Vice President, People Operations

Blend is a premier AI services provider, committed to co-creating meaningful impact for its clients through the power of data science, AI, technology, and people. With a mission to fuel bold visions, Blend tackles significant challenges by seamlessly aligning human expertise with artificial intelligence. The company is dedicated to unlocking value and fostering innovation for its clients by harnessing world-class people and data-driven strategy. We believe that the power of people and AI can have a meaningful impact on your world, creating more fulfilling work and projects for our people and clients. For more information, visit www.blend360.com.

Role Overview 

The Vice President, People Operations is a senior leader responsible for building and scaling the operational foundation that supports Blend’s global workforce. This role owns the end-to-end execution of people operations, ensuring exceptional employee experiences as the company continues to grow. 

This leader is a systems-minded operator who brings rigor to people processes, partners closely with Service Line Leadership, TA, Finance, and Legal, and enables the broader team to focus on strategy, execution and culture by ensuring operational excellence. 

As Blend continues to grow, the VP of People Operations plays a critical role in ensuring that scale does not come at the expense of experience, accuracy, or trust. This leader enables the People function, and the business, to move faster, smarter, and with confidence. 

Key Responsibilities 

Operational Scale & Team Leadership 

• Design and continuously improve scalable, technology-enabled people operations infrastructure 

• Drive automation, standardization, and efficiency across global processes 

• Build and lead a high-performing, globally distributed People Operations team 

Employee Onboarding & Offboarding 

• Own the global onboarding and offboarding strategy, ensuring seamless, compliant, and high-impact employee entry and exit experiences 

• Design scalable onboarding programs that accelerate time-to-productivity and reinforce culture and performance expectations 

• Leverage onboarding and exit insights to inform retention, engagement, and workforce planning strategies 

Total Rewards Strategy & Execution 

• Lead global compensation and benefits strategy and administration in partnership with Finance 

• Oversee annual and off-cycle compensation processes with rigor and accuracy 

• Ensure competitive, compliant, and scalable benefits programs across regions 

Global Compliance & Risk Management 

• Own global immigration strategy and employment compliance across all operating regions 

• Partner with Legal to proactively mitigate regulatory and operational risk 

People Analytics & Executive Reporting 

• Lead enterprise people analytics, including workforce planning, attrition, engagement, performance, and compensation insights 

• Deliver actionable, executive-level reporting to senior leadership and the Board 

• Elevate data capabilities to drive strategic workforce decisions 

Engagement & Organizational Effectiveness 

• Oversee global engagement measurement and action planning 

• Partner with business leaders to translate insights into measurable impact 

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including senior leadership in People Operations within a global, high-growth organization 

• Proven track record scaling people infrastructure, systems, and teams across multiple regions 

• Deep expertise in global employee lifecycle management, total rewards strategy, HR systems, and compliance 

• Strong financial and analytical acumen, with experience driving workforce planning and people analytics 

• Demonstrated ability to partner with Executive leadership to align talent strategy with business growth and profitability 

• Experience leading and developing high-performing, distributed teams 

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or relevant certifications preferred 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.