People Process Transformation Lead

United States Digital Space LLC; Denver, California (CO, MO); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Benefits

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Denver seeks a Lead, Process Transformation to drive the evolution of People Operations, standardizing and automating workflows from hire to retire. You will partner with HR, Legal and Finance to design scalable experiences and oversee HRIS Operations and People Services.

You will lead enterprise process transformation initiatives, develop business cases with ROI, and build governance with KPI dashboards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in People/Ops, HR Ops, or related fields.
• 5+ years leading managers and operational teams.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale process transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing HR shared services or similar service organizations.
• Strong understanding of HR technology ecosystems (Workday or comparable HRIS).
• Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, BPM, or operational excellence methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use operational metrics to drive decisions.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders without direct authority.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-year strategy for transforming People Ops processes.
• Analyze end-to-end employee lifecycle workflows to identify friction and inefficiencies.
• Redesign processes using Lean, service design, and automation.
• Collaborate with technical partners to understand tooling, AI and automation solutions.
• Build business cases that quantify operational impact, employee experience improvements, and ROI.
• Prioritize transformation initiatives based on impact, scalability, and objectives.
• Partner with People Technology to implement technology solutions improving efficiency.
• Evaluate workflow automation, AI, integrations, self-service to drive prioritization for people tech.
• Ensure process design and technology decisions create sustainable solutions.
• Balance configuration, workflow redesign, and policy changes to achieve outcomes.
• Lead and coach managers and individual contributors across HRIS Operations and People Services.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and change leadership.
• Influence across HR, Finance, IT, Security, and Legal to translate priorities into improvements.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Operational excellence

Data-driven decisions

Change leadership

Team development

Tools

Workday

HRIS platforms

Workflow tools

Job description

About the company

At the company, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide and are building a workplace that reflects the people we serve.

All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) — because everyone who helps build the company should share in its success. Offer amounts are determined by role, level, and location. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.

AI is a fundamental part of how work gets done at the company. We expect all team members to actively engage with AI tools relevant to their role and grow their fluency as the technology evolves. AI experience requirements vary by role and will be assessed during the interview process.

About the Role

We're looking for a strategic and execution-oriented Lead, Process Transformation to lead the evolution of our People Operations ecosystem. This leader will identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate people processes while ensuring operational excellence across our HRIS Operations and service delivery teams.

Reporting into the People Systems & Operations organization, this role sits at the intersection of strategy, technology, and operations. You'll partner across HR, Legal, Finance and business leaders to redesign how work gets done—from hire to retire—creating scalable experiences for employees, managers, and People teams.

In addition to leading enterprise process transformation initiatives, you'll oversee the teams responsible for executing our core people operations workflows, including HRIS Operations and People Services.

What You'll DoLead People Process Transformation

• Develop and execute a multi-year strategy for transforming People Operations processes.

• Analyze end-to-end employee lifecycle workflows to identify friction, inefficiencies, redundancies, and opportunities for simplification.

• Redesign processes using Lean, service design, and automation principles.

• Consult with technical partners to understand how tooling, AI and agentic solutions can support improved efficiency

• Build business cases that quantify operational impact, employee experience improvements, and ROI.

• Prioritize transformation initiatives based on organizational impact, scalability, and strategic objectives.

Drive Technology-Enabled Improvements

• Partner closely with People Technology to implement technology solutions that improve operational efficiency.

• Evaluate opportunities to leverage workflow automation, AI, integrations, self-service capabilities, and system enhancements to drive prioritization for people technology.

• Ensure process design and technology decisions work together to create sustainable solutions.

• Balance configuration, workflow redesign, and policy changes to achieve desired outcomes.

Lead Operational Excellence

Provide leadership for:

• HRIS Operations

• Own operational governance for core HR system transactions and data processing.

• Ensure operational accuracy, compliance, and service level achievement.

• Continuously improve throughput, quality, and controls.

• People Services

• Lead the HR Service Center responsible for Tier 0/1 Gustie (employee) and People Empowerer (manager) support.

• Improve service delivery through knowledge management, self-service, case management optimization, and triage/query process improvements.

• Develop service metrics and continuously improve customer experience.

Establish Operational Governance

• Define operational standards, process ownership, documentation, and governance across People Operations.

• Create KPI dashboards measuring efficiency, quality, service levels, cycle times, automation adoption, and employee experience.

• Build mechanisms to continuously identify improvement opportunities through operational data and customer feedback.

Lead and Develop Teams

• Lead and coach managers and individual contributors across HRIS Operations and People Services.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence, and customer-centric thinking.

• Build organizational capability in process improvement methodologies and change management.

Partner Across the Business

• Influence senior stakeholders across HR leadership, Finance, IT, Security, and Legal.

• Translate business priorities into operational improvements.

• Lead cross-functional initiatives requiring alignment across multiple organizations.

What We're Looking ForRequired Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations, Business Operations, Process Excellence, Consulting, or related fields.

• 5+ years leading managers and operational teams.

• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale process transformation initiatives.

• Experience managing HR shared services, HR operations, HRIS operations, or similar service organizations.

• Strong understanding of HR technology ecosystems (Workday or comparable HRIS, case management platforms, workflow tools).

• Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, business process management, or operational excellence methodologies.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use operational metrics to drive decisions.

• Proven ability to influence senior leaders without direct authority.

• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-growth technology companies.

• Experience implementing HR technology or enterprise workflow platforms.

• Familiarity with AI-enabled workflow automation and employee support technologies.

• Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent operational excellence training.

• Experience leading organizational change and large cross-functional programs.

Success in This Role

Within your first year, you will have:

• Established a transformation roadmap for People Operations.

• Identified and delivered measurable improvements in key employee lifecycle processes.

• Reduced manual work through workflow redesign and automation.

• Improved HR service center effectiveness and customer satisfaction.

• Increased operational visibility through standardized metrics and dashboards.

• Built a culture where continuous improvement becomes part of day-to-day operations.

Leadership Competencies

This leader excels at:

• Strategic systems thinking

• Operational excellence

• Customer obsession

• Data-driven decision making

• Organizational influence

• Change leadership

• Developing high-performing teams

• Balancing innovation with operational rigor

Our cash compensation amount for this role is $147,000/yr to $190,000/yr in Denver & most major metro locations, and $173,000/yr to $225,000/yr for San Francisco & New York.