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aytm “Ask Your Target Market” is looking to hire a Sr Director of People Operations

The Senior Director of People Operations is responsible for building and scaling the people infrastructure that enables aytm to grow with clarity, consistency, and operational rigor. This role ensures that employee experience, talent development, compliance, and organizational health evolve alongside company growth.

This position serves as the executive owner of People Operations programs and partners closely with leadership to design scalable people strategies that support performance, culture, compliance, and workforce sustainability.

aytm delivers state‑of‑the‑art insights automation technology and expert guidance that’s focused on providing answers for the customers of today, while evolving a platform that supports those curious about tomorrow. Advancing research with transparency and flexibility, aytm helps you connect to a community of people, optimize your products, positioning, and concepts, and get from idea to market faster. We have a world‑class platform, top‑tier customers, and a creative and energetic team.

• Lead the design and execution of people programs that support organizational growth, engagement, and performance.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify workforce needs, talent strategies, and organizational development priorities.
• Develop scalable onboarding, performance management, leadership enablement, and career development frameworks.
• Ensure people initiatives align with business priorities, company values, and long‑term organizational sustainability.
• Support organizational design initiatives including role clarity, leveling frameworks, and workforce planning.

• Establish programs and feedback mechanisms that strengthen employee engagement, retention, and workplace effectiveness.
• Serve as a trusted and objective resource for employees and managers in navigating workplace challenges and development opportunities.
• Create and maintain clear expectations and frameworks around communication, conduct, and team collaboration.
• Measure and improve employee experience through engagement surveys, retention analysis, and workforce insights.

• Maintain accountability for HR compliance across all regions where aytm operates.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure People programs align with regulatory requirements, internal policy frameworks, and certification obligations.
• Oversee policy development, training, documentation, and enforcement.
• Ensure People processes support audit readiness and risk mitigation efforts.
• Maintain neutrality, confidentiality, and ethical standards in all People‑related matters.

• Own and continuously improve HRIS, ATS, performance management, and People analytics platforms.
• Drive adoption of scalable systems, automation opportunities, and operational workflows that improve efficiency and data accuracy.
• Oversee benefits administration, compensation program support, and open enrollment processes.
• Develop and maintain People Operations documentation, training materials, and execution standards.

• Partner with leadership to design recruiting strategies aligned with growth and hiring quality.
• Oversee workforce planning, hiring pipeline forecasting, and recruiting process optimization.
• Support compensation frameworks, leveling architecture, and career growth pathways.
• Ensure recruiting programs scale effectively while maintaining candidate experience.

• Lead and develop the People Operations team through coaching, accountability frameworks, and professional development programs.
• Establish execution standards, documentation rigor, and program scalability across the People function.
• Partner cross‑functionally to ensure alignment between People initiatives and operational execution.

• Establish workforce metrics and dashboards that provide visibility into engagement, retention, hiring effectiveness,…