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About Dropzone AI

Dropzone’s mission is to scale cybersecurity beyond human limits, and augment every single human security engineer/analyst with an army of AI security specialists. Humans alone cannot sufficiently protect our digital future, and AI augmentation is the only way for defenders to reclaim the high ground. We are an award winning company disrupting the $200B+ cybersecurity market.

Powered by Gen AI advancements, our technology offloads repetitive day-to-day work and frees human analysts to focus on real threats and higher-value projects. We are venture-backed, and our team has a rare blend of deep experience across cybersecurity, AI/ML, and SaaS product development. Join us if you want to be on the ground floor of using Gen AI to transform cyber defense. Learn more at www.dropzone.ai.

About the role

The Senior Director of People is a trusted advisor who will build and scale the People function during a critical phase of growth. This role is responsible for aligning People initiatives with organizational goals, exceptional company culture, and high employee engagement. This role is a key strategic partner in shaping how we hire, develop, and retain top talent as we grow. You will be responsible for creating the systems, programs, and leadership capabilities needed to support a high-performing, fully remote organization.

You will thrive in this role if you enjoy operating at both the strategic and tactical levels—rolling up your sleeves to build while also influencing how the company grows.

What you'll do

Hiring and Onboarding

Partner with leadership to scale quality hiring while maintaining a high talent bar
Manage and develop the internal Talent team to continue to build a strong, efficient hiring engine. Deliver a consistent, high-quality candidate experience that reflects Dropzone’s brand and core values.
Develop a best in class onboarding program to accelerate time-to-impact and early employee engagement

Leadership Development

Coach and develop managers across the company on leadership best practices to optimize effectiveness, accountability, and team performance
Build scalable leadership development programs to support both current leaders, and identify and develop high potential talent for future internal promotions
Partner with the CEO and leadership team on organizational design and succession planning

Culture & Engagement

Strengthen and scale a culture that is fast-paced, has high ownership, and is highly collaborative
Maintain high levels of employee engagement as the company grows
Build feedback loops and programs that reinforce alignment, performance, and team health in a fully remote environment

Performance & People Programs

Build and evolve performance management programs that drive clarity, accountability, and growth
Support managers in goal setting, feedback, and performance conversations
Use performance and feedback data to inform development plans and organizational decisions.

People Operations & Infrastructure

Own and manage compensation and benefits programs, ensuring employee well-being, market competitiveness and compliance
Develop and deliver regular reporting on key metrics, including headcount, turnover, hiring, and KPIs that align performance with business outcomes
Manage the company’s HCM (Rippling), leaves, and employee relations
Ensure compliance with employment laws and best practices

Requirements

5+ years of experience in People/HR leadership roles, including experience in high-growth environments
Experience in startup and high-growth technology companies (cybersecurity experience a plus)
Proven experience developing high performing teams, across a business and within own team
Proven ability to influence and drive decisions at the senior leadership levels.
Strong judgment, high ownership, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and the ability to translate vision into action
Exceptional relationship builder, communicator, strategic people partner, and coach
Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Work Environment/Travel

We are a 100% remote company where you will work from your home with company-provided equipment to set you up for success. Semi-frequent travel to professional office settings and other events locally and nationally; some overnight travel expected.

Compensation

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range below, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. If you are hired at Dropzone your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition, all compensation packages include significant above market new hire equity grants because we believe in rewarding long term value creation. If you are hired at Dropzone your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous benefits package, including company paid health insurance, 401K Plan with employer match, Self-Managed PTO, parental leave, and more.

The pay range for this role is:

$210,000 - $240,000 USD

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