San Francisco, USA; New York City, USA; London, UK; Dublin, Ireland; Sydney, Australia Remote (Global)

Vanta is hiring a Head of People Ops and Total Rewards

About the Role

This role is responsible for leading the strategy and execution of people operations and total rewards, supporting a growing organization through scalable systems, equitable compensation frameworks, and compliance excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of scalable people operations infrastructure
  • Oversee total rewards programs, including compensation, benefits, and equity structures
  • Ensure pay equity and compliance across diverse geographic regions
  • Develop data-driven insights to inform workforce planning and reward strategies
  • Partner with leadership to align people strategies with business objectives
  • Manage HRIS systems and ensure data accuracy across people platforms
  • Drive process improvements in payroll, benefits administration, and compliance reporting
  • Establish global compensation frameworks that support hiring and retention
  • Lead annual compensation planning cycles and equity refresh processes
  • Collaborate with legal and finance teams on regulatory requirements and audits
  • Design and maintain job leveling architectures
  • Support international expansion with localized rewards and compliance strategies
  • Build and manage vendor relationships for benefits, payroll, and HR tech
  • Create transparent reward communication strategies for employees
  • Ensure alignment between performance management and compensation decisions
  • Develop dashboards and metrics to track people ops effectiveness
  • Lead internal equity analyses and external benchmarking efforts
  • Improve onboarding and offboarding workflows related to rewards
  • Maintain compliance with labor laws and tax regulations affecting compensation
  • Scale HR operations in line with company growth and funding stages
  • Foster a culture of fairness and transparency in reward practices
  • Evaluate emerging trends in total rewards and recommend adaptations
  • Support diversity, equity, and inclusion goals through reward system design
  • Manage people analytics to assess compensation competitiveness
  • Drive audit readiness for payroll, benefits, and equity records

Compensation

Competitive salary, equity package, and comprehensive benefits

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Part of the broader People team, reporting to the Chief People Officer

Why This Role Matters

  • This position plays a critical role in shaping how employees are compensated and supported globally.
  • The work directly impacts employee trust, retention, and organizational scalability.

Growth Opportunities

  • Opportunity to build and lead a growing team as the organization scales.
  • Direct influence on company-wide people strategy and executive decision-making.

Available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
People AnalyticsComplianceBudget ManagementLeadershipStrategic Planning
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Vanta
Vanta helps businesses earn and prove trust by enabling continuous security monitoring and verification. The company provides a Trust Management Platform that thousands of companies rely on to build, maintain and demonstrate their security in a real-time and transparent way.
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Posted 9 months ago