Director of People Operations

Company Overview

Leverage Companies is a dynamic real estate private equity platform on a mission to create millionaires through real estate. We operate a vertically integrated ecosystem made up of three synergistic businesses:

• Leverage Media – Our education and content platform that equips everyday investors with the knowledge, frameworks, and confidence to build wealth through real estate and entrepreneurship.
  
  
• Leverage Homes – Our acquisitions arm, focused on sourcing, evaluating, and monetizing residential investment properties through wholesale, fix-and-flip, and rental strategies.
  
  
• Brick City Capital – Our private lending business, providing fast and flexible capital to real estate investors nationwide with a focus on DSCR and business-purpose loans.
  
  

Founded six years ago and proudly headquartered in Newark, NJ, we are scaling rapidly and building a world-class team committed to operational excellence, bold growth, and long-term impact.

Position Overview

The Director of People Operations will serve as the first in-house HR leader, taking ownership of all aspects of our people strategy—from culture and compliance to talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, and retention. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced HR professional with 8–10 years of progressive experience to step into a leadership role and help shape the future of a fast-growing company. The ideal candidate would build upon our existing infrastructure; continuing to deliver a world-class candidate/employee experience.

We're looking for someone who not only thrives in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment, but also deeply understands how to maintain and evolve a strong culture at scale as the organization grows in size, complexity, and geographic footprint.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic People Leadership

• Grow and lead the People Ops function across Leverage Companies and its subsidiaries
  
  
• Serve as a thought partner to the executive team on org design, culture, and scaling strategy
  
  
• Translate business goals into people initiatives that drive performance and engagement
  
  
• Develop strategies to preserve and evolve culture as we scale rapidly across teams and geographies
  
  

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• Oversee full-cycle recruiting operations and build scalable hiring workflows
  
  
• Further refine structured onboarding programs to accelerate new hire productivity
  
  
• Develop employer branding efforts in partnership with Marketing
  
  

Performance, Engagement & Culture

• Create and maintain performance review systems that are fair, clear, and growth-focused
  
  
• Lead employee engagement and retention strategies
  
  
• Serve as the culture ambassador across our teams—onshore and offshore
  
  
• Embed values and cultural touchpoints throughout the employee lifecycle
  
  

Compliance & Systems

• Own core HR systems (currently Paychex and Greenhouse) and lead our transition to Rippling
  
  
• Ensure compliance with employment laws across multiple states and jurisdictions
  
  
• Manage and scale policies around PTO, sick leave, benefits, and leave of absence
  
  

People Analytics & Reporting

• Build and deliver HR dashboards that support data-driven decision-making
  
  
• Monitor headcount, attrition, DEI metrics, and other KPIs for leadership visibility
  
  

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in People Operations, HR, or Talent Acquisition
  
  
• Proven track record as a high-performing member of an HR or People team and have 2-3 references that will support your high level performance
  
  
• Ready to step into a leadership role and own the function end-to-end
  
  
• Deep understanding of HR compliance, systems, and employee lifecycle best practices
  
  
• Strong project management and implementation experience across HR systems
  
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a high EQ
  
  
• Entrepreneurial mindset; comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-change environment
  
  
• Preferred: Experience working with Rippling as an HRIS and/or managing HRIS transitions
  
  
• Bonus: Experience supporting multi-state and international teams
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to have ownership with the function and create real organizational impact
  
  
• Direct access to executive leadership and strategic decision-making
  
  
• Competitive compensation and benefits
  
  
• Fast-paced, mission-driven environment with serious growth opportunity
  
  
• A team that values excellence, ownership, and building a business you’re proud of
  
  
• We’re looking for:
  
  
• Someone looking for a great company with great people—a team you can be proud of
  
  
• Someone looking for a home, a place to grow professionally, and build a career of meaning and mastery
  
  
• A rare individual who strives to become elite at their craft, continuously improving and pushing themselves to get better every day