CHAOS Industries builds a multi-product portfolio powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN TM), giving military, commercial, and border teams the ultimate advantage: domain dominance. Backed by Accel and NEA.
About the role
We’re looking for a strategic, experienced Director of People Operations to lead and scale our People Operations function as we continue our rapid growth. This role owns the strategy, systems, and policy foundation behind onboarding, HR technology, benefits, employee relations, and our internal HR knowledge base — and leads the Generalist Manager and Senior Generalist roles who own day-to-day execution across the business.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including 3+ years directly managing HR generalists, ideally in a high-growth or startup setting
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
- Demonstrated experience owning HR policy development end to end, including partnership with Legal/Compliance
- Experience designing or scaling an HR service-delivery model — intake processes, SLAs, self-service resources — in a growing organization
- Deep knowledge of U.S. employment law (especially California, multi-state required)
- Experience owning HRIS strategy and vendor management (Rippling or comparable platforms)
More about this role
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.
CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com .
We’re looking for a strategic, experienced Director of People Operations to lead and scale our People Operations function as we continue our rapid growth. This role owns the strategy, systems, and policy foundation behind onboarding, HR technology, benefits, employee relations, and our internal HR knowledge base — and leads the Generalist Manager and Senior Generalist roles who own day-to-day execution across the business.
You’ll be accountable for how People Operations shows up as a support function across...
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