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Salary: USD 240,000 - 285,000 / annual
Pindrop is a cybersecurity company delivering continuous identity verification across voice, video, and digital interactions. The company protects billions of high-risk interactions for enterprises including leading financial institutions, insurers, and healthcare organizations, and is backed by leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, and CapitalG.
Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, you will serve as a trusted strategic partner and play a critical role in shaping the future of Pindrop's People organization. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on operational excellence across the full People function.
Key responsibilities include:
**People Strategy & Executive Partnership:** Partner with the CPO to translate business priorities into actionable People strategies. Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and functional leaders on workforce planning, talent, and organizational effectiveness. Lead quarterly talent and organizational business reviews with the executive leadership team. Proactively identify emerging talent and organizational challenges with clear recommendations and business implications. Build cross-functional relationships and influence decisions across the organization.
**Strategic Execution & Operational Excellence:** Own the People Operations strategy and operating model, establishing scalable systems, processes, and governance. Identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness and employee experience. Lead complex strategic initiatives from concept through execution, including business case development, project planning, stakeholder alignment, implementation, and measurement. Lead continuous improvement and AI transformation across the organization, championing AI adoption and driving education and upskilling initiatives. Build a disciplined operating cadence with clear priorities, accountability, and measurable outcomes.
**People Operations, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness:** Provide strategic leadership and accountability for HR Operations, HR Business Partners, employee lifecycle programs, People systems, and compliance. Build and scale a strategic HRBP operating model that positions HR Business Partners as proactive advisors. Lead performance management, talent calibration, succession planning, leadership development, and employee experience programs. Partner on compensation strategy, workforce planning, and organizational design. Ensure the People organization delivers accurate, actionable workforce data and analytics. Provide senior-level guidance on complex employee relations matters and organizational changes.
**People Leadership, Culture & Team Development:** Lead and develop a high-performing People team with a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning. Make development of direct reports a leadership priority through coaching, feedback, and intentional career development. Lead through empowerment rather than micromanagement. Build leadership capability and succession strength within the People organization. Set a high bar for quality, execution, and accountability. Model a people-centered, business-minded leadership approach.
**Requirements:**
- 15+ years of progressive People/HR experience, including senior leadership across multiple HR disciplines
- Prior VP-level experience or equivalent scope strongly preferred, with demonstrated career stability and multiple examples of 3+ years of sustained tenure over the past decade
- Proven success building, scaling, and transforming People teams, operating models, and programs in high-growth technology or similarly dynamic environments
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution and measurable business impact
- Demonstrated AI fluency and hands-on experience applying AI to improve business outcomes, with proven ability to champion adoption and lead AI training initiatives
- Proven ability to build high-performing teams, develop future leaders, and empower direct reports through coaching, delegation, and accountability
- Strong executive presence, business acumen, and organizational judgment, with ability to influence senior leaders and translate People insights into actionable business strategies
- Experience leveraging People technology, workforce analytics, AI, and automation to improve efficiency and organizational effectiveness
