<div class="content-intro"><p>Tigera—the pioneer behind Calico and Lynx—is defining the future of AI agent security, workload governance, and cloud-native networking. As autonomous AI agents, LLM frameworks, and microservices proliferate across enterprise infrastructure, Tigera delivers the deep visibility, runtime protection, and eBPF-driven enforcement control required to secure the next generation of computing. </p> <p>From modern cloud-native architectures to cutting-edge AI agent ecosystems, our technology safeguards over 1 million Kubernetes clusters across multicloud and hybrid environments. Trusted by world-class innovation leaders—including NVIDIA, Royal Bank of Canada, Bloomberg, Chipotle, GoDaddy, and Upwork—we empower enterprises to build, scale, and innovate with AI safely and without compromise. </p> <p>At Tigera, our customers are the heroes of our story. We aim high, move fast, foster continuous learning, and build a high-trust, highly collaborative environment where every voice shapes the future of AI security. If you are looking to help make a substantial impact, and our values and products align with your vision of your career growth, we want to hear from you!</p> <p> </p></div><p><strong>About Your Role </strong></p> <p>We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and hands-on <strong>Director of Talent Acquisition & Employee Success</strong> to lead our People Team.</p> <p>In this role, you will bridge the gap between high-level executive strategy and day-to-day People operations. You will oversee recruitment strategies, optimize HR practices for our company’s current growth stage, build frameworks that set employees up for long-term success. In addition, you will provide site leadership for our Vancouver office.</p> <p>This role requires a balanced approach: a <strong>strategic leader</strong> who can advise executive leadership and mentor team members, and a <strong>hands-on "player"</strong> who steps in to support active recruitment and champion company-wide initiatives such as AI adoption.</p> <p>For this role, we are looking to hire in Vancouver (Hybrid).</p> <p>Vancouver Base Salary Range: CAD $150,000 to CAD $160,000. </p> <p>This role will also have a small variable component attached to it. </p> <p><strong>You Will</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Core Operations & People Leadership</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>HR Practice Optimization<strong>:</strong> Review and refine core HR practices (e.g., performance management, PIPs, feedback mechanisms) to ensure alignment with the stage of our business.</li> <li>Team Management & Development<strong>:</strong> Direct, coach, and develop team members.</li> <li>Recruitment Strategy & Process<strong>:</strong> Elevate our talent acquisition strategy. Refine the recruitment interface between executive leadership and the People team, optimize dashboards, and implement continuous process improvements.</li> <li>Advisory & Difficult HR Situations<strong>:</strong> Provide guidance on complex HR matters to the People team members and serve as a trusted advisor to the executive leadership team.</li> <li>Operational & Financial Oversight<strong>:</strong> Review department expenses and provide general leadership across People operations, office management, and company events.</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>Strategic Focus Areas & Employee Success</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Employee Enablement & Performance<strong>:</strong> Establish robust mechanisms for long-term employee success, focusing heavily on structured onboarding, probation period management, goal setting, and continuous performance tracking.</li> <li>Vancouver Site Leadership<strong>:</strong> Serve as the primary site leader for the Vancouver office, driving culture, engagement, and operational oversight locally.</li> <li>Leadership Development<strong>:</strong> Build tailored leadership development strategies and programs; partner with executives and managers to identify growth areas and personalize manager enablement.</li> <li>Manager Collaboration & Retention<strong>:</strong> Collaborate closely with managers across functions to understand team priorities and build data-informed talent retention and acquisition strategies.</li> <li>Vendor Management<strong>:</strong> Oversee and optimize partnerships with key People operations platforms and vendors (e.g., TriNet, Rippling, Greenhouse, BambooHR).</li> </ul> <p><em><strong>Hands-On Execution & Innovation ("Player" Mode)</strong></em></p> <ul> <li>Recruitment Support<strong>:</strong> Actively step into recruiting execution when capacity demands exceed team thresholds (helping scale capacity seamlessly beyond standard loads).</li> <li>AI Adoption & Role-Modeling<strong>:</strong> Build an AI-native people operation at Tigera by driving the use and adoption of AI technologies across the People function.</li> </ul> <p><strong>You Have</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Experience:</strong> 10+ years of progressive People Ops / HR leadership experience, with at least 3+ years in a Director-level role managing team members and vendor ecosystems.</li> <li><strong>Site Leadership:</strong> Ability to provide an energetic, structured in-person presence a