DescriptionChief Human Resources Officer / Director of Human ResourcesHaga Kommer | Fargo, NDSalary range: $175,000 - $200,000 based on experience and qualificationsWe9re looking for a Chief Human Resources Officer / Director of Human Resources to join our senior management team and lead the people strategy for approximately 300 employees. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution and clear accountability for hiring effectiveness, retention, leadership development, and HR operations.
This opportunity is ideal for someone who can advise executives, partner with operational leaders, develop an HR team, and turn business priorities into practical plans with measurable results.
What You9ll DoConnect People Strategy to Business Growth- Serve on the senior management team and translate business plans, acquisitions, and growth goals into an actionable people strategy.
- Develop annual staffing and succession plans with regional and business-unit leaders.
- Identify capacity needs, critical positions, and opportunities to develop internal talent.
- Lead the people side of acquisition integration, including communications, benefits, policies, culture, and retention of key employees.
Strengthen Hiring, Retention, and Leadership- Own recruiting strategy, hiring standards, recruiting effectiveness, and recruiter performance while partnering with managers who make final hiring decisions.
- Oversee consistent onboarding, employee engagement, retention initiatives, and offboarding practices.
- Develop career paths, internal promotion opportunities, and succession readiness.
- Coordinate leadership development with the Leadership Academy.
- Establish performance-review tools, schedules, and quality standards while supporting managers in their responsibility for reviews and coaching.
Lead Compensation, Employee Relations, and Compliance- Develop compensation philosophy, job structure, salary benchmarking, and benefits strategy in partnership with Finance.
- Analyze workforce costs and recommend approaches that support the business and its employees.
- Provide executive oversight of employee relations, investigations, disciplinary matters, leave administration, and employment-law compliance.
- Partner with legal counsel and other specialists when needed.
- Establish clear, consistent HR policies and service standards across locations.
Build an Effective HR Function- Lead and develop the HR team, including recruiting and HR operations staff.
- Manage the HR budget, external providers, and department priorities.
- Improve HR systems, data quality, automation, and appropriate AI-enabled workflows while protecting confidentiality.
- Present a concise monthly dashboard with results, emerging issues, and recommended actions.
- Track outcomes such as staffing progress, retention, onboarding, leadership readiness, review completion, employee responsiveness, and costs.
What We9re Looking For- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant leadership responsibility in a multi-location organization.
- Demonstrated ability to advise executives, influence operational leaders, and turn strategy into action.
- Broad experience across recruiting, workforce planning, employee relations, compensation, benefits, HR systems, and organizational change.
- Experience leading and developing HR professionals.
- Strong business judgment and the ability to balance employee needs, organizational priorities, and compliance requirements.
- Experience building consistent processes while working collaboratively with local leaders.
- Ability to use data to assess results, identify priorities, and recommend improvements.
- Clear communication, sound judgment, and a high level of discretion.
- Experience in professional services, financial services, regulated operations, or acquisition integration strongly preferred.
- Bachelor9s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
- Advanced degree, SHRM-SCP, or SPHR certification preferred.
