đ About this role
WRITER is scaling rapidly, hiring team members across our three major hubs in San Francisco, New York, and London as well as in other select locations. The Director of global people operations will help us ensure that our people processes scale in tandem, bringing both process excellence and great employee experiences through strong design thinking and the application of AI and other technology. From onboarding to offboarding to immigration, benefits administration, HRIS management, and more, this leader will be critical to the People Teamâs and WRITERâs success.
This role is hybrid based in San Francisco or New York, with at least 3 days in the office per week, and will report directly to our Chief people officer.
đŚ¸đťââď¸ Your responsibilities:
Own and operate key People operations areas (onboarding and offboarding, immigration, benefits administration, HRIS administration, compliance, etc.)
Make our employeesâ experience of People operations that is often painful at other companies a delightful one that they would recommend to others
Bring a continuous improvement mindset to regularly reinventing and enhancing our processes to meet the companyâs evolving needs, leveraging AI thoughtfully and effectively
Manage a high-performing team of four People ops generalists across multiple locations
Measure the resourcing vs impact/outcomes of our People operations and ensure that we are getting the most out of our investments and deploying
Partner with our Legal team to ensure weâre always fully compliant with local, state, federal laws and other requirements
Partner with other leaders on the People team to ensure People operations is well integrated and supporting other pillars of WRITERâs People strategy
âď¸ Is this you?
Track record of effectively redesigning processes with the use of AI and technology
Experience leading People operations in geographies outside the US, ideally UK and EMEA
Great leader who has managed teammates across multiple locations and time zones
Helped companies scale rapidly from a few hundred to many hundreds or 1000+ employees
Approach every problem both with prior expertise and âfirst principlesâ thinking
Outcome-orientation; define what great looks like and work backward on how to get there
Drawn to and already live by WRITERâs company values of Connect, Challenge, Own
đŠ Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees)
Generous PTO, plus company holidays
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)
Fertility and family planning support
Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution
Annual work-life stipends for:
Home office setup, cell phone, internet
Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.
Learning and development stipend
Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k
WRITER is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to diversity. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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