Head of Employee Relations & HR Compliance

Job Title: Director, Human Resources
Human Resources
Reports to: VP Human Resources
The role is responsible for designing, leading, and executing strategies that drive organizational effectiveness, talent management, and culture at Loram. This role oversees the Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and North America HRBP teams, serving as a key architect of programs that attract, develop, and retain top talent. Partners closely with executive leadership to align people initiatives with business objectives, foster a high-performing culture, and lead change management and employee relations efforts across the organization.
Lead the Learning & Development team, including creation of leadership development programming, learning governance, training effectiveness, and alignment of learning priorities to current and future business capability needs.
Lead the North America HRBP group, ensuring HR Business Partners are a strategic consultant leveraged to deliver consistent, proactive, and business-aligned support in areas such as organizational design, employee relations, performance management, workforce planning, manager coaching, and change management.
Lead the Recruiting/Talent Acquisition team, focusing on recruiting strategy, employment branding, candidate experience, selection processes, hiring effectiveness, and partnership with business leaders to meet talent needs.
Serve as a trusted advisor and change leader to executives and people managers, designing and facilitating interventions that improve team effectiveness, organizational structure, leadership capability, and cultural transformation.
Leverage data and talent analytics to assess organizational needs, monitor recruiting, learning, workforce, and engagement trends, measure program effectiveness, and deliver actionable insights for continuous improvement.
Support organization wide workforce planning efforts
Establish and monitor key performance indicators throughout the organization to ensure teams are aligned, scalable, and responsive to business needs.
Be a key leader in the HR organization – partnering closely with the Total Rewards Director and global HR Directors to align and build common practices and approaches where possible
Manage budgets, resources, vendor relationships, tools, and external partnerships for OD, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and HRBP functions.
Bachelor’s degree in OD HR, BA, Psych, or a related field
Minimum of 10 yrs of experience in OD, talent management, or related HR leadership roles
Direct experience leading teams in Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and/or HRBP functions
Proven track record designing and implementing large-scale OD initiatives, including leadership development, succession planning, and culture transformation
Experienced in OD, talent management, and adult learning.
Strong grasp of employment laws (FMLA, FLSA, ADA, EEO) with legal collaboration experience.
Skilled in facilitation, coaching, and consulting.
Data-informed decision maker with a track record of leading teams, driving change, and fostering inclusive, emotionally intelligent workplaces.
Master’s degree in OD, Industrial/Organizational Psych, HR, or related field
Certification in OD, Coaching, Change Management (e.g., Demonstrated experience in union negotiations, labor relations, or collective bargaining
Background in the manufacturing, rail, or industrial sector
Experience supporting international operations
Familiarity with HR technology platforms, talent analytics, learning management systems, and survey/assessment tools (e.g., Up to a seven-year history will be considered, including incarceration or court supervision. A Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check will be conducted upon hire and annually thereafter in accordance with Loram’s Driving Policy.
Employees in safety-sensitive positions are subject to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-incident drug and/or alcohol testing in compliance with federal regulations and company policy. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Office deskwork, requiring sitting, walking, using phone & computer
Travel up to 30%
Can tolerate variable and sometimes challenging conditions during visits or inspections of company equipment in a railroad or industrial environment

merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws in the countries where we operate, including the Equality Act 2010 in the UK, relevant U.S. federal, state, and local laws, Brazil’s anti-discrimination provisions under the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) and Federal Constitution, India’s Equal Remuneration Act and Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, Australia’s Fair Work Act 2009 and applicable state and territory legislation, and Canada’s human rights protections under the Canadian Human Rights Act and applicable provincial or territorial laws. Benefits for this role include a comprehensive package with company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options; basic life and AD&D insurance; voluntary life insurance; company paid short-term and long-term disability coverage; 401(k) retirement plan including an employer match of 150% up to the first 6% you contribute to the Plan; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); behavioral health support; Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, payroll charity contributions, adoption assistance and optional plans such as legal, critical illness, and hospitalization.
Certain positions may be eligible for an annual bonus and paid time off in addition to base compensation.