Head of Human Resources
Executive Leadership Position | Full Time Based in Maryland | Reports to CEO

Position Overview

The Head of Human Resources is an executive leader responsible for the full spectrum of Human Resources functions across the firm. This individual will lead a team of four HR professionals and serve as a key advisor to firm leadership, helping shape the culture, capabilities, and infrastructure needed to support a growing, global workforce.

This role requires equal parts strategic vision and operational excellence, someone who can support our current colleagues while ensuring that day-to-day HR operations run with precision, consistency, and a deep commitment to employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic People Operations Leadership

• Develop and execute a HR strategy aligned with firm mission, culture, and expansion plans.
• Build scalable HR infrastructure, systems, and processes to support team and geographic growth.
• Champion a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture across all offices and service lines.

Team Management & Development

• Lead and mentor the HR professionals while fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations within HR.
• Manage departmental budget, vendor relationships, and HR technology platforms.

Compliance & Policy Management

• Ensure firm-wide compliance with applicable federal, state, and international employment laws and regulations, including multi-jurisdictional requirements across U.S. and global locations.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate HR policies and the employee handbook, ensuring they remain current, equitable, and legally sound.
• Proactively monitor regulatory changes including leave programs such as FAMLI, FMLA, ADA, and equivalent international requirements and update policies accordingly.
• Partner with counsel as needed on complex compliance, investigations, and employment matters.

Performance Management

• Own firm's performance evaluation process, including goal setting, mid-year and year-end reviews.
• Design and administer a consistent, fair, and development-oriented Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) process.
• Train managers on effective performance conversations, documentation standards, and coaching techniques.

Onboarding & Offboarding

• Design and deliver a best-in-class onboarding experience that accelerates new hire productivity and reinforces firm culture from day one.
• Ensure onboarding programs are tailored for varying roles, levels, and geographies including integration processes for U.S. and global hires.
• Oversee the offboarding process, conduct exit interviews, ensure knowledge transfer, and provide insights to reduce attrition.
• Maintain HRIS data integrity throughout the employee lifecycle.

Employee Relations

• Serve as a key resource for employees and managers navigating workplace concerns, conflict resolution, and sensitive HR matters.
• Conduct fair, thorough, and timely investigations into employee complaints, ensuring consistent and documented resolution.
• Proactively identify trends in employee relations issues and develop initiatives to address root causes.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of HR experience, with at least 10 years in a director-level or senior HR leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing HR teams.
• Deep expertise in employment law compliance, employee relations, and HR policy development across multiple U.S. jurisdictions.
• Proven track record designing and running performance management and talent development programs.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and executive presence skills.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent professional HR certification.

Preferred

• Experience supporting a global workforce, including international offices or teams (India or similar).
• Experience leading HR for a professional services or management consulting firm.
• Familiarity with HRIS platforms such as UKG.
• Experience at a firm in the $100M-$1B revenue range navigating rapid scaling.
• Graduate degree (MBA, MS in HR, or related field).

Salary and Benefits

The expected annual base salary for this position is $200,000-$250,000. Salary offers are made based on a variety of candidate-specific factors such as candidate's skills, performance, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations.

As a 100% employee-owned firm, SC&H offers the unique benefit of real equity ownership for every colleague with at least 1 year of service. Watch your stake grow as your tenure increases and the firm achieves success. We also offer a comprehensive health plan with multiple options to suit your needs, at least 4 weeks of paid time off, 8 firm-paid holidays, 401k with employer match, and an annual firm trip for you and a guest to an all-inclusive tropical location.

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