- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- San MateoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Business Operations
- Posted
- Jul 16, 2026
- Salary
- $160,000–$250,000 a year
Full-time
Director, People Operations (R5390)
Job description
Shield AI — Director, People Operations (R5390) (San Mateo, California · San Diego, California · Dallas, Texas).
Job responsibilities
- Define and execute a unified People Operations vision, operating model, and multi-year roadmap spanning candidate interviewing, hiring, employee onboarding and employee lifecycle operations.
- Lead day-to-day operations, ensuring consistent, high-quality service delivery across the employee lifecycle.
- Lead and scale a rapidly growing People Operations function through direct leadership, with full accountability for team performance, service quality, and outcomes across the candidate and employee lifecycle.
- Establish team structure, capacity planning, KPIs, and operating rhythms to support hiring velocity, onboarding effectiveness, and ongoing operational excellence.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to executives on workforce operations, hiring experience, service delivery, and AI enablement.
- Transform People Operations into a self-service-first, AI-enabled support model.
- Design and implement service delivery architecture, including automation, case management, and digital support channels to support rapid company scaling and global expansion.
- Lead enterprise knowledge management to enable self-service and improve consistency and AI effectiveness.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- 15+ years of progressive HR or People Operations experience in complex or high-growth environments.
- 7+ years leading People Operations or HR Shared Services teams.
- Experience designing and scaling shared services and service delivery models.
- Proven track record of operational transformation, including automation and AI-enabled solutions.
- Strong expertise in employee lifecycle operations, compliance, and data governance.
- Experience partnering with HRIS and enterprise technology teams.
- Demonstrated success with KPIs, SLAs, and operational reporting.
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