Human Resources Director - Employee Relations, Programs, & Functional Excellence - ESA

About the Role

Shape and champion the employee experience to drive engagement and retention across the organization. Support transformation initiatives and contingent workforce strategies that align with priority goals. Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and senior leadership, building advanced employee relations capability and leadership effectiveness. Establish ESA standards for compliance with labor laws, diversity, and employment regulations while anticipating legal trends and influencing policy to mitigate risk. Define and govern policy frameworks for complex scenarios such as ADA, FMLA, and globale mobility, and oversee risk assessments for site‑level policy changes. Provide oversight for investigations, disciplinary actions, and high‑risk terminations, and advise on ethics and compliance issues. Lead response strategies for U.S. labor activity and guide global labor negotiations. Partner with HR leadership on restructuring, workforce planning, and organizational design to ensure integration and risk mitigation. Drive global payroll, time, and labor strategies that enable operational excellence and sponsor ER/Labor training for HR and leadership teams. Position the organization as a leader in labor compliance through proactive education, communication, and management. • Champion employee experience to increase engagement and retention. • Advise HR and senior leadership on employee relations and compliance matters. • Set and enforce ESA standards for labor‑law, diversity, and regulatory compliance. • Create policy frameworks for complex issues such as ADA, FMLA, and global mobility. • Conduct site‑level risk assessments and oversee investigations and high‑risk terminations. • Lead response to U.S. labor activity and support global labor negotiations. • Collaborate on restructuring, workforce planning, and organizational design initiatives. • Drive global payroll, time, and labor strategies for operational excellence. • Deliver ER and labor training programs for HR and leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸payroll strategy
• ▸risk assessment
• ▸policy framework
• ▸labor compliance
• ▸workforce planning
• ▸employee experience

What You Bring

The role requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and a minimum of ten years of professional HR experience, including leading HR for multiple sites or a distributed workforce. Candidates must have a track record of leading employee‑relations strategies in a matrixed environment and deep expertise in employment‑law compliance (EEO, ADA, FMLA, etc.). Success criteria include business acumen, workforce analytics, coaching, organizational design, and change enablement, with accountability for results impacting the entire business. Adaptability, inspirational leadership, and a people‑first approach are essential. • Hold a bachelor’s degree and at least ten years of progressive HR experience. • Proven experience managing HR across multiple sites or a distributed workforce in a matrixed setting. • Deep knowledge of employment‑law compliance, including EEO, ADA, and FMLA. • Strong business acumen, data‑driven analytics, and change‑enablement capabilities.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸10+ years
• ▸hr leadership
• ▸employment law
• ▸analytics
• ▸change enablement

Benefits

The expected annual salary ranges from $165,000 to $242,000 and includes eligibility for a variable incentive program, along with comprehensive benefit offerings. The company is committed to equal employment opportunity and complies with fair‑chance ordinances, providing accommodation requests via a dedicated phone line. Compensation decisions consider candidate skills, experience, market factors, and business considerations. • Salary range $165k‑$242k plus variable incentive; comprehensive benefits provided.

Work Environment

Hybrid