Director, HR Operations
At a glance
Director-level People Operations & HRIS role at Scientific Safety Alliance. Remote, United States · full-time · $150,000–$225,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Run payroll across domestic and global entities, improve benefits administration, and reduce errors and manual work
- Manage HR policies, filings, and labor-law compliance across jurisdictions while addressing risks as the organization expands
- Build consistent onboarding and offboarding processes that improve new-hire ramp-up and limit compliance risks
- Lead HR work for acquisitions, from due diligence through integration, aligning payroll, benefits, compliance, and systems
- Improve HR workflows, documentation, automation, and performance dashboards; advise leaders and partner with related teams
What you bring
- You have led HR operations in a high-growth setting, ideally one shaped by acquisitions or private equity
- You bring deep payroll, benefits, and HR compliance expertise, including multi-state compliance
- You have integrated multiple acquisitions and aligned HR processes across separate entities
- You can design HR systems and processes, including automation, and partner with executive leaders
Who this fits
This director-level role suits an experienced HR operations leader who can balance detailed execution with building systems for growth. The position is remote within the United States and covers domestic and global operations.
From the employer
Director of Human Resources Operations
Reports to: CEO
Location: Remote
Compensation: $150,000 - $225,000 + Equity
Start Date: ASAP
About us
Scientific Safety Alliance (SSA) exists to Accelerate Science. Delightfully. SSA is growing at an exceptional rate and continues rising on Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest-growing privately held companies. In just over three years, SSA has scaled rapidly through 24 acquisitions, creating a highly dynamic, operating environment.
Who do we serve? We serve the life sciences world including pharmaceutical, biotech, hospital, and research facilities by removing operational friction so innovation can move faster. SSA is 100% founder- and employee-owned. Ownership is real here. Performance directly compounds enterprise value for every team member.
As we scale toward our next phase of growth, we are building one of the top 1% People platforms in our industry, with HR Operations at the center. This requires a scalable, compliant, and highly efficient infrastructure across payroll, benefits, onboarding, and M&A integration that can support rapid expansion without breaking
The Opportunity: Director of HR Operations
We are looking for a Director of HR Operations to build and scale a world-class HR infrastructure that keeps pace with a high-growth, acquisition-driven organization.
This is not a maintenance role. This person will own the backbone of the People function, ensuring payroll, benefits, compliance, onboarding, and integrations run with precision, speed, and scalability.
You will be responsible for turning HR Operations into a competitive advantage.
How You Will Make an Impact
- Own Payroll & Benefits Execution - Ensure accurate, timely, and scalable payroll across all entities (domestic and global). Optimize benefits administration for cost efficiency and employee experience. Build systems that eliminate errors and manual work
- Drive HR Compliance (Domestic & Global) - Own all HR-related compliance, policies, and filings across jurisdictions. Ensure adherence to federal, state, and international labor laws. Proactively mitigate risk as we expand into new geographies
- Build Scalable Onboarding & Offboarding - Create a seamless onboarding experience that accelerates time-to-productivity. Standardize offboarding processes to reduce risk and maintain compliance. Implement systems that ensure consistency across all locations
- Lead HR Integration for M&A - Own HR workstreams for all acquisitions (due diligence through integration). Standardize processes across acquired companies while maintaining speed. Ensure clean transitions across payroll, benefits, compliance, and systems
- Systematize HR Operations - Build and optimize HR systems, workflows, and documentation (Talent Ops Hub, SOPs, etc.). Drive automation and process efficiency across all HR functions. Establish KPIs and dashboards to measure operational performance
- Partner Cross-Functionally - Work closely with Finance, Legal, Operations, M&A and Talent Acquisition to ensure alignment. Support leadership with data, insights, and operational guidance. Enable hiring managers with clear, simple, and scalable processes.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience leading HR Operations in a high-growth environment (preferably PE-backed or acquisition-heavy)
- Deep expertise in payroll, benefits, and HR compliance (multi-state required, global preferred)
- Experience integrating multiple acquisitions and standardizing processes across entities
- Strong systems mindset (HRIS, automation, process design)
- Ability to operate with urgency and precision in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- High attention to detail with a bias toward execution
- Strong business acumen and ability to partner with executive leadership
Benefits
- Equity ownership in SSA
- 401k Match
- 100% paid Dental & Vision insurance
- Health insurance (100% for employee and family)
- Life insurance
- Generous Paid time off
- Parental leave
If you have the skills we are looking for and want to be a part of the Rocketship we are building, we want to hear from you!!