Director â People Operations
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Job Description
About Us
In just three years we have raised a total of $120 million and have built a world-class team of 180 employees (including 55 PhDs with more than 40000 citations) both remotely from 11 different countries and with offices in Belgium Switzerland Italy the UK headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven Netherlands.
We have also launched our Metis AI Platform which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million.
Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer.
Are you up for the challenge
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced and detail-driven Director People Operations to join our growing People team. Reporting directly to the VP of People you will lead the People Ops function and ensure our employees experience seamless compliant and engaging processes across the entire employee lifecycle.
This is a critical leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of operational excellence compliance and people experience. You will manage and scale our global people operations spanning our people systems (BambooHR and Lattice) contracts onboarding payroll benefits equity reporting and compliance across multiple European legal entities.
Key responsibilities:
Lead People Operations globally: Oversee a team of 2 colleagues & lead all our operational people processes across entities and EOR services.
Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations across all countries in Europe working closely with finance and legal.
HRIS & Data: Own our HR systems data integrity and reporting dashboards. Provide actionable insights to leadership using people metrics.
Payroll Interface: Partner with Finance to ensure accurate payroll execution across countries managing all HR-related updates and changes.
Benefits & Equity Programs: Administer and roll out benefits equity plans and new employee offerings (e.g. parental leave policies wellness initiatives).
Operational Excellence: Continuously optimize people processes for scale automation and employee satisfaction.
Policy & Governance: Design maintain and communicate HR policies and employee handbooks across countries ensuring consistency with our culture and compliance.
People Experience: Balance efficiency with a human touch ensuring that operational processes contribute positively to employee experience.
Leadership: Manage mentor and grow the People Ops team; act as a key partner to the VP People on strategic people initiatives.
Qualifications:
Minimum of 10 years of proven experience in HR/People Operations preferably in an international scale-up or tech environment.
Strong expertise in compliance HR systems and operational process design across multiple European jurisdictions.
Experience managing payroll processes in partnership with Finance.
Proven ability to build and roll out benefits equity and employee programs across geographies.
Exceptional organizational skills attention to detail and problem-solving mindset.
Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills able to influence across levels and functions.
High energy proactive and hands-on with the ability to balance strategy with execution.
Fluency in English is required; additional European languages are a plus.
Willingness to sporadically travel within Europe.
Location
This position requires regular presence in our Eindhoven office therefore only applicants willing to work out of this location at least 3 days per week will be considered.
What weoffer
The opportunity to shape and lead People Operations at a dynamic fast-growing international organization.
Attractive compensation package including pension plan extensive employee insurances and the option to receive company shares.
A culture of collaboration inclusion and curiosity where operational excellence and people experience go hand in hand.
Freedom with responsibility and the ability to build scalable world-class people processes.
At Axelera AI we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
