Director of People

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Director of People for a direct hire opportunity in the Northern Virginia area. This is a hybrid role that requires occasional onsite meetings each month and some travel during the year. Your role is instrumental in leading and advancing key People related programs and activities and your work helps to establish the client as a destination employer. You will contribute at both hands on and strategic levels and partner with cross functional leadership and teams to design and deliver strategies and tactics for how we hire, onboard, develop, motivate and retain our world class team. You will be owning the day to day operations of employee experience related to recruiting, hiring, onboarding, performance management, career development, retention. You'll design and implement employee experience and culture programs. Build and optimize performance evaluation and feedback loops and parter with company managers to provide support. You will be responsible for managing a small staff of 2-3 people. You will be working with a functional HR and people team and will need to bring data and metric mindset to impact people positively.

Soft Skills / Culture Fit

High emotional intelligence (EQ) and empathy

Strong ability to navigate complex relationships and sensitive situations

Exceptional communication and influence skills

Passion for mission-driven / values-based work

Ability to drive alignment across diverse stakeholders

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to View email address on click.appcast.io learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy:

Skills and Requirements

7+ years human resources and people operations experience Strong HR generalist background (recruiting, employee relations, comp/benefits, L&D, engagement)

Experience leading and managing a small HR team

Bachelors Degree in Human Resources or related field

Zoom experience

Familiar with different HRIS and LMS tools Nonprofit or mission-driven organization experience

Strong background in DEI, equity programs, or cultural transformation

Experience working in collaborative, cross-functional org structures

Exposure to change management at scale