Vice President, People

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of Montera's enterprise people strategy, ensuring alignment with growth objectives and capital allocation.

• Provide guidance to executive leadership on organizational structure, workforce planning, leadership development, employee engagement, and change management.

• Develop scalable HR programs, policies, systems, governance, and employee lifecycle processes.

• Lead the People workstream for new site launches, market entries, and acquisitions.

• Drive organizational effectiveness, succession planning, talent development, and capability-building initiatives.

• Establish HR metrics and leverage people analytics for informed decision-making.

• Manage the talent acquisition strategy, workforce planning, sourcing model, hiring priorities, and headcount governance.

• Set standards for hiring speed, quality of hire, and candidate experience.

• Oversee employer brand positioning and assess recruiting technologies, agencies, and vendors.

• Lead searches for executive and site leadership positions, including selection of search firms, candidate evaluation, and executive offer strategies.

• Design programs for leadership development, onboarding, succession planning, and career advancement.

• Create performance management frameworks that foster accountability, growth, and continuous feedback.

• Direct total compensation strategy, job architecture, leveling, salary structures, incentive design, and long-term incentive planning.

• Administer compensation, benefits, wellness programs, and leave management.

• Collaborate with Finance and vendors on compensation planning, merit and bonus cycles, benchmarking, and benefits strategy.

• Ensure competitive pay and compliance with pay transparency and equity regulations.

• Define and promote a strong culture within a remote-first corporate team and 24/7 site operations.

• Lead the employee experience and retention strategy, utilizing engagement and attrition data.

• Supervise employee relations and workplace investigations.

• Provide coaching to executives and people managers on leadership effectiveness, challenging conversations, and team performance.

• Oversee HR systems, reporting, people operations, compliance, and operational excellence.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related discipline.

• Over 18 years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resources, including a minimum of 5 years in a senior People leadership role.

• Direct experience in the data center sector: hyperscale, colocation, or mission-critical facilities.

• Understanding of workforce dynamics related to construction, commissioning, and 24/7 site operations.

• Proven track record of building and scaling People functions in high-growth, private equity-backed, or rapidly evolving organizations.

• Experience collaborating with executive leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership development, and change management.

• Strong expertise in talent management, employee relations, total rewards, HR operations, and employment law.

• Demonstrated ability to create scalable HR programs, systems, and processes.

• Experience utilizing HR technology and people analytics.

• Exceptional communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.

• Solid business acumen, balancing strategic leadership with operational execution.

• High level of professionalism, discretion, sound judgment, and emotional intelligence.

• Additional experience in digital infrastructure, technology, engineering, construction, energy, utilities, or other capital-intensive sectors.

• Experience in private equity- or infrastructure fund-backed platforms or other high-growth organizations.

• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent certification is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance; the employer covers 90% of health premiums for employees and their dependents.

• Up to 8 weeks of paid time off annually, encompassing holidays, PTO, and sick leave.

• Up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave after 6 months of employment.

• 401(k) plan with immediate eligibility, no vesting period, and employer matching contributions up to 6%.

• Annual reimbursement of up to $3,500 for approved courses, certifications, conferences, and professional development.

• Remote work stipend.

• Flexible, remote-first working arrangement.

• Meaningful rewards and autonomy.