Vice President, People & Talent

About The Role

Armada is seeking a Vice President, People & Talent to build and scale a globally distributed People organization. This leader will design and mature the infrastructure, systems, and operational discipline required to support sustained company growth.

• Design and scale a compliant, globally consistent People Operations framework
• Partner closely with Legal on employment law, regulatory compliance, immigration, and risk mitigation
• Ensure audit readiness, documentation rigor, and strong internal controls
• Establish operational standards that balance global consistency with local nuance
• Provide clear, data-informed perspective on team health, performance, and organizational risk
• Lead Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
• Own global recruiting strategy across technical and non-technical functions
• Implement structured hiring processes that increase talent density and hiring rigor
• Improve time-to-hire, quality-of-hire, and hiring manager accountability
• Partner with Finance to align headcount planning with budget forecasting
• Support long-term workforce modeling and geographic expansion planning
• Architect the People Systems & Technology Ecosystem
• Own and optimize the People technology stack (HRIS, ATS, payroll, performance tools, analytics)
• Rationalize and integrate systems to improve reporting integrity and reduce redundancy
• Establish strong data governance and scalable workflows
• Drive automation and operational efficiency
• Elevate Organizational Maturity & Performance Standards
• Partner closely with the senior leadership team on organizational design, leadership effectiveness, and company-wide priorities as the company scales
• Strengthen role clarity, leveling frameworks, and job architecture
• Define organizational structures and decision-making frameworks that support scale and accountability
• Build a tech-enabled People platform designed for long-term growth
• Improve operating rhythms, documentation standards, and cross-functional coordination
• Own Workspaces & Employee Experience Infrastructure
• Define and scale workspace strategy across offices, remote environments, and field deployments
• Ensure workspaces support productivity, collaboration, and operational needs across distributed teams
• Partner with Finance and Operations on real estate strategy, cost management, and vendor selection
• Align workspace planning with headcount growth and geographic expansion

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive People leadership experience, with deep expertise in Global People Operations and Talent Acquisition
• Experience supporting technically complex organizations, ideally across both software and hardware environments
• Demonstrated success scaling distributed and international teams across multiple jurisdictions
• Strong partnership experience with Legal and Finance in compliance-forward environments
• Experience building People infrastructure during periods of operational maturation and geographic expansion
• Proven ability to design, implement, and optimize People systems and technology platforms
• Financial discipline and experience managing functional budgets
• A systems-oriented operator comfortable raising performance standards and strengthening organizational rigor