VP, People Operations

About the role

The Vice President, People Operations is a senior leadership role responsible for designing, executing, and operating the company’s people strategy in direct alignment with business priorities. This role owns the full employee lifecycle—from workforce planning and talent acquisition through performance management, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness.

The VP, People Operations is an operator, not a policy-only role. This position actively builds and runs systems, frameworks, and processes that enable leaders and teams to perform at a high level while ensuring scalability. The role partners closely with executive leadership, Finance, HR counterparts, and functional leaders to translate business needs into clear, actionable people programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

People Strategy & Leadership

• Serve as the primary people partner to the executive leadership team.
• Translate company priorities and Key Results into scalable people systems.
• Own and drive People Operations initiatives end‑to‑end.

Performance Management & Talent Enablement

• Design and operate the performance management framework, including KR methodology.
• Lead review cycles, calibration, and manager enablement.
• Diagnose performance gaps and support leaders in early intervention.

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Own hiring strategy, role definition, and support job description development.
• Design structured interviews and scorecards.
• Personally screen candidates for leadership and critical roles.

Employee Lifecycle & Experience

• Oversee recruiting & onboarding processes.
• Create career frameworks, promotion criteria, and role clarity.
• Drive engagement, retention, and performance outcomes.

Systems, Data & Operational Excellence

• Own People Ops specific systems for recruiting, onboarding and learning & development.
• Ensure data integrity and executive‑ready reporting.
• Build documentation, playbooks, and repeatable processes.

Compliance & Cross‑Functional Partnership

• Partner with HR, Legal, and Finance on compliance and risk mitigation.
• Support compensation, promotions, and org changes with structured frameworks.
• Maintain clear People Ops vs HR ownership boundaries.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience across People Operations, Talent, or Performance roles.
• Proven experience building performance and talent systems.
• Strong executive partnership and business acumen.
• Comfortable operating hands‑on in a fast‑moving environment.

Department: People Operations

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Remote

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the job. Viamedia may change the requirements of this position at any time at its discretion. Viamedia is an equal opportunity employer.