Director of People (AI)

Location: Remote, Germany or the United States

Salary: United States $170K–$220K; Germany €110K–€140K, plus equity and bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed startup building AI infrastructure and open-source Kubernetes technology for AI cloud providers, AI factories, and Fortune 500 companies. Its distributed team operates across 21 countries.

What you will do

• Partner with the VP of People to design, launch, measure, and iterate strategic people programs, including compensation reviews and performance cycles.
• Build AI-first tools, agents, workflows, and automations for recruiting, onboarding, policy questions, manager support, reporting, and people operations.
• Own global employment compliance, including German contracts, statutory benefits, working-time rules, works council obligations, data privacy, and terminations.
• Manage the EOR setup, support decisions about establishing local entities, and maintain Rippling as the accurate system of record while scaling from 130 to 250+ employees.
• Create leadership training for managers across regions and run culture programs, offsites, local gatherings, and remote rituals.
• Measure employee engagement and program outcomes, retaining initiatives that deliver value.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in HR or People Operations, including at least 3 years building global people programs at a US-headquartered, high-growth technology company.
• Direct experience managing employment for a German workforce, including contracts, notice periods, works councils, data privacy, and terminations.
• Hands-on EOR and entity experience across the US, EMEA, and other regions.
• Experience supporting remote teams across many time zones and running programs, training, and employee support asynchronously.
• Experience running Rippling as an HRIS and payroll platform and keeping employee, payroll, and ATS data aligned.
• Daily use of AI tools and experience building real workflows, agents, or automations that replaced manual people work.
• Experience building leadership training and culture programs from scratch through measurable outcomes.

Nice to have

• Experience employing people through Rippling EOR.
• Comfort with no-code automation platforms, APIs, or light scripting for connecting people systems.
• Experience building global pay bands or administering equity across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience in an open-source, developer-tools, or infrastructure company.
• Working knowledge of US and EU visas and work authorization.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first workplace with flexibility to adjust the work environment as circumstances change.
• Flexible working schedule focused on results rather than fixed daily hours.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance for employees and eligible dependents, with benefits varying by country.
• Competitive compensation with equity and bonus opportunities.
• Values include measurable action, ownership of outcomes, strong employee and customer experiences, open-source contribution, and intentional innovation.