Senior Director, Employee Experience & Culture

Key Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise people strategies, programs, and decisions that strengthen organizational effectiveness and business performance.
• Manage the Director of International HR and functional HR Business Partners while leading the global Employee Relations and Enterprise Talent Management functions.
• Manage the Director of Inclusion & Employee Experience while leading the global Employee Experience & Inclusion, Learning & Development, and Workplace Experience functions.
• Partner with executives on workforce planning, organizational design, leadership effectiveness, and change management.
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations, performance issues, organizational change, and employment law, in partnership with our Legal team.
• Partner with Legal and business leaders to manage employment risk and ensure compliance across all regions where Rover operates.
• Lead enterprise-wide programs that strengthen engagement, belonging, and workplace culture.
• Leverage employee feedback, workforce data, and technology to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement.
• Champion modern, technology-enabled People practices, including the thoughtful adoption of AI tools and innovative ways of working.
• Build, coach, and develop high-performing leaders and teams.

What We're Looking For

• 12+ years of progressive HR and People leadership experience.
• Significant experience leading HR Business Partner teams and employee relations functions in a complex, multi-state and/or global organization.
• Experience leading multiple People functions, including employee experience, learning and development, organizational effectiveness, or talent programs.
• Deep expertise in employee relations, employment law, workplace investigations, and organizational change.
• Proven ability to influence executives and translate business strategy into people priorities.
• Experience leading leaders and building high-performing teams.
• Strong business acumen, organizational effectiveness, and change management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage data, technology, and AI-enabled tools to improve employee and organizational outcomes.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills.