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Senior Director, People & Talent Operations

United States

Dragos is on a relentless mission to defend industrial organizations that provide us with the necessities of modern civilization; running water, functioning electricity, and safe industrial working environments. As the market leader in ICS/OT Cybersecurity, we are dedicated to arming our customers with best-in-class technology, threat intelligence, and services to protect their systems as effectively and efficiently as possible. We’re a remote-first culture with operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. We’re looking for mission-oriented teammates who embody our core values of authenticity, transparency, and trust. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join a mission that can save the world! 

About the Role:

This is a high-impact leadership role that leads both the People Operations and Recruiting teams, driving strategies that support the full employee lifecycle—from attracting top talent to ensuring smooth onboarding, benefits administration and compliance. You'll be responsible for optimizing systems, processes, and tools to enhance efficiency and scalability across global teams. With a focus on operational excellence, you’ll oversee day-to-day team execution while also guiding longer-term improvements. You’ll work closely with senior leadership to align people strategies with business goals and ensure a strong, consistent employee experience.

Job Description: 

  • Lead development and execution of overall recruiting strategy to ensure we attract top talent across all functional areas and geographies. 
  • Analyze and improve talent acquisition efforts by evaluating recruiting sources, processes, and tools including tech stack and agency use to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Provide direction and oversight of the People Operations function, ensuring smooth execution of employee transactions and support for all HR service tasks (e.g., pre-hire admin, onboarding, life events, benefits, immigration, offboarding) across the end-to-end employee lifecycle.
  • Refine our employer branding to ensure it accurately reflects the company's values and attracts the caliber of candidates needed to meet the company’s’ growth objectives.
  • Champion operational excellence and continuous process improvement across the People function such that employee help desk and back-office tasks are optimized to free up time for people business partners, recruiters, and functional leads to focus on high-impact activities.
  • Drive the continued improvement of the candidate, new hire, and onboarding experiences, ensuring a seamless, engaging, and efficient process for the candidate/employee, manager, and people team from application to first 30 days.
  • Oversee employee benefits offerings and vendor management, ensuring competitive offerings across geographies.
  • Provide leadership and strategic support for compliance with global employment laws, ensuring policies and practices are aligned with local market conditions and regulations.
  • Lead the administration of core People systems (HRIS and ATS), ensuring data integrity, system maintenance, and seamless integration with other platforms such as benefits vendors and finance and payroll systems.
  • Build and execute a robust people data reporting strategy to establish key recruiting and employee lifecycle metrics, track performance, and provide actionable insights that inform decision-making at functional, geographic and organizational levels.
  • Act as a key member of the people leadership team, collaborating with the CPO and other senior leaders to set people priorities, support cross-functional initiatives, and drive projects aligned with business strategies. 

Job Requirements:

  • 12+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, recruiting operations and/or people operations, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or strategic role. 
  • Track record of creating exceptional employee experiences and optimizing back-office People processes that support scalability and business growth.
  • Systems and service mindset with success ensuring employees, managers and internal people team members have the tools, processes, and support to succeed.
  • Strong operational experience with HR and/or Recruiting tech stacks including a demonstrated ability to streamline processes and drive efficiency through technology.
  • Strong analytical toolkit leveraging HRIS/ATS systems, excel, and data visualization tools to track, report on, and act upon key performance metrics related to talent acquisition and people operations.
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with all levels of the organization, including C-suite executives, HR teams, hiring managers, and employees.
  • Experience designing and executing People strategies and processes that scale globally and adhere to local market differences in customs, standard practices, laws, and regulations. 

Compensation:

  • Salary: $250,000
  • Competitive Equity Package 
  • Comprehensive Benefits Plan 

 

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Dragos is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local laws. All new hires must pass a background check as a condition of employment.

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