Senior Director of People - Start-up / SaaS/AI

Senior Director of People and Culture - Automotive SaaS/AI

The Sr. Director of People and Culture will lead the company’s people strategy, organizational development, compensation and total rewards programs, leadership coaching, talent management, and acquisition integration efforts.

This is not a traditional HR role. The ideal candidate is a strategic business partner who can operate comfortably at the executive level while remaining hands-on in key areas of organizational development, change management, compensation strategy, and people operations. The successful candidate will inherit a strong HR team and established systems while bringing greater sophistication in analytics, total rewards, executive partnership, and scaling a private-equity-backed technology organization.

We will only consider candidates must be coming from SaaS/AI technology organization with $20-$60M in revenue, under 200 employees, PE backed and directly reporting to the C suite.

Responsibilities:

• Executive Partnership & Organizational Leadership
• Compensation & Total Rewards
• M&A Integration & Change Management
• People Operations & Compliance
• Leadership Development & Culture
• People Systems & Analytics
• Team Leadership; will lead a growing People team (2), including:

-HR Business Partner / Culture & Employee Experience

-Talent Acquisition, Benefits & Compliance Specialist

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related; Master’s preferred
• Min. 8+ years of progressive HR leadership experience.
• Experience reporting directly to a CEO, CFO, or executive leadership team.
• Demonstrated success leading People functions within high-growth SaaS, software, or technology organizations.
• Strong expertise in compensation, total rewards, and benefits strategy.
• Experience supporting private-equity-backed organizations.
• Experience leading organizational change and M&A integration initiatives.
• Knowledge of multi-state employment law, compliance, and HR best practices.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Experience leading and developing HR team members.

Offering:

• Base Salary to $175,000+(based on experience)
• Bonus Potential
• Benefits Package; 401K & PTO/Paid Holidays
• Equity

Direct Sales Recruiting, LLC, (DSR) and DirectHR are National Recruitment organizations partnering with National, Regional and Local Clients to bring qualified candidates a career and a future. DSR offers over 50 years combined Recruitment, Sales and Management experience. We are, along with our clients, an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce. A M/F/V