Vice President Talent

Bellevue Office, Sunset Corporate Campus

About the Company

Armada is a full‑stack edge infrastructure company delivering compute, connectivity, and sovereign AI/ML to some of the world’s most remote places. Named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Armada’s solutions are deployed in over 60 countries globally for organizations ranging from energy to defense.

About the Role

Armada is seeking a Vice President, People & Talent to build and scale a globally distributed People organization. This leader will design and mature the infrastructure, systems, and operational discipline required to support sustained company growth. The role oversees Global People Operations, Talent Acquisition and Work spaces, ensuring compliance posture, workforce planning, performance frameworks, and People technology ecosystem evolve alongside the business.

Location

This role will require you to come onsite to either our San Francisco Presidio HQ 3 days per week, or our Bellevue, WA office 4 days per week. We are not able to consider remote candidates for this role.

• Design and scale a compliant, globally consistent People Operations framework
• Partner closely with Legal on employment law, regulatory compliance, immigration, and risk mitigation
• Oversee payroll, benefits, mobility, and vendor management across multiple jurisdictions
• Ensure audit readiness, documentation rigor, and strong internal controls
• Establish operational standards that balance global consistency with local nuance
• Provide clear, data-informed perspective on team health, performance, and organizational risk

• Own global recruiting strategy across technical and non‑technical functions
• Implement structured hiring processes that increase talent density and hiring rigor
• Improve time‑to‑hire, quality‑of‑hire, and hiring manager accountability
• Partner with Finance to align headcount planning with budget forecasting
• Support long‑term workforce modeling and geographic expansion planning

• Own and optimize the People technology stack (HRIS, ATS, payroll, performance tools, analytics)
• Rationalize and integrate systems to improve reporting integrity and reduce redundancy
• Establish strong data governance and scalable workflows
• Drive automation and operational efficiency
• Build a tech‑enabled People platform designed for long‑term growth

• Partner closely with the senior leadership team on organizational design, leadership effectiveness, and company‑wide priorities as the company scales
• Strengthen role clarity, leveling frameworks, and job architecture
• Implement and maintain performance management systems aligned to a high‑accountability culture
• Define organizational structures and decision‑making frameworks that support scale and accountability
• Establish leadership expectations and support development of managers across the organization
• Improve operating rhythms, documentation standards, and cross‑functional coordination

• Define and scale workspace strategy across offices, remote environments, and field deployments
• Ensure work spaces support productivity, collaboration, and operational needs across distributed teams
• Partner with Finance and Operations on real‑estate strategy, cost management, and vendor selection
• Establish standards for workplace experience, safety, and compliance across locations
• Align workspace planning with headcount growth and geographic expansion

• A globally scalable and compliant People infrastructure
• Integrated, optimized systems with clean and reliable workforce data
• Di…