Remote Head of People Operations

Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services. We’re at the forefront of a civic movement to reinvent how all levels of government serve families, patients, and many others in today's digital world. If you want to play a part in driving this critical movement forward, we’d love for you to join our growing team of public interest technologists. We find ourselves in an exciting position to further deepen our partnerships within the government contracting space, to continue to attract and retain amazing teammates, and to scale our capacity to make an even bigger difference in the world. Executive Office (sets and operationalizes the strategic direction of the company), Federal Health & Civilian (focused on federal health and civilian missions), and Defense & Security (focused on defense, national security, and public safety missions). As our Head of People Operations, you’ll be responsible for leading people operations across the company so we can continue to attract, empower, and retain amazing public interest technologists. Our Head of People Operations must have proven experience navigating the evolving legal, regulatory, and social landscapes while preserving organizational values and maintaining trusted relationships with employees, leaders, customers, and government stakeholders. Talent acquisition Manage the talent life cycle, from workforce planning through onboarding, as part of the broader employee life cycle Provide leadership to the Head of Recruiting, who reports to this role, and grow the talent function over time Understand the current and future talent needs of the organization, and build and maintain a strategic talent pipeline Manage the onboarding process HR Ensure awareness of and compliance with relevant labor laws, and lead employee relations, including sensitive and legal matters Perform benchmark research on compensation and benefits, and partner on HR functions such as payroll Manage and optimize our HRIS (Rippling) Manage the offboarding process Own company-wide employee engagement: design and run engagement programs that reach across business units Manage our performance management system (e.g., individual performance planning, performance evaluation, internal promotions, continuous feedback) Organize and oversee individual and team training programs (both internal and external) Partner closely with business unit leaders and the executive team to align people strategy with the needs of the business Implement data-driven approaches to continually improving our people operations and talent outcomes Understand and drive the adoption of emerging best practices related to people operations Experience as a people operations leader or similar role Experience scaling people operations in a fast-growing organization Demonstrated experience building high-performing, mission-driven workplace cultures where employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work Sound judgment balancing transparency and visibility with confidentiality, privacy, and risk Experience recruiting design and technology professionals, such as product managers, product designers, user researchers, content strategists, software engineers, and DevOps engineers Experience working with remote teams Excellent interpersonal, motivational, and relationship management skills Organized, detail-oriented, and quality-minded Strong data and analytical skills Comfortable navigating Human Resources Information Systems, Applicant Tracking Systems, and tools that support performance management and other HR functions Ability to travel for work from time to time Experience with Rippling or a comparable HRIS We’d love to chat anyway! We’re on a mission to build diverse teams, and studies have shown that women and marginalized folks are less likely to apply to jobs if they don’t check every box. As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust or security clearance. This is a full-time, exempt position. This is a fully remote position. Care package The salary range for this position is $170,000 to $240,000, based on experience and qualifications. Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance Short-term and long-term disability insurance Life and AD&D insurance Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account Paid time off, including 20 vacation days, 11 federal holidays, and flexible sick leave Performance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options Business development / sales bonuses Referral bonuses Flexible, remote-friendly work environment If you’d like to request reasonable accommodations during the application or interviewing process, please contact our recruiting team at View email address on click.appcast.io . We participate in E-Verify and upon hire, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you’re authorized to work in the U.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.