Director, Global People Operations & Total Rewards

26 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Operations
Sonatype

Sonatype

Sonatype provides secure software development solutions by leveraging open source and artificial intelligence, ensuring that organizations can build applications quickly and safely through automated governance, policy enforcement, and comprehensive mon...

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2008
$155M raised

Description

  • Lead the global People Operations operating model to improve scalability, consistency, operational leverage, and employee experience.
  • Simplify and standardize global HR processes, policies, workflows, and service delivery models.
  • Reduce manual work through automation, process redesign, self-service enablement, and scalable governance.
  • Build operational infrastructure that can support company growth, global expansion, and increasing business complexity.
  • Lead the People function’s AI enablement and automation strategy across HR operations and employee support.
  • Identify and implement opportunities to automate, streamline, or agentify repeatable work across the employee lifecycle.
  • Own global People Systems, analytics, HR technology strategy, architecture, integrations, workflow design, data governance, and reporting scalability.
  • Design scalable reporting and analytics capabilities for workforce planning, compensation, engagement, organizational health, and operational performance.
  • Serve as the company’s primary compensation expert and lead global compensation philosophy, architecture, governance, and execution.
  • Design and scale compensation frameworks, including job architecture, leveling, salary structures, market benchmarking, pay governance, and annual compensation planning.
  • Oversee global payroll, benefits administration, employee lifecycle operations, and core People Operations processes across regions.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing global People Operations, Total Rewards, Systems, and Analytics team.

Requirements

  • Experience leading global People Operations, Total Rewards, HR systems, and operational infrastructure in a complex, global environment.
  • Demonstrated experience modernizing, scaling, or rebuilding HR operational architecture, systems, workflows, and service delivery models.
  • Deep compensation expertise, including job architecture, leveling, salary structures, market benchmarking, and annual compensation planning.
  • Ability to serve as the senior compensation subject matter expert without a dedicated internal compensation team.
  • Strong experience leading HR technology strategy, HRIS optimization, systems implementation, workflow automation, process redesign, and data governance.
  • Experience driving automation, AI enablement, self-service strategies, or digital transformation in HR or enterprise operations preferred.
  • Strong operational leadership experience across payroll, benefits, compliance, employee lifecycle operations, and global service delivery.
  • Demonstrated ability to simplify complexity, reduce operational friction, and build scalable operating models in growing organizations.
  • Strong analytical, systems-thinking, problem-solving, cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, program management, prioritization, and execution skills.
  • Experience in high-growth, transformation-oriented, or rapidly scaling environments preferred.

Benefits

  • Flexible working practices and a remote work environment.
  • Company Wellness Week, during which operations shut down for a week to support rest and personal growth.
  • Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO).
  • Parental leave.
  • Diversity and inclusion working groups.
  • Equal-opportunity employer with accommodation support for disabilities or special needs.

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