Director of People Operations

Overview As the Director of People Operations, you will be a strategic People leader at Luminate. You will head our People Operations (Human Resources) function across our global team, directly contributing to our mission. As part of the Operations leadership team, you will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) as a trusted advisor – helping to develop and implement People Operations strategies and initiatives (i.e. workforce planning, job levelling, travel management, and compensation and benefits), with a strong focus on legal compliance. In this role, you will set People Operations priorities that align with our organisational goals, oversee performance management, and advise leadership on important people‑related decisions. Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities A typical week might include: People management support: Meeting with team leadership to align on performance and engagement topics, team capacity, and staff wellbeing. Strategic planning: Meeting with the COO and Operations team leadership to understand their work, draft global operations priorities, and explore alignment with People team activities. Due diligence and compliance coordination: Working with Finance and Legal colleagues to review documents such as policies, contracts, and global payroll, ensuring all requirements are met. Process administration: Oversee periodic process reviews (and conduct them directly when needed) to analyse data, surface learnings and make recommendations. Flexibility is key to this role – some days might be taken up by emergency responses (e.g. traveller safety or security issue affecting staff). This is a short preview of the job description, to see the full version and apply for the role visit the link listed. Our screening process requires candidates to respond to a handful of questions that provide perspective on how your skills would relate to the day‑to‑day job. Submissionswill be anonymised, randomised and reviewed by a panel of reviewers from the hiring team. If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite youto the next step, which includes formal interviews and meeting select members of the team. Applications are due by 27 October 2025 at 5:59pm (EST) . #J-18808-Ljbffr