Human Resource Manager

Location: Remote - Candidates must reside in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, or Texas.
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Classification: Exempt | Full-Time

Executive Opportunity

This 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 Role

This 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.