VP of Strategy and Operations

$200,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($100 USD/hour)

Talent acquisition is fundamentally broken. This is widely recognized. Solutions remain scarce.

This role exists for someone who can deliver one.

While this position is housed within People and Talent Operations, it functions primarily as a systems design and operational execution role where hiring is the domain of focus. You are not required to be a hiring domain expert. You are required to excel at architecting systems that produce measurable outcomes — systems that scale reliably, operate consistently, and remain effective under real-world constraints.

The challenge is straightforward to articulate and demanding to solve: architect and run a system that reliably attracts the right talent into the organization, within expected timelines, meeting rigorous quality standards, and placing them in positions where they thrive and remain. This system must perform not only for straightforward, well-scoped requests, but also for complex, high-stakes, non-standard scenarios. This role demands sustained ownership, sound judgment, and the rigor to resolve problems in ways that reinforce system integrity rather than introduce complication.

Stakeholder engagement is essential. You will interface with senior leadership who bring firm perspectives, conflicting demands, and incomplete information. You will operate without direct authority. Your success depends on establishing credibility, identifying alignment, and making trade-offs visible — upholding standards while ensuring stakeholders feel acknowledged and enabled.

This is an AI-native operating environment. You will engage with AI tools daily, leveraging them to draft content, prototype concepts, evaluate results, examine outliers, and identify trends. You will not delegate ideas to technical teams and wait for delivery. You will prototype, validate, troubleshoot, document, and refine directly, collaborating with others when scaling or hardening becomes necessary.

We also believe in clarity, because we value your time. This role will not suit everyone.

If the following describe you, this is probably not a fit:

• You prefer identifying issues over owning complete solutions
• You require formal authority, organizational hierarchy, or designated ownership to execute
• You delegate to engineers rather than building hands-on yourself
• You interpret feedback or challenge as personal criticism instead of actionable input
• You optimize components in isolation without considering system-level impact
• You are drawn to the concept of fixing broken systems more than the work itself

This is a global, fully remote role offering significant autonomy alongside substantial accountability. You must maintain availability for a minimum of four hours overlapping U.S. business hours each weekday. Beyond that, you control your schedule.

Finally, in the interest of transparency: our selection process demands substantive effort. Most applicants dedicate considerable time because the role itself demands it.

If this description energized rather than deterred you, we would welcome your application.