Director, People Operations

ABOUT SANITY

At Sanity.io http://Sanity.io, is the Content Operating System for the AI era — the intelligent backend that lets companies model how their business works, automate everything, and power any experience, from websites to AI agents, from a single structured source of truth. Companies like Figma, Spotify, PUMA, Riot Games, Anthropic, and Nordstrom trust us to power their content operations. We're backed by GP Bullhound, ICONIQ Growth, Threshold Ventures, and founders of companies like Vercel, Netlify, and Heroku. We're growing fast, and we're just getting started.

We take the work seriously. Ourselves, a little less so.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're looking for a Director, People Operations to scale and sharpen the operational foundation of our People function as we grow. The groundwork is laid — now we need someone to make it faster, smarter, and more resilient as we add headcount, complexity, and geography.

You'll own how People Ops runs at Sanity: our HR tech stack, compliance posture, people data and reporting, and the employee experience end-to-end. You’ll use AI to automate the transactional and repeatable work so the team's time goes to judgement, coaching and strategic partnership.

This role sits on our People team, reports directly to the Chief People Officer, and leads a small team.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Lead People Operations strategy and execution Own the strategy, architecture, and evolution of People operation, technology and analytics. Design end-to-end workflows across hiring, HRIS management, and the employee lifecycle so they’re simple, scalable, auditable, and built to last. Own the operating model for People Ops — from onboarding and offboarding to HRIS management — and keep our processes efficient and scalable as we grow across geographies and headcount. You'll improve and evolve what's working, and fix what isn't.

Manage and optimize our PEO relationships Serve as the strategic owner of our PEO partnerships, overseeing payroll and benefits execution while holding the vendor accountable for quality and accuracy. Identify where the PEO adds leverage and where Sanity needs to build its own capability — and make smart calls on both.

Drive compliance and risk management Own our HR compliance posture. Keep policies current, ensure we're audit-ready, and know when to escalate — you're not the legal authority, but you're the operational owner who makes sure nothing falls through the cracks.