Sr. Director, Human Resources

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Sr. Director, Human Resources will lead Viant’s core people operations, employee relations, and learning & development functions. This role is a senior people leader responsible for managing and developing HR and L&D teams, driving operational rigor, and supporting the company through growth, change, and transformation. This role will blend both hands on execution and large scale strategy.

• Lead and develop teams across Employee Relations, HR Operations, and Learning & Development; provide oversight of Benefits through established processes and partners.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex employee relations matters, partnering with Legal and executive leadership to drive fair, consistent, and compliant outcomes.
• Provide oversight of learning & development initiatives, including onboarding, manager development, leadership training, and career growth programs in close partnership with L&D leadership.
• Drive HR operational excellence by scaling policies, processes, and systems to support a growing, multi-state organization.
• Play a key role in M&A activity, including HR due diligence, integration planning, change management, and post-close execution.
• Partner with executive leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, performance management, and leadership capability.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations, particularly in a public-company and multi-jurisdiction environment.
• Use people data, operational metrics, and learning outcomes to inform decisions and continuously improve HR and L&D programs.
• Collaborate closely with Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and other People leaders to deliver a cohesive employee experience.

• 12+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, with deep expertise in Employee Relations and HR Operations.
• 5+ years of experience leading and developing people managers and teams.
• Comprehensive understanding of employment law and HR compliance across the employee lifecycle, including hiring, classification, compensation, performance management, leaves, and separations.
• Proven experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, including HR diligence, integration, and change management.
• Strong working knowledge of benefits administration, with the ability to provide effective oversight without day-to-day ownership.
• Proven ability to scale HR and L&D infrastructure in a fast-growing, complex organization.
• Experience operating in a public company, tech, SaaS, or ad tech environment strongly preferred.

Investing in our employee’s professional growth is important to us, but so is investing in their well-being. That’s why Viant was voted one of the best places to work and some of our favorite employee benefits include fully paid health insurance
, paid parental leave and unlimited PTO and more.

Base compensation range: $200,000 - $240,000

In accordance with California law, the range provided is Viant’s reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. Final title and compensation for the position will be based on several factors including work experience and education.

About Viant

Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leader in CTV and AI-powered programmatic advertising, dedicated to driving innovation in digital marketing. Viant’s omnichannel platform built for CTV allows marketers to plan, execute and measure their campaigns with unmatched precision and efficiency. With the launch of Viant

AI, Viant is building the future of fully autonomous advertising solutions, empowering advertisers to achieve their boldest goals. Viant was recently awarded Best AI-Powered Advertising Solution and Best Demand-Side Platform by Mar Tech Breakthrough, Great Place to Work® certification and received the Business Intelligence Group’s AI Excellence Award. Learn more at

Viant is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Viant prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

Viant also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.