Build the toolsets to extract meaningful data from all facets of People team work.
- Utilize data from multiple sources to deeply analyze programs, processes, and people metrics.
- Present findings in simple-to-understand, meaningful ways, along with recommendations gleaned from the results
Preferred Qualifications & Leadership Capabilities
- 7+ years of progressive experience in people operations, systems, people analytics, and people team technology, with at least 5 years in a leadership role, owning the POps strategy.
- Previous experience as Head of People Operations at a global company of similar size and structure.
- A solid operational background with the ability to leverage technology in building an efficient user experience.
- Demonstrated experience in taking things from "scrappy" to "scaled" in a resource-constrained and dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated expertise in people analytics and the ability to digest data and pull out insights, but also understand where the data comes from and how to optimize systems to support its digestion.
- Strong people analytical skill set with an ability to create metrics and dashboards to interpret data, analyze trends, and make data-driven decisions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and adept at creating compelling narratives to communicate value and drive growth plans. Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- An unyielding passion for providing the ultimate employee experience and serving as a model of Apollo’s values in the experience of cross-functional partners working with the team.
- Compensation and benefits experience a plus.
- Experience with public company readiness is a plus.
Nice to have:
At Apollo, we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation while ensuring consistency within the team in each country. We make hiring decisions based on your skills, experience, and our overall assessment of what we learned during the hiring process.
In addition to the U.S. base salary range, we also provide equity and benefits. Apollo offers all U.S. employees a choice of 3 Anthem Blue Cross medical plans and California residents can also choose from an additional 2 Kaiser medical plans. Dental and Vision benefits are provided by Sun Life Financial.
Location: This is a remote position that can be done from anywhere in the U.S. or Canada. It will require some travel.
Equal Opportunity: Apollo is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a talented and diverse workforce.
E-Verify: Apollo is an E-Verify employer and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information please visit E-Verify.
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