Director, People Strategy & Operations

Ladders; New York (NY); On-site; USD 230,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group benefits

Incentive awards

Job summary

Ladders, a leader in Finance & Insurance, seeks a Director, Operations & Strategy (Human Capital) in New York. This role shapes people strategy across investments and portfolio companies, partnering with senior leaders to drive value via culture and org effectiveness.

You will develop scalable playbooks, lead due diligence on new investments, and support growth, integration, and transformation efforts across portfolio companies with hands-on impact.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in human capital, talent, and organization effectiveness.
• Experience with private equity-backed, founder-led, and high-growth companies.
• Ability to advise senior leaders on leadership, talent, and culture topics.
• Experience in M&A, post-merger integration, and carve-outs is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership teams to execute human capital initiatives that drive value creation
• Develop tailored human capital plans aligned with investment strategies
• Advise on organization design, leadership effectiveness, and culture
• Support portfolio companies during growth and transformation phases
• Create scalable playbooks and best practices for portfolio companies
• Lead human capital diligence for new investments, assessing management and culture
• Develop actionable human capital plans for new investments

Skills

Human capital strategy

Leadership advisory

M&A integration

Job description

Ladders, a leader in Finance & Insurance, seeks a Director, Operations & Strategy (Human Capital) in New York. This role shapes people strategy across investments and portfolio companies, partnering with senior leaders to drive value via culture and org effectiveness.

You will develop scalable playbooks, lead due diligence on new investments, and support growth, integration, and transformation efforts across portfolio companies with hands-on impact.