Deputy Director, Strategy, Planning & Management
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Director, People Operations
OpenTable
full-time
Posted on:
Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $184,000 - $210,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Scale global HR operational infrastructure and oversee end-to-end strategy for compensation, benefits, operations, immigration, and systems programs
- Lead a team responsible for service delivery, systems administration, and rewards execution
- Serve as a trusted partner to Legal, Finance, Payroll, IT, and the OpenTable executive team
- Design, implement, and evolve a scalable shared services operational model that centralizes HR operations processes while ensuring global consistency, compliance, and a high quality employee experience
- Lead HR Systems strategy across the employee lifecycle (e.g., onboarding, job changes, offboarding) to drive efficiency and compliance
- Oversee execution of mid-year and year-end compensation cycles and compensation forecasting/budgeting in close partnership with Finance and senior leadership
- Craft and fine tune global benefits programs that align with business goals and drive employee retention
Requirements
- 8–10+ years of progressive HR experience with a focus in HR operations, compensation, & systems in a global, high-growth environment
- Proven experience leading and developing HR Operations or Total Rewards teams
- Deep expertise in Workday, including Core HCM and Advanced Compensation modules
- Strong knowledge of global employment compliance, HR governance, and policy development
- Exceptional problem-solving and systems-thinking skills; able to navigate complexity and bring structure to ambiguity
- Adept at analyzing and interpreting data to inform strategic decisions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to executives
- High attention to detail, with a process improvement mindset and ability to execute with consistency
- Bachelor's degree required
- HR or business-related certifications (e.g., PHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP) are a plus
