Director, People Operations & Total Rewards

Key Responsibilities

• Governance
• Build and execute a people operations roadmap aligned to the company’s shift to data center development and overall growth plan, including team redesign and identification of talent gaps
• Ensure employment law compliance across PA, NY, and Quebec (and other jurisdictions as needed), including policies, recordkeeping, filings, and audits
• Develop and implement process to maintain employee handbook, employment policies, and standard operating procedures
• Partner with Employee Relations team and operations leaders to identify unionization risk, design proactive engagement strategies, and implement policies/practices that address employee concerns
• Technology
• Lead the P&C AI integration ensuring optimization and improvement of transactional tasks, workflows, etc.…
• Evaluate existing P&C technology stack; recommend and implement new systems to modernize and scale capabilities
• Lead data governance, reporting, analytics, and KPIs to drive operational decision-making
• Total Rewards
• Review and implement compensation framework including job evaluation, salary changes, and market benchmarking across all levels, including executive
• Manage full benefits offering, benchmark for competitiveness
• Manage annual compensation cycle
• Support planning for Compensation Committee meetings in alignment with external compensation advisors, senior leadership team and Corporate Secretary
• Manage equity programs including the design, reporting and maintenance of LTIP (stock options, RSU, PSU)
• Oversee payroll processes; ensure accurate, timely pay across jurisdictions
• P&C Processes
• Build out entire P&C processes in line with evolving business needs
• Manage recruitment process operations (offer administration, pre-onboarding, background screening, and internal mobility processes)
• Work with Employee Relations team and hiring manager teams to ensure well aligned recruitment process
• Manage outsourced recruitment vendors, including RPO and other
• Standardized onboarding and offboarding processes implemented across sites.

Requirements

• 10+ years experience in a similar people operations role, including at least 3 in a people leadership capacity
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and/or SHRM designations
• Experience in a publicly traded organization and experience in a fast-moving startup or high-growth environment; familiarity with energy, infrastructure, or technical operations is strongly preferred
• Experience in a multi-jurisdictional environment, including the US and Canada (ideally Quebec)
• Demonstrated record of modernizing people & culture systems and processes—implementation/optimization of HRIS, payroll or workforce management tools
• Experience with the development and management of long-term incentive plans including stock options, RSU, PSU and other programs
• Practical experience with payroll vendors, benefits administration, and compensation programs
• Experience managing risk around labor organizing and developing union-prevention/employee engagement strategies
• Experience applying automation/AI to P&C
• Excellent stakeholder management, communications, and change leadership skills
• Operational rigor and attention to compliance detail
• Project management and program rollout capability
• Change management and ability to modernize legacy systems/processes while engaging a team