VP of HR

Dropbox; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 161,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness budget

Retirement matching

Clear milestones for VP progression

Job summary

Dropbox is seeking a VP of HR in Knoxville, TN to shape strategy, planning, and measurement across the people function. With a track record in Lever and high-stakes decision-making, you will influence budgeting, governance, and key people initiatives.

This role commands a high rate in a local market: $161,000 to $226,000 per year, with a wellness budget and retirement matching. You’ll translate complex HR history into forecasts, tighten reporting cycles, and coach senior stakeholders to act on

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork.
• Comfort owning business decisions in a TN market.
• Experience translating LMS Administration complexity for a non-technical audience.
• Proven LMS Administration judgment when textbook answers don’t fit.

Responsibilities

• Catch the gently-demanding risk in a contract before legal even opens it
• Keep the VP of HR scorecard tied to outcomes, not activity
• Coach vp stakeholders through the math behind a hard reallocation
• Translate 14 years of messy history into a forecast you'd stake your name on
• Tighten the reporting loop until bad news travels in hours, not weeks

Skills

Prioritization

Collaboration

TN market decisioning

LMS administration

Strategic thinking

Job description

We're adding a VP of HR to our business team to strengthen how we plan, measure, and optimize. For someone 12 years deep in Lever, this Knoxville job means $161,000 - $226,000, a freelance cadence, and genuine influence.

Key Responsibilities

• Catch the gently-demanding risk in a contract before legal even opens it
• Keep the VP of HR scorecard tied to outcomes, not activity
• Coach vp stakeholders through the math behind a hard reallocation
• Translate 14 years of messy history into a forecast you'd stake your name on
• Tighten the reporting loop until bad news travels in hours, not weeks

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• Comfort owning business decisions in a TN market
• Experience translating LMS Administration complexity for a non-technical audience
• Proven LMS Administration judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit

Dropbox doesn't chase headlines; it just keeps building the empowering business backbone that Knoxville, TN runs on. We believe the best business decisions get made closest to the work, not three floors up.

We provide $161,000 - $226,000, a wellness budget, retirement matching, and clear milestones for moving up to the next vp.