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ABOUT GITHUB: GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development — powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 180 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate, and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted GitHub Copilot.
LOCATIONS: In this role you can work from Remote, United States
Overview:
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced People Consultant to join our team. The role will serve as a consultant to the company on People-related issues. You will work directly with leaders, people managers and employees to provide consulting, coaching and People strategy and operational support. You will work very closely with people managers to provide guidance, implement various company-wide programs, and implement team-specific initiatives based on feedback and needs. We work with integrity and openness in supporting both people managers and employees with the goal of ensuring team members feel comfortable coming to us for counsel, support, and ideas at any time. GitHub is dedicated to fostering a positive workplace culture and ensuring the well-being of our employees.
Responsibilities:
People Consulting and Solutions:
- Provide guidance and coach managers and employees on People-related matters, serving as a subject matter expert.
- Collaborate with leaders on team development, identify training needs, and contribute to People programs. Navigate and advise on U.S.-specific practices related to performance management, investigations, and terminations.
- Support talent initiatives (management development, Diversity & Inclusion, job eliminations) in partnership with People Business Partners and Centers of Excellence.
- Identify opportunities to improve team effectiveness, recommend initiatives, and collaborate with leaders.
- Partner with Talent Development for skill advancement opportunities and initiative implementation.
- Interpret people analytics data to inform business strategy and address issues proactively.
- Support design and implementation of People Team projects and programs based on divisional or regional needs.
Employee Relations:
- Partner with managers on performance management cases, offering guidance from initiation to resolution.
- Advise on performance management and contribute to fostering a positive workplace culture.
- Lead diagnostics and resolution of complex issues related to policy or culture concerns by collaborating with the People Team and Legal.
- Assist in investigations, implementing remediation as needed and ensuring proper documentation.
- Identify trends in employee relations issues, collaborating with People Business Partners and business partners to implement solutions.
- Provide input on updating policies and procedures for managed People Team projects, collaborating with stakeholders as needed.
- Proactively seeks partnership opportunities with employees and managers on compliance to policies and procedures.
Queue Management:
- Collaborates with People Services to manage People Team related tickets in Zendesk, adhering to GitHub policies.
- Provides feedback and suggestions to People Services for the ongoing improvement of tools.
- Shares feedback/suggestions with shared services regarding the use and continued improvement of the tools.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years work experience in human resources, business programs/processes, or related fields.
- OR Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or related field AND 6+ years work experience in human resources, business programs/processes, or related field
- OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of Employee Relations experience.
- 2+ years of experience working with employment and labor laws in the U.S.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Extensive experience with change management, coaching, problem-solving, and organizational assessment of talent skills.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, multinational environment, balancing global consistency with local compliance.
- Business acumen and understanding of data and metrics.
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Society for Human Resources Management-Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), or country-equivalent certification.
COMPENSATION RANGE: The base salary range for this job is USD $103,200.00 - USD $273,700.00 /Yr.
These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual's base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role.
This position will be open for a minimum of 3 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
GITHUB LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES:
GitHub values
- Customer-obsessed
- Ship to learn
- Growth mindset
- Own the outcome
- Better together
- Diverse and inclusive
Manager fundamentals
- Model
- Coach
- Care
Leadership principles
- Create clarity
- Generate energy
- Deliver success
WHO WE ARE: GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 150 million developers and counting. We’re also home to the biggest open-source community on earth (and 99% of the world’s software has open-source code in its DNA). Many of the apps and programs you use every day are built on GitHub.
Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!). At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We’re remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are—because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.
Join us, and let’s change the world, together.
EEO STATEMENT: GitHub is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!
ABOUT GITHUB: GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development — powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 180 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate, and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted GitHub Copilot.
LOCATIONS: In this role you can work from Remote, United States
Overview:
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced People Consultant to join our team. The role will serve as a consultant to the company on People-related issues. You will work directly with leaders, people managers and employees to provide consulting, coaching and People strategy and operational support. You will work very closely with people managers to provide guidance, implement various company-wide programs, and implement team-specific initiatives based on feedback and needs. We work with integrity and openness in supporting both people managers and employees with the goal of ensuring team members feel comfortable coming to us for counsel, support, and ideas at any time. GitHub is dedicated to fostering a positive workplace culture and ensuring the well-being of our employees.
Responsibilities:
People Consulting and Solutions:
- Provide guidance and coach managers and employees on People-related matters, serving as a subject matter expert.
- Collaborate with leaders on team development, identify training needs, and contribute to People programs. Navigate and advise on U.S.-specific practices related to performance management, investigations, and terminations.
- Support talent initiatives (management development, Diversity & Inclusion, job eliminations) in partnership with People Business Partners and Centers of Excellence.
- Identify opportunities to improve team effectiveness, recommend initiatives, and collaborate with leaders.
- Partner with Talent Development for skill advancement opportunities and initiative implementation.
- Interpret people analytics data to inform business strategy and address issues proactively.
- Support design and implementation of People Team projects and programs based on divisional or regional needs.
Employee Relations:
- Partner with managers on performance management cases, offering guidance from initiation to resolution.
- Advise on performance management and contribute to fostering a positive workplace culture.
- Lead diagnostics and resolution of complex issues related to policy or culture concerns by collaborating with the People Team and Legal.
- Assist in investigations, implementing remediation as needed and ensuring proper documentation.
- Identify trends in employee relations issues, collaborating with People Business Partners and business partners to implement solutions.
- Provide input on updating policies and procedures for managed People Team projects, collaborating with stakeholders as needed.
- Proactively seeks partnership opportunities with employees and managers on compliance to policies and procedures.
Queue Management:
- Collaborates with People Services to manage People Team related tickets in Zendesk, adhering to GitHub policies.
- Provides feedback and suggestions to People Services for the ongoing improvement of tools.
- Shares feedback/suggestions with shared services regarding the use and continued improvement of the tools.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years work experience in human resources, business programs/processes, or related fields.
- OR Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or related field AND 6+ years work experience in human resources, business programs/processes, or related field
- OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of Employee Relations experience.
- 2+ years of experience working with employment and labor laws in the U.S.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Extensive experience with change management, coaching, problem-solving, and organizational assessment of talent skills.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, multinational environment, balancing global consistency with local compliance.
- Business acumen and understanding of data and metrics.
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Society for Human Resources Management-Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), or country-equivalent certification.
COMPENSATION RANGE: The base salary range for this job is USD $103,200.00 - USD $273,700.00 /Yr.
These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual's base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role.
This position will be open for a minimum of 3 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
GITHUB LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES:
GitHub values
- Customer-obsessed
- Ship to learn
- Growth mindset
- Own the outcome
- Better together
- Diverse and inclusive
Manager fundamentals
- Model
- Coach
- Care
Leadership principles
- Create clarity
- Generate energy
- Deliver success
WHO WE ARE: GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 150 million developers and counting. We’re also home to the biggest open-source community on earth (and 99% of the world’s software has open-source code in its DNA). Many of the apps and programs you use every day are built on GitHub.
Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!). At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We’re remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are—because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.
Join us, and let’s change the world, together.
EEO STATEMENT: GitHub is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!
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Who's Hiring
- Karbon5
- Tia4
- STIO3
- Associa2
- Guitar Center2
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software11
- Healthcare & Medical Services6
- Consulting & Professional Services4
- Government & Public Sector3
- Banking & Financial Services3
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote director of people jobs.
- 8 or more years of progressive HR or people operations leadership experience
- Demonstrated ability to design and scale talent acquisition and retention programs
- Experience partnering directly with C-suite executives on workforce planning
- Proficiency in HRIS platforms such as Workday, BambooHR, or Rippling
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational psychology, or a related field
- PHR, SPHR, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred by many mid-to-large employers
Tips for Your Remote Director Of People Job Search
Tailor your resume to people metrics
Director of people roles expect quantified outcomes, not task lists. Reframe your experience around retention rates, time-to-fill improvements, engagement scores, and headcount growth you owned. Hiring teams will dismiss a resume that reads like an HR generalist's job description.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists director of people openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target companies at your preferred growth stage
The director of people role looks completely different at a 50-person startup versus a 5,000-person enterprise. Filter your search by company size and funding stage so your experience aligns with what the team actually needs you to build or scale.
Showcase systems you have built from scratch
Hiring managers want to know whether you can architect people programs, not just maintain inherited ones. Highlight performance review frameworks, onboarding redesigns, or compensation structures you built and implemented, with the business problem each one solved.
Prepare a leadership philosophy statement
Executive people-ops interviews almost always open with a prompt about how you approach culture, conflict, or organizational change. Draft a concise, specific statement in advance so you're not improvising your answer in front of a CEO or board observer.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation
Before discussing an offer, get clarity on reporting structure, headcount, budget authority, and which functions roll up to you. A title upgrade without real authority limits your long-term impact and makes it harder to leave with a stronger resume line.
Remote Director Of People Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote director of people job?
Target companies that already run distributed teams, since they hire remotely by default and know how to onboard someone they never meet in person. Remote director of people employers screen hard for self-direction and clear written communication on top of the core skills, so show evidence you can own work without someone over your shoulder. Apply to the openings above that match your experience.
Which companies hire remote director of peoples?
Employers currently hiring remote director of peoples include Karbon, Tia, and STIO, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Remote-first firms and large companies running distributed teams post the most remote director of people roles.
Can you get a remote director of people job with no experience?
Yes, but it is harder than an on-site role, because remote work expects you to operate independently from the start. Entry-level remote director of people openings do exist, especially at remote-first companies, and a portfolio of real work helps more than a long resume. Applying broadly to the roles that fit improves your odds.
Do you need a degree for remote director of people jobs?
Not always. Many employers hire remote director of peoples on demonstrated skills and prior work rather than a specific degree, though some larger companies still prefer one. Showing relevant results matters more than a credential for most remote director of people roles.
Which industries hire the most remote director of peoples?
The sectors hiring the most remote director of peoples are Technology & Software, Healthcare & Medical Services, and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These sectors run distributed teams and hire director of peoples remotely most consistently.
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