Director, People Operations

About the Team OpenAI’s People team is committed to hiring, engaging, and supporting world-class talent to help safely build and deploy universally beneficial Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The People Operations team is responsible for the systems, data, and operational rigor that underpin every stage of the employee lifecycle. Our work sits at the intersection of employee experience, regulatory compliance, and business velocity — ensuring that as OpenAI scales rapidly and globally, our foundations remain accurate, auditable, and human-centered. This is a high-trust, high-impact function. We partner closely with Finance, Legal, IT, Security, and the broader People team to support growth in a dynamic environment with significant internal and external scrutiny. Operational excellence here is not about process for process’s sake — it is about building durable infrastructure that enables fairness, transparency, and responsible scale. About the Role As Director of People Operations, you will own the core operational infrastructure that enables OpenAI to scale responsibly. This role serves as the operational backbone of the People function, with accountability for data integrity, operational controls, and audit readiness across the systems that support a complex, global workforce, including the operational foundations of recruiting and hiring at scale. You will lead a team responsible for the end-to-end workforce lifecycle, from candidate and hiring operations through onboarding and offboarding, ensuring our people systems, processes, and data are accurate, resilient, and built to scale.In close partnership with Employment Legal and the People Compliance team, you will translate policy and regulatory requirements into scalable, well-controlled operational processes. This role operates with high visibility and close partnership with senior leaders across Finance, Legal, IT, and People, including ownership of SOX-relevant controls and workforce data relied upon by e

GAQ327R268 While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered. The Role Databricks continues to grow both organically and through strategic acquisitions. To support our scale, we are elevating our People M&A engine to handle high-volume, and complex global deals. As a player-coach for this function, you will lead the strategic vision, hands-on execution, and continuous evolution of our global People M&A function. Reporting to the Director of People Programs (Global Mobility, M&A, Compliance), you will bridge Corporate Development, People Leadership, and functional business teams to orchestrate end-to-end deal lifecycles—from due diligence through Day 1 execution and multi-year post-merger integration. We are seeking a strategic builder who blends high-level vision with rigorous execution and a "doer" mentality. You will lead cross-functional deal teams, build scalable operational frameworks, manage senior executive stakeholders, and ensure every acquired employee experiences a world-class transition into Databricks. The impact you will have: Strategic Deal Leadership & Due Diligence: Serve as the primary People executive on M&A deals. Drive holistic due diligence, organizational design alignment, retention strategies, deal risk mitigation, and employment law strategy globally. Deal Execution & Post-Merger Integration: Design and execute comprehensive integration strategies across Culture, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, People Operations, and Systems, balancing aggressive timeline targets with employee experience. M&A Platform & Playbook Strategy: Architect and mature the enterprise People M&A Playbook, establishing standardized governance, automation roadmaps, and data-integrity frameworks with People Tech. Executive Stakeholder Management: Partner closely with CorpDev, Legal, Finance, and Business Unit Leaders to present People diligence findings, sy

As Director, Sales Operations , you'll lead Sumo Logic's global sales operations function and act as a strategic partner to the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). You'll partner with sales leadership on headcount and capacity planning, territory planning, quota setting, compensation design, forecasting, reporting, and policy. You're a hands-on leader who welcomes change and turns it into results, improving productivity and efficiency across the sales organization. Responsibilities Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CRO, helping shape go-to-market strategy, sales org design, and investment priorities. Translate the CRO's priorities into operational plans, and bring the data and insights that inform their decisions. Partner closely with sales, channel, finance, marketing, and legal teams to lead strategic programs, and build strong relationships with cross-functional leaders. Lead global sales forecasting, planning, and budgeting. Own accurate, on-time reporting that keeps the sales organization effective, and build a management operating system that tracks the metrics and trends leadership needs to make decisions. Lead the systems administration team (a manager and three direct reports) that supports all go-to-market software. Oversee system access and provisioning, RFPs, procurement, and vendor management across the GTM tech stack. Help assign sales quotas fairly and allocate them across the team. Build the incentive compensation design process, advise senior leadership on compensation programs, and work with accounting, finance, and people operations to resolve compensation policy questions. Maintain high-quality, accurate, and consistent planning and reporting. Coordinate these efforts with other functions, monitor how sales reports are distributed, and recommend new reports and tools as needed. Find opportunities to improve the sales process. Work with sales leadership to review process quality, prioritize improvements, and help sales managers understan

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. We are looking for a strategic, hands-on Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration to lead the human capital lifecycle for our deal pipeline. In this high-impact individual contributor role, you will design and execute due diligence and post-merger integration strategies centered on talent, organizational design, compensation, and cultural alignment. You will serve as the primary human resources quarterback during transactions, partnering closely with internal People team functional leads (Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, People Operations) and collaborating with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, and IT to ensure seamless operational continuity, compliance, and employee experience from announcement through post-close integration. Key Responsibilities People Due Diligence & Risk Assessment Diligence Execution: Lead HR and talent due diligence across target organizations, analyzing organizational structures, total rewards programs, workforce demographics, employment contracts, and labor compliance risks. Talent & Cultural Assessment: Evaluate key talent retention risks, leadership team capabilities, organizational design, critical skills gaps, and cultural alignment to inform valuation, deal terms, and integration strategies. Cost & Synergy Modeling: Partner with Finance to analyze workforce cost structures, including compensation, benefits, harmonization costs, retention packages, severance exposure, and synergy targets. Cross-Fu

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. We are looking for a strategic, hands-on Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration to lead the human capital lifecycle for our deal pipeline. In this high-impact individual contributor role, you will design and execute due diligence and post-merger integration strategies centered on talent, organizational design, compensation, and cultural alignment. You will serve as the primary human resources quarterback during transactions, partnering closely with internal People team functional leads (Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, People Operations) and collaborating with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, and IT to ensure seamless operational continuity, compliance, and employee experience from announcement through post-close integration. Key Responsibilities People Due Diligence & Risk Assessment Diligence Execution: Lead HR and talent due diligence across target organizations, analyzing organizational structures, total rewards programs, workforce demographics, employment contracts, and labor compliance risks. Talent & Cultural Assessment: Evaluate key talent retention risks, leadership team capabilities, organizational design, critical skills gaps, and cultural alignment to inform valuation, deal terms, and integration strategies. Cost & Synergy Modeling: Partner with Finance to analyze workforce cost structures, including compensation, benefits, harmonization costs, retention packages, severance exposure, and synergy targets. Cross-Fu

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation. Role Summary Replit is the world's most widely used AI coding platform, and as we scale, we're rebuilding how compensation works internally from the ground up. This role owns that. You'll go beyond traditional comp management to architect the systems, data infrastructure, and AI-enabled workflows that make fast, consistent, and high-quality compensation decisions possible at scale. You will serve as the architect of our compensation engine: translating compensation philosophy into scalable systems, and utilizing AI to improve speed, accuracy, and transparency. You will partner closely with People Business Partners, Recruiting, Finance, People Operations, and the Data team to embed compensation directly into company workflows, eliminating manual processes and reducing reliance on comp as a service layer. You will shape how we attract, reward, and retain top talent, while building infrastructure that scales with the business. What you'll own Compensation Strategy Evolve our compensation philosophy across cash and equity; design and maintain salary bands, leveling frameworks, and equity structures Ensure market competitiveness while partnering with Finance on cost and workforce planning Operate compensation planning cycles and generate first-pass recommendations for comp decisions Build dashboards and analytical frameworks covering market competitiveness, internal equity, retention risk, and workforce cost What we're looking for 8+ years in compensation, total rewards, or related analytical roles, ideally at a high-growth tech company Deep expertise in salary bands, equity design, and market benchmarking (broad-based, sales, and executive) Strong systems thinker who can translate policy into scalable workflows and decisio