Senior Director, People

Array is a financial innovation platform that helps digital brands, financial institutions, and fintechs get compelling consumer products to market faster. We deliver a suite of credit and identity monitoring tools, privacy protection, and a financial ads marketplace via embeddable widgets or a clean, modern API.  Our private label offerings help drive revenue and increase engagement for our customers while empowering millions of consumers to achieve their financial goals.

As a remote-first company, we’re focused on providing opportunities for high performing individuals to have deep impact in the fast growing fintech space. A clear mission, a commitment to continuous improvement and a willingness to experiment empower us individually and together deliver the best products for our clients and users.

We are seeking an experienced and innovative Senior Director on the People team to lead initiatives that drive employee growth, engagement, and retention. This role will be central to shaping our culture, scaling our people practices, and building organizational resilience as we grow. Unlike a purely managerial role, this position blends leadership, strategy, and hands-on execution.

The ideal candidate has a strong track record of designing employee development programs in fast-scaling startup environments (up to ~500 employees), leverages AI in progressive and practical ways, and is passionate about building a productive, engaged workforce.

You will:

• Program Development & Scaling
• Design, implement, and scale employee development programs, including learning pathways, mentorship initiatives, and career progression frameworks.
• Build manager capability programs that drive employee engagement and retention.
• Ensure programs are scalable, flexible, and aligned with the needs of a high-growth workforce.
• Employee Engagement & Retention
• Develop initiatives that enhance employee experience, connection, and culture.
• Act as a senior People Partner for executives and managers, providing guidance on employee relations, coaching, and team effectiveness.
• Roll up sleeves on org design projects, including role definition, reporting structures, and scaling frameworks.
• Support and sometimes lead sensitive investigations, performance management conversations, and conflict resolution.
• Use employee feedback and data insights to continuously improve development programs.
• Innovation & AI Integration
• Leverage AI tools to personalize learning and development experiences, streamline HR processes, and measure program effectiveness.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices to bring cutting-edge approaches to talent development.
• Collaboration & Leadership
• Partner with senior leadership, HR, and business leaders to ensure talent development strategies support company goals.
• Coach and mentor HR Generalists to strengthen their impact on organizational development.
• Act as a trusted advisor and thought leader in employee development and engagement.

You have:

• 8+ years in People/HR leadership roles, ideally in high-growth or startup environments.
• Demonstrated ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels.
• Experience in people partnering, organizational design, and employee relations.
• Strong background in employee engagement and retention strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to design and launch innovative HR and development initiatives.
• Experience integrating AI and digital tools into HR and talent development strategies.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• A strategic thinker who is also hands-on and execution-oriented.
• A belief that AI is reshaping work, you instinctively use it to accelerate everything you do.

Pay transparency: $200,000 + for base salary, depending on experience.

Expected interview process: Recruiter Conversation - Hiring Manager Interview - Loop round: How We Work, Meet an ELT member, final in-person working session.

Array Offers All Full Time Employees the following Benefits and Perks: 

• Full medical, dental, and vision, premiums covered at 100% for full-time employees and 70% for dependents
• Unlimited PTO and sick leave + 14 company holidays to encourage a healthy work-life blend
• 100% 401k match up to 4% with immediate vesting 
• Generous and competitive parental leave for all parents
• $1,000 desk setup subsidy to set-up your unique remote office 
• $100/month to subsidize wifi/cell phone expenses
• Summer Fridays (half-day Fridays) typically from late May to the end of August
• AnniversArray Kits for work anniversaries

Not sure if you meet the Qualifications? We know that folks tend to only apply if they check every box. If you think you have the appropriate qualifications, but don’t meet every single one, we encourage you to still apply. We’d love to hear from you.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace; we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Array will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants—if you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please email [email protected] to make your request.