Director of People Operations, LeanDNA
3+ days a week in office
Factory inventory optimization solutions
Be an early applicant
Factory inventory optimization solutions
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
3+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To solve the execution gap that is impacting the discrete manufacturing industry by empowering teams with supply chain agility.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, loves building from ambiguity, and believes People Ops should be data-informed, human-centered, and operationally excellent
- 8+ years of progressive HR / People Operations experience, including leadership roles
- Prior experience in a SaaS or tech company environment
- Proven track record of building scalable people programs from early or mid-stage growth
- Strong knowledge of employment law, HR best practices, and people systems
- Highly collaborative with excellent judgment, communication, and executive presence
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels — no task too big or too small
- Experience supporting distributed or global teams
- Background partnering closely with Product, Engineering, or GTM organizations
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Director of People Operations to lead and scale our people function as we grow. This role owns the full employee lifecycle and builds the systems, programs, and culture that allow a high-performing SaaS organization to thrive
- You’ll be a strategic partner to leadership and a hands-on operator — designing scalable people practices while staying close to the business and employees
- Develop and execute a People Operations strategy aligned with company goals, growth plans, and values
- Partner with executive leadership on workforce planning, org design, and change management
- Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on performance, engagement, and team effectiveness
- Lead and mentor the small People Ops team
- Own and continuously improve the end-to-end employee experience: recruiting partnership, onboarding, development, performance, compensation, and offboarding
- Ensure managers are equipped to lead effectively through strong frameworks, training, and coaching
- Drive consistent, fair, and scalable performance management and career development processes
- Champion company culture and values, embedding them into policies, programs, and day-to-day practices
- Design and run engagement initiatives (surveys, action planning, retention strategies)
- Cultivate an inclusive environment with measurable goals and practices that drive belonging
- Own HR operations, policies, and systems (HRIS, payroll, benefits, compliance)
- Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations across all operating locations
- Build scalable processes that support growth while minimizing risk and friction
- Manage relationships with vendors, brokers, and external partners
- Partner with Finance and leadership on compensation philosophy, leveling, and annual cycles (merit, bonus, equity)
- Ensure competitive, equitable, and transparent compensation and benefits programs
- Use people data and analytics to inform decisions, identify trends, and measure impact
Our take
LeanDNA is a manufacturing logistics company using AI and data analysis to streamline the reporting and processes of hardware-building businesses across America. From medical equipment to aerospace engineering, LeanDNA aims to bridge the gap between complex supply chains and their outdated labor-intensive processes.
With manufacturing companies struggling to catch up with the digital age, it’s not just the automation of the factory floor that has created a $150 billion teething problem across the world, but a struggle to upgrade IT departments too. With five products currently on the market, LeanDNA is providing solutions for international manufacturing companies such as Ferrara, JR Automation and the Carrier Group.
Unlike other logistics companies, LeanDNA has reaped the benefits of focusing on a single industry. It has also won a number of industry accolades, and benefited from the “new shortage economy”, which has put its solutions in higher demand than ever.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Dec 2019
$15m
SERIES B
Apr 2017
$4.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $19.5m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision plans, and voluntary life and ADD
- Take time when needed with our unlimited PTO policy
- Voya 401k
- Equity stakes
- Bonus program
- Free lunch is provided at the Austin office
- Office next to some of the best music, food, and drinks in SoCo
- Hybrid work environment or remote if outside Austin!
Company HQ
South River City, Austin, TX
Leadership
Richard Lebovitz
(CSO & Founder)Former CEO of the company. Previously President (Southwest) at The Association for Manufacturing Excellence, Partner at Streamline Strategy Japan and CEO of Factory Logic.
Andy Ellenthal
(CEO)Joined as CEO in 2024. Prior experience includes CEO positions at STAQ and Metal Networks, and EVP positions at MediaMath and Sizmek.
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