Senior Director, People Operations & Operational Excellence

Career Launch; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking a Director of People Operations for the San Francisco Bay Area, partnering with employers to find senior talent. This role focuses on leading core people operations, compliance, and organizational health across represented searches.

You will collaborate with executives, shape strategy, and build scalable systems while balancing speed, quality, and risk within diverse work arrangements and compensation structures.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience leading the relevant operating, legal, people, or executive function.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and written and verbal communication.
• A record of improving systems and delivering outcomes across organizational boundaries.
• Comfort working directly with executives on ambiguous and sensitive priorities.
• Ability to balance speed, quality, compliance, and long-term organizational health.
• Authorization to work in the United States for the employer without misrepresenting work status.

Responsibilities

• Lead people systems, workforce planning, employee operations, and compliance.
• Own strategy, operating cadence, and measurable outcomes for the assigned function.
• Translate executive priorities into clear plans, owners, timelines, and decision points.
• Build repeatable systems that improve speed, quality, accountability, and risk management.
• Coordinate high-stakes work across leaders, teams, and external partners.
• Surface risks early and provide concise recommendations supported by evidence.
• Develop team capability through hiring, coaching, documentation, and performance management.

Job description

Career Launch is seeking a Director of People Operations for the San Francisco Bay Area, partnering with employers to find senior talent. This role focuses on leading core people operations, compliance, and organizational health across represented searches.

You will collaborate with executives, shape strategy, and build scalable systems while balancing speed, quality, and risk within diverse work arrangements and compensation structures.