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Director of People

Alameda HQFull-time$225k2026-07-22 → 2026-11-11
On-site

Core

Lead Rondo's global People function, developing strategy and creating a cohesive employee experience across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and beyond.

Role type

Senior leadership People Director (Head of People)

Builds

Global people strategy, scalable HR programs, and a cohesive employee experience across diverse regions and workforce types.

Domain

Industrial decarbonization / Climate-tech / Manufacturing

Required skills

Global people strategy, organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, leadership development, compensation & benefits, employee relations, HRIS management, people analytics, executive advisory, international employment compliance, global mobility, immigration management, contingent-worker models, cross-border employment expertise, industrial/manufacturing workforce management, equity compensation, high-velocity hiring, performance frameworks, business acumen, financial acumen, executive presence, judgment, communication, trust-building, hands-on execution, HR systems, AI-enabled tools, data-driven decision-making

Preferred skills

Experience in high-growth energy, climate-tech, industrial, manufacturing, or hardware companies, senior-most People leader experience, HRIS scaling across multiple countries, visa sponsorship program implementation, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CIPD certification, advanced degree

Technologies

HRIS, People analytics, AI-enabled tools

Responsibilities

Develop and execute global people strategy aligned with business growth; Advise executives on organizational design, workforce planning, talent, culture, and leadership effectiveness; Support and scale the People function and the Senior Manager of People Operations; Lead international People operations, employment compliance, immigration, global mobility, and worker classification; Build scalable programs for performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, compensation, benefits, and engagement; Provide hands-on HR partnership to engineering, manufacturing, field, and project-delivery teams; Lead complex employee-relations matters; Strengthen culture and employee experience across countries and time zones; Develop HRIS, people analytics, reporting, and AI/automation usage; Use data and metrics to identify risks and inform executive decisions.

Seniority

Director level, strategic leadership with hands-on execution