Director, People Operations & Total Rewards

LeanData

Santa Clara (CA)

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

LeanData is seeking a Director of People Operations and Total Rewards in Santa Clara, CA, a hybrid role with 3 days onsite (Mon/Wed/Thu). You will own People Operations, compensation, and benefits, partnering with Finance, IT, and our People Business Partner to build scalable processes and systems for a growing team.

You will lead a lean People team, drive data-driven decisions, and balance fiscal discipline with employee experience.

Qualifications

7+ years of progressive experience across People Operations, total rewards, or related HR disciplines.
Experience building or improving People infrastructure in a lean, changing environment.
Direct ownership of compensation programs, including benchmarking, salary structures, compensation cycles, and advising leaders on decisions.
Experience managing benefits renewals, broker relationships, program costs, and enrollment.

Responsibilities

Set and execute the People Operations roadmap, prioritizing improvements based on business needs, employee experience, risk, and resources.
Own reliable operations across onboarding, offboarding, employee records, leaves, accommodations, policies, and employee changes.
Partner with Finance on payroll, establishing responsibilities, inputs, reconciliations, and timely resolution of issues.
Improve our HR technology stack, integrations, workflows, documentation, and data quality; use AI and automation to reduce manual work while protecting sensitive information.
Establish service standards, controls, and escalation paths, and resolve complex operational issues.