Director of People
Rondo Energy
12+ years of progressive HR experience, including senior leadership and a record of building or scaling People functions.
- Location
- Alameda, CA
- Work model
- onsite
- Seniority
- director
- Compensation
- 225,000–250,000 USD / year
- Source checked
- October 12, 2026
▣ Role summary
12+ years of progressive HR experience, including senior leadership and a record of building or scaling People functions.
▮ Aptiora signal profile
☰ What you would do
- (key responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to):
- Develop and execute a global people strategy aligned with Rondo’s business plan, growth, and international expansion.
- Advise executives and leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, talent, culture, leadership effectiveness, and organizational change.
- Support and develop the Senior Manager of People Operations, and thoughtfully scale the People function.
- Support the Senior Manager of People Operations in international People operations, employment compliance, immigration, global mobility, worker classification, and external HR partnerships.
- Help build scalable programs across performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, compensation, benefits, and employee engagement.
- Provide hands-on HR partnership to engineering, manufacturing, field, and project-delivery teams.
- Lead complex employee-relations matters with sound judgment, consistency, and discretion.
- Strengthen Rondo’s culture and employee experience across countries, time zones, and workforce types.
- Continue developing Rondo’s HRIS, People analytics, reporting, and responsible use of AI and automation.
✦ Why this role matters
- Work on a core product area for the next era of AI.
- Direct impact on how people discover, interact with, or benefit from technology.
△ Where the uncertainty is
- Exact team size, reporting line, and near-term mandate are not fully visible from the public posting.
- Onsite and hybrid expectations may matter more than the headline location suggests.
▤ Preferred evidence
- Experience in a high-growth energy, climate-tech, industrial, manufacturing, or hardware company.
- Previous success as the senior-most People leader for a company or business unit.
- Experience implementing or scaling an HRIS across multiple countries and employee populations.
- Demonstrated expertise building visa sponsorship programs and managing complex immigration and global-mobility matters.
- SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CIPD, or a comparable advanced degree or professional certification.
♛ Evidence this role rewards
- Hands-on comfort with modern AI or multimodal product stacks.
- Leadership experience in fast-moving or high-ownership teams.
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▮ Aptiora decision signals
- The role shows strong leverage rather than generic volume hiring.
- The posting contains enough substantive detail to justify deeper analysis inside Aptiora.
- Public evidence is still not the same as your personal fit or decision quality.
- Location and working model may be decisive filters before you invest too much energy.
☑ What to verify before acting
- Team mission, size, and what success looks like in the first months.
- Reporting structure, level expectations, and decision authority.
- Whether the real scope is product, research, infrastructure, or a blend.
- Working model, compensation, equity, and interview process.
Benefits noted: Comprehensive Medical Benefits · Dental & Vision Benefits · Life Insurance and ADD · Up to 13 paid holidays per year, in addition to a company week-long holiday in December · Flexible time off policy · Catered lunches on-site
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