Head of Human Resources - Growth and Scaling

Job Location

This position is remote but will require travel 25% of the time.

What You'll Own

• Develop and execute the people strategy and plan that enables rapid yet sustainable growth, with a focus on scale, performance, and profitability.
• Partner with the CEO to develop and implement the region expansion and realignment strategy to scale commercial and launch new products.
• Define clear accountabilities, goals, and metrics for senior leaders; drive a performance-driven culture and effective leadership development.
• Partner with regional and functional leaders to design the organization structure, roles, and processes.
• Standardize and professionalize core HR policies and processes (performance management, onboarding, employee relations) to support scalable operations.
• Manage compensation and benefits strategy, including regular benchmarking, vendor relationships (PEO/ADP/other), and cost efficiency.
• Lead talent acquisition at scale, including process design, candidate screening, interview calibration, and onboarding cadence.
• Ensure HR compliance across a distributed US workforce
• Develop and implement a system to manage employee relations and track cases.
• Partner with external providers (PEO/HRIS/benefits administrators) to optimize total rewards and HR operations, including payroll administration
• Design and implement a professional performance management process; establish governance, policies, and dashboards to track progress.
• Cultivate a high-performing leadership team; facilitate alignment on strategy, talent, and culture initiatives.
• Gather the voice of employees through relationships, communications, and ongoing surveys.

The Ideal Candidate

• Strategic HR leader with a systems-thinking mindset and experience scaling organizations through growth phases and potential IPO readiness.
• Tactical HR generalist who can roll up their sleeves and operate with lean team
• Deep expertise in HR operations, compensation benchmarking, benefits design, and PEO/vendor management.
• Proven ability to design scalable talent acquisition and performance management processes; strong interview calibration and candidate assessment skills.
• Strong governance capabilities with the ability to define role profiles, scorecards, and KPIs for senior leaders.
• Excellent change management, communication, and stakeholder management to align CEO, leadership team, and cross-functional partners.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment with distributed teams and evolving regulatory requirements.
• Track record of building and sustaining a high-performance culture with values-based leadership and employee engagement.