Director, People Operations

Drata

4h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of People Operations will lead all People Operations functions at Drata, owning the programs, systems, and processes that power the employee experience from onboarding through offboarding. This leader will build scalable infrastructure, ensure operational excellence, and partner closely with Talent Acquisition, HRBPs, Total Rewards, IT, Finance, and Legal to enable a best-in-class People organization.
This is a highly visible, strategic role designed for someone who thrives in high-growth environments and enjoys optimizing complex systems, driving data integrity, automating workflows, and elevating employee experience at scale.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of People Ops, HR, or related operations experience, ideally in hyper-growth SaaS or security/compliance companies.
• 3+ years in a leadership role, managing systems, teams and scale.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS systems (Workday required), data governance, and reporting.
• Deep understanding of HR compliance, policy development, and security frameworks.
• Strong cross-functional stakeholder management skills — you can influence at all levels, including execs.
• Analytical mindset with a bias for action: you build scalable processes but roll up your sleeves.
• Aligned to Drata’s values & “Drata Rules”: you drive change, embrace speed, demand excellence, celebrate wins, and learn from mistakes.
• Strong leadership - you hire people better than you, and elevate those around you
• Appetite for change - you can lead an rapidly scaling and growing organization through constant periods of change
• Workday - you understand this HRIS at an expert level, and can create workflows that improve our current People processes

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a People Operations roadmap that supports Drata’s rapid scaling and aligns with our mission to simplify trust.
• Lead a high-performing People Ops team across functions: HRIS, compliance, lifecycle, and processes.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the Head of People and executive team on organizational design, workforce planning, and ways to operationalize “Drata Speed.”
• Own and maintain HRIS (e.g., Workday), ensuring data integrity, integration with other platforms, and automation.
• Optimize recruiting workflows, onboarding, internal mobility, promotions, performance cycles, and offboarding — preempting friction points.
• Build and manage People analytics dashboards to deliver insights on capacity, headcount, attrition, hiring velocity, and more.
• Ensure compliance with data security, privacy, and regulatory frameworks, especially given Drata’s security-first approach.
• Lead onboarding and offboarding processes that scale globally and feel personal.
• Drive manager enablement through training, interview design, and SOPs aligned with Drata’s leadership expectations.
• Implement global policies and process standards (performance reviews, promotions, transfers) that balance structure with speed.
• Embed the “Drata Rules” into People programs, making them not just values, but behaviors and operational norms.
• Build and maintain robust policy infrastructure (employee handbook, global compliance, HR audits).
• Partner with Legal, Security, and Finance to enforce policy, manage risk, and ensure regulatory readiness.
• Support Drata’s Trust posture (e.g., SOC2, ISO) by operationalizing People controls and documentation.
• Work closely with Finance on budgeting, headcount planning, and forecasting.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to ensure seamless candidate-to-employee transition.
• Collaborate with IT for identity, access management, and secure onboarding.
• Enable Total Rewards: benefits, global compensation, and vendor relationships.

Benefits

• Shared Success: We provide stock equity to ensure that as the company grows, you share directly in that success. Equity gives every employee a sense of ownership and the opportunity to celebrate our wins together—because your contributions don’t just support our progress; they help drive our collective success.
• Health & Wellness: Up to 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, along with comprehensive wellness benefits and healthcare concierge services designed to support your needs beyond traditional insurance.
• Financial Well-being: A comprehensive suite of financial benefits, including a 401(k) plan, company-paid life and disability insurance, tax-advantaged spending accounts, and a range of discounted voluntary offerings to help you customize and strengthen your overall financial position.
• Family Support: We want to support you in life's most important moments, so we offer a paid Parental Leave policy, after six months of employment. Employees also receive access to Kindbody fertility and family-building benefits and dedicated leave specialists who help guide you through the entire process.
• Growth & Development: Generous annual stipends for both professional and personal development, empowering you to invest in your continued growth. You’ll also have access to a wide range of internal learning opportunities, ensuring you can build new skills, deepen your expertise, and advance your career with confidence.
• Time Off & Flexibility: We believe that to do your best work, you should get the time you need for rest, rejuvenation and recovery. Drata offers a flexible vacation policy, paid holidays, and other perks to recharge.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed