Head of Employee Relations & HR Compliance

CONFIDENTIAL RETAINED SEARCH

HR DIRECTOR

Castle Alliance is conducting a confidential, retained search for a Business HR Director on behalf of a recently acquired business unit within a Fortune 500, global multi-industrial manufacturer. The business is a 40-plus-year leader in advanced equipment, now scaling its capabilities inside a multi-billion-dollar enterprise.

As a key member of the site leadership team, the HR Director owns HR strategy, organizational effectiveness, talent development, compensation, employee relations, compliance, and culture, while leading the people integration agenda that enables the business to operate as a fully integrated unit of the parent enterprise. Post-acquisition integration, spanning HRIS migration, compensation alignment, policy harmonization, and cultural integration, runs through this role, with full integration targeted for early 2028. The position reports to the General Manager, dotted line to the Platform HR Director, with direct management and development of an HR team.

Operates as a strategic partner to the GM and business leadership, not a transactional HR administrator
Leads post-acquisition integration end to end while minimizing financial and cultural disruption
Co-leads organizational design and workforce planning using a structured 80/20 prioritization approach
Builds and develops the HR team while closing gaps in HR fundamentals, compliance, and data integrity
Develop and execute the roadmap to integrate compensation, performance, benefits, and HR processes into the parent enterprise
Lead organizational design, work structure, job design, and workforce planning to build the talent pipeline
Administer compensation and performance management programs using market data to maintain competitiveness
Ensure legal and regulatory compliance, including equal employment opportunity, wage and hour, and work authorization
Lead, coach, and develop the HR team to strengthen capability and strategic partnership

Bachelor's degree in HR or a related field

• 5+ years of HR leadership experience in organizations with $50M+ in revenue
• Manufacturing environment experience with command of plant and production pace, culture, and complexity
• Strong HR fundamentals: FLSA classification, data integrity, compliance, and policy development
• Demonstrated M&A or post-acquisition integration experience, including HRIS implementation, policy alignment, and cultural integration; Workday a plus
• Approximately 20% travel