Senior Director, Total Rewards, People Operations

Optro

Senior Director leading global Total Rewards and People Operations at Optro. Driving compensation strategies and managing a high-performance team in a growing tech company.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $230,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and scale global benefits, compensation, and people operations to ensure equitable, market-aligned, and data-backed programs across all regions
Utilize robust market and internal data to interpret compensation and benefits trends, delivering actionable, objective insights to drive balanced business decisions
Execute executive compensation and equity strategies, partnering closely with the executive team and supporting Board of Directors' needs
Drive the people and rewards strategy for our global expansion, taking local culture and compliance requirements into consideration
Oversee and modernize the HR technology infrastructure and roadmap, leveraging emerging trends to transition our operations to an AI-first model
Evolve and refine the HR delivery model to enable leader self-service
Oversee immigration, compliance, and mobility programs to seamlessly support a distributed and growing global employee base
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Total Rewards and People Operations team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 10 years of Total Rewards and People Operations experience within dynamic scaling companies
Must have experience working in both private equity-backed and public companies
Deeply analytical mindset with a track record of building rewards structures that are strictly defensible, fiscally sustainable, and backed by clear data metrics
Excited about contributing at both hands-on and strategic levels to build programs and processes that scale for exponential growth
Builds strong cross-functional relationships (finance, legal, IT) and identifies the best external partners to help scale operations efficiently
Keeps a pulse on new technologies, AI trends, and evolving employee expectations to modernize and future-proof our people systems
Resourceful and operationally focused in a fast-paced environment, with a proven ability to manage multiple complex projects and competing priorities simultaneously

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) with company match
Flexible vacation (exempt) / Accrued vacation (non-exempt)
Time off for your birthday & volunteering
Employee resource groups
Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers!
Parental Leave
Live your best life (LYBL)! $200/mo for anything that enhances your life

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Hard Skills & Tools

compensation analysisbenefits strategydata analysisexecutive compensationequity strategiesHR technology infrastructureHR delivery modelimmigration compliancemobility programsTotal Rewards

Soft Skills

analytical mindsetcross-functional collaborationleadershipmentoringresourcefulnessoperational focusproject managementstrategic thinkingrelationship buildingadaptability