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Ethos

Director, Global People Operations – AI

Ethos

. Own the strategy and multi-year roadmap for Global People Operations across all regions .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $163,000 - $288,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading Global People Operations with a focus on automation, compliance, and service-level management. Proven ability to drive change management and enhance operational efficiency across diverse regions.

Highest-signal resume keywords
People Operations LeadershipAutomation Strategy DevelopmentGlobal Compliance ManagementChange Management ExpertiseStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills
People/HR OperationsShared Services ManagementService-Level ManagementMetrics DefinitionAI GovernanceData Privacy ComplianceCost-to-Serve AnalysisCapacity PlanningTiered Service Model DesignVendor Management
Soft Skills
LeadershipExecutive CommunicationStakeholder ManagementJudgment in High-Stakes SituationsCoaching
Tools & Technologies
HR TechnologyAutomation ToolsAI AgentsPeople Operations Tooling
Certifications & Qualifications
Relevant Certifications Preferred
Industry Keywords
Global People OperationsChange ManagementData GovernanceAuditabilityHuman Oversight

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own the strategy and multi-year roadmap for Global People Operations across all regions
  • Lead the Global People Services team, setting standards, service levels, quality, and geographic coverage
  • Set the direction for automation and enablement, including AI agents and automation for repeatable work
  • Design and implement a tiered service model spanning self-service, shared services, and experts
  • Build governance for AI and automation, including guardrails, human-in-the-loop controls, privacy, security, auditability, and compliance
  • Define and own metrics including service levels, case deflection, cycle time, cost-to-serve, accuracy, and employee experience
  • Lead and coach the People Operations team, including People Product Managers
  • Partner with HR Technology, IT, Legal, Finance, and People leaders on systems, data, processes, and automation
  • Own change management and adoption across regions and cultures
  • Ensure global compliance and data governance across operating markets
  • Manage vendors, budget, and the People Operations tooling roadmap
  • Continuously scale and improve the operating model as Ethos grows and enters new markets

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years in People/HR Operations, shared services, or people/business operations, including several years leading teams
  • Proven experience building or running a People/HR shared services function and a tiered service model
  • Track record setting automation and enablement strategy and deploying AI or agentic solutions in an operations context
  • Strong operating discipline: service-level management, metrics, cost-to-serve, and capacity planning
  • Experience operating globally across multiple countries, with working knowledge of regional compliance and data-privacy requirements
  • Excellent leadership, stakeholder-management, and executive communication skills
  • Working understanding of AI governance: privacy, fairness, security, auditability, and human oversight
  • Change-management expertise and ability to drive adoption at scale across a distributed organization
  • Sound judgment handling sensitive, confidential, and high-stakes situations
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Relevant certifications preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Base salary of $163,000–$288,000 per year
  • Applicable bonus
  • Equity
  • US employee benefits (details provided via Ethos careers page)
  • Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace