Head of Recruiting & HR

Job Description Forthea Interactive ( a fast-growing internet marketing agency based in Houston, TX, is looking for the right person to help support its leading team in a full-time, multi-faceted human resources position.

Position Summary Owns the full HR function for the organization, including performance management, recruiting, compensation and benefits administration, employee lifecycle processes, staffing strategy, and training and development. Operates as both strategic owner and hands-on administrator of every HR system and process listed below.

Performance Reviews & Management

Owns the annual performance review process end-to-end.

Leads team meetings, calibration sessions, and administrative review meetings.

Coaches and supports supervisors on conducting effective individual review conversations.

Drives organization-wide Topgrading toward a 90% A-player target.

Recruiting & Hiring

Owns and continuously improves the recruiting process for all roles.

Serves as administrative head of the hiring team, determining requisition strategy and fulfillment approach.

Manages, develops, and refines all associated recruiting processes and tools.

HR Administration

ensures ongoing compliance of all policies and plans.

Ensures all onboarding, offboarding, and mid-employment changes are processed according to org-unit standards.

Owns staffing targets, including Days Job Req Outstanding, Virtual Bench commitments, and related financial benchmarks.

Proactively requests resources and support as needed to hit targets.

Training & Professional Development

Owns and improves onboarding/training for new team members and ongoing development for current staff.

Creates or sources all training content; vets content for topic relevance, level-appropriateness, practical value, and format before rollout.

Ensures required trainings are completed on impactful topics and content stays current — outdated or poorly rated training is identified and revamped quickly.

Builds and revises TPD plans for all new hires.

Owns new-hire ramp time and internal promotion rate.

10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 in a senior or head-of-function role

• Direct experience owning an HRIS platform
• Demonstrated experience with structured performance management and Topgrading/A-player hiring methodologies
• Experience building and scaling recruiting processes across multiple role types