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Director of People Operations

Sydney Office💼 Full-time💰 $140,000–$140,000🗓 2026-09-25

Core

Architect and rebuild the People Operations function end-to-end for the AI era, focusing on automation, global payroll, and self-serve playbooks for managers.

Role type

Director of People Operations (Builder-first, hands-on IC)

Builds

AI agents, automated workflows, and self-serve playbooks for the People Operations function

Domain

Technology / SaaS / Construction & Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

People Operations strategy, AI agent design, automation architecture, global payroll management, performance management, compensation design, employee relations, team leadership

Preferred skills

Experience with Rippling, Remote, Ashby, building systems for scale

Technologies

Rippling, Remote, Ashby

Responsibilities

Design the next version of People Operations architecture, build first AI agents and automations, write frameworks and playbooks for managers, manage global payroll and compliance, coach and lead the People Operations team, handle complex employee relations cases

Seniority

Director, hands-on IC

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