Location: Remote - Candidates must reside in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, or Texas.
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Classification: Exempt | Full-Time
Executive OpportunityThis is a leadership opportunity for an experienced Human Resources professional who thrives in a high-growth, performance-driven environment. The Director of Human Resources serves as the CEO's principal advisor on people strategy while personally leading day-to-day HR operations. The successful candidate will combine strategic judgment with operational excellence, building scalable talent practices, strengthening organizational culture, and ensuring full compliance across a geographically distributed workforce.
Key Responsibilities- Lead all human resources operations including talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, HR administration, onboarding, offboarding, and performance processes.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and senior leadership on workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, succession planning, and talent development.
- Recruit, assess, and onboard exceptional talent aligned with company culture and business objectives.
- Develop and maintain HR policies, employee handbook, and compliant employment practices across applicable jurisdictions.
- Administer employee benefits, leave programs, and HRIS (ADP), ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
- Lead employee relations matters with sound judgment, discretion, and effective conflict resolution.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.
- Design initiatives that strengthen engagement, accountability, retention, leadership capability, and organizational culture.
- Support workforce planning, organizational design, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Deliver onboarding, compliance, and management training programs.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Must have SHRM certification.
- 7+ years of progressive HR leadership experience with broad generalist responsibilities.
- Strong working knowledge of employment law, benefits administration, HRIS, recruiting, and employee relations.
- Experience supporting executive leadership in a growing organization.
- Proficiency with ADP or comparable HRIS platforms.
- Excellent communication, judgment, discretion, and executive presence.
Executive Competencies- Strategic business partnership
- Executive presence and credibility
- High integrity and confidentiality
- Sound judgment and balanced decision-making
- Operational excellence and accountability
- Change leadership and organizational agility
- Relationship building and influence
- Calm, solutions-oriented leadership
Additional Requirements- Remote position with less than 25% travel.
- Background screening required due to access to sensitive information.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Candidates must reside in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, or Texas.
Why This RoleThis position offers the opportunity to shape the people strategy of a growing organization where trust, accountability, operational excellence, and mission execution are valued. The Director of Human Resources will play a visible role in enabling organizational growth while partnering directly with executive leadership.
