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About the Role  

Armada is seeking a Vice President, People & Talent to build and scale a globally distributed People organization. This leader will design and mature the infrastructure, systems, and operational discipline required to support sustained company growth. 
This role oversees Global People Operations, Talent Acquisition and Workspaces, ensuring our compliance posture, workforce planning, performance frameworks, and People technology ecosystem evolve alongside the business. 
The ideal candidate is a systems-oriented operator who thrives in complex international environments and is motivated by building durable infrastructure that enables clarity, accountability, and scale. We're looking for a proven people leader with experience across People Operations, Total Rewards, and Talent Acquisition that has taken a venture-backed startup from early-stage (Series A/B) through late-stage growth funding (Series C/D/E) and/or IPO. 
This is a senior operational leadership role with responsibility for defining people strategy, execution, infrastructure design, and financial stewardship within the People function. 

Main responsibilities: 

Build a Scalable Global People Operations Function  

• Design and scale a compliant, globally consistent People Operations framework  
• Partner closely with Legal on employment law, regulatory compliance, immigration, and risk mitigation  
• Oversee payroll, benefits, mobility, and vendor management across multiple jurisdictions  
• Ensure audit readiness, documentation rigor, and strong internal controls  
• Establish operational standards that balance global consistency with local nuance  
• Provide clear, data-informed perspective on team health, performance, and organizational risk  

Lead Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning  

• Own global recruiting strategy across technical and non-technical functions  
• Implement structured hiring processes that increase talent density and hiring rigor  
• Improve time-to-hire, quality-of-hire, and hiring manager accountability  
• Partner with Finance to align headcount planning with budget forecasting  
• Support long-term workforce modeling and geographic expansion planning  

Architect the People Systems & Technology Ecosystem  

• Own and optimize the People technology stack (HRIS, ATS, payroll, performance tools, analytics)  
• Rationalize and integrate systems to improve reporting integrity and reduce redundancy  
• Establish strong data governance and scalable workflows  
• Drive automation and operational efficiency  
• Build a tech-enabled People platform designed for long-term growth  

Elevate Organizational Maturity & Performance Standards  

• Partner closely with the senior leadership team on organizational design, leadership effectiveness, and company-wide priorities as the company scales  
• Strengthen role clarity, leveling frameworks, and job architecture  
• Implement and maintain performance management systems aligned to a high-accountability culture  
• Define organizational structures and decision-making frameworks that support scale and accountability  
• Establish leadership expectations and support development of managers across the organization  
• Improve operating rhythms, documentation standards, and cross-functional coordination  

Own Workspaces & Employee Experience Infrastructure  

• Define and scale workspace strategy across offices, remote environments, and field deployments  
• Ensure workspaces support productivity, collaboration, and operational needs across distributed teams  
• Partner with Finance and Operations on real estate strategy, cost management, and vendor selection  
• Establish standards for workplace experience, safety, and compliance across locations  
• Align workspace planning with headcount growth and geographic expansion

What Success Looks Like 

• A globally scalable and compliant People infrastructure  
• Integrated, optimized systems with clean and reliable workforce data  
• Disciplined hiring processes that increase talent density  
• Headcount planning fully integrated with financial modeling  
• Clear organizational structures and career architecture  
• Elevated performance standards and operational accountability  
• Efficient, tech-enabled workflows that reduce friction as the company grows  

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