Head of Human Resources
Head of Human Resources
About The Opportunity
Lead the internal HR function for a fast-growing, PE-backed professional services platform that has scaled quickly and is ready for a more structured people operation. This is a high-impact step-up opportunity for a strong HRBP, Senior HR Manager, or HR Director type who wants to own the function from strategy through execution without being buried in a large-company bureaucracy.
The company has grown meaningfully and needs a practical HR leader who can bring structure to performance management, multi-state compliance, employee relations, benefits, HR systems, onboarding, offboarding, and the operating rhythm of a growing people business. This is not a client-facing consulting role and it is not a pure policy seat. The right person will be hands-on, professional, discreet, and energized by building a better internal HR function inside a company that is still moving fast.
What You Will Do
- Own and improve the internal HR function across a growing remote workforce.
- Lead the rollout and day-to-day adoption of performance management processes, review cycles, manager accountability, and follow-through.
- Support directors and managers through employee relations issues, tough conversations, documentation, and practical HR guidance.
- Manage multi-state HR compliance, including handbook updates, state addenda, workers' compensation coordination, state-specific requirements, payroll or business-registration handoffs, and termination/final-paycheck considerations.
- Partner with leadership, finance, and benefits partners on open enrollment, benefits administration, broker coordination, and employee-facing benefits communication.
- Help evaluate and implement a better integrated payroll/HRIS system as the company grows beyond its current setup.
- Bring order to onboarding, offboarding, employee lifecycle processes, HR documentation, and repeatable operating practices.
- Support HR work tied to growth and future M&A integration activity.
- Provide practical oversight to junior HR support while staying willing to roll up your sleeves.
- Bring a talent-minded lens to the company, including how hiring, onboarding, performance, retention, and manager enablement connect.
What We Are Looking For
- Strong HR generalist, HRBP, Senior HR Manager, HR Director, or comparable internal HR leadership experience.
- Hands-on experience supporting a multi-state U.S. workforce.
- Practical command of employee relations, performance management, HR compliance, onboarding, offboarding, employee handbooks, and manager guidance.
- Experience operating as both a strategic partner and a hands-on executor.
- Comfort bringing structure into an HR function that is still being built.
- Professional presence, discretion, and confidence handling sensitive employee and manager conversations.
- Experience working with benefits, open enrollment, brokers, workers' compensation, HRIS tools, payroll handoffs, or related employee operations.
- Strong judgment, organization, follow-through, and willingness to figure out new areas without needing everything pre-built.
Nice To Have
- Experience in a high-growth, PE-backed, acquisitive, professional services, technology-enabled services, consulting, or other white-collar people-heavy business.
- Experience helping select, implement, or improve an HRIS, payroll, or benefits platform.
- Experience supporting HR activity connected to acquisitions, integrations, or newly scaled teams.
- Experience overseeing junior HR support or informal HR resources.
- Experience partnering with finance or C-suite leaders on HR priorities, benefits, and operating cadence.
- Talent-operations or recruiting-process oversight is helpful, but this is primarily an internal HR leadership role rather than a pure talent acquisition role.
Location
This is a remote U.S. role, with a strong preference for candidates who can work comfortably on Eastern or Central business hou