Director of People Operations

Our People Ops team is not what you think of when you hear “HR.” We are a team of builders who come from a variety of disciplines. What we have in common: We are all self-described “people nerds.”

Our team’s mission is to build the most autonomous organization humanly possible. We believe automation improves experience. We believe in equipping managers with powerful data & insights to make smarter decisions. We believe in doing things differently and not copy-pasting our old playbooks. We believe direct feedback is a gift and a time saver. We believe in automating ourselves out of our current jobs, so we can get to work on the next big thing at Lemonade.

We’re looking for a Director of People Operations to oversee two critical areas:

1) Lead our Manager Partnership global team

2) Be our local expert on all things People Ops including compensation, benefits, employment law, and advocate for our Tel Aviv team as we shape our global people strategy.

In this role you’ll:

• Lead our global team of Manager partners, in addition to owning our Manager Partnership strategy and roadmap supporting managers at scale through insights, dashboards, automation, and processes
• Act as a manager partner to Lemonade’s senior executives
• Oversee People Ops in Tel Aviv, localizing our global approach to compensation, benefits, learning & development, performance management, etc.
• Represent and advocate for our Tel Aviv makers in company-wide decision making as it relates to our people
• Collaborate closely with Directors in adjacent departments including Talent Acquisition, People Infrastructure, Learning & Development, and Operations

What you’ll need:

• 10+ years experience in People Operations or Operations
• Strong analytical chops - ability to see a story in the numbers
• Expert-level knowledge in Israeli compensation, benefits, and employment law
• Ability to model for the company how to deliver feedback directly with empathy
• A track record of being an excellent people manager, with multiple references to prove it
• Excellent communication & storytelling skills, written and verbal in English and Hebrew
• Strong collaborative skills to achieve cross-department goals
• Ability to work in an office environment a minimum of 3 days a week
• Enthusiasm about learning and adapting to the exciting world of AI – a commitment to exploring this field is a fundamental part of our culture