Associate Director - HR

Brillio•Dallas, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Brillio is seeking a business-oriented Associate Director of Human Resources to lead its US HR Business Partnering and HR Operations teams. The role provides strategic HR partnership to senior business leaders, including serving as the senior HR Business Partner for the Digital Engineering Practice, and oversees US HR operations, benefits administration, and immigration and mobility processes. The position is responsible for developing the HRBP team and ensuring consistent employee experiences, effective operations, regulatory compliance, and alignment with business priorities. The Associate Director advises senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent, engagement, performance, and employee matters. The role oversees talent and organization processes, employee lifecycle operations, and complex employee relations matters, and partners with HR Centers of Excellence, Legal, external immigration counsel, brokers, vendors, and other stakeholders. It also identifies opportunities to use HR technology, automation, and AI to improve processes and the employee experience. The position is based in the Dallas area and requires working onsite four days per week. The listed annual salary range is $120,000 to $175,000.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partnering or HR leadership experience.
Demonstrated experience leading HR professionals with direct people-management responsibility.
Strong experience partnering with senior business leaders and influencing at Director and executive levels.
Broad HR expertise spanning HRBP, talent management, performance management, organizational development, employee relations, HR Operations, and benefits.
Working knowledge of US immigration and employee mobility processes, including experience coordinating with immigration counsel or relevant specialists.
Experience navigating complex employee and organizational matters with discretion and sound judgment.
Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing capabilities.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Interest in leveraging AI, automation, and HR technology to enhance HR processes and employee experience.
Based in the Dallas area and able to work onsite four days per week.

Nice To Haves

Experience in technology professional services, IT services, digital engineering, technology consulting, or a similar knowledge-intensive organization.
Experience supporting geographically distributed and client-facing professional workforces.
Strong understanding of the US employment and HR regulatory environment.
Exposure to immigration, visa sponsorship, or employee mobility processes within a multinational organization.
Experience leading HR initiatives through periods of growth, organizational transformation, or operating-model change.
Demonstrated customer advocacy, owner’s mindset, innovation ethos, execution with pace, big-picture thinking, and ability to win through teams.

Responsibilities

Lead the US HR Business Partnering and HR Operations teams, providing direction, coaching, governance, and escalation support.
Translate business priorities into practical HR strategies, programs, and initiatives, and promote consistency across US HR activities.
Advise senior business leaders on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent, engagement, and employee matters.
Lead, coach, and develop the US HRBP team and establish clear accountability and consistent HR practices.
Serve as the senior HR Business Partner for the Digital Engineering Practice and partner with Director-level and above leaders on complex organizational and people matters.
Advise leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, employee engagement, performance management, and leadership effectiveness.
Oversee talent processes, including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, promotions, leadership development, and employee engagement.
Partner with leadership on organizational design, capability development, leadership pipelines, growth, transformation, and change management.
Identify talent and organizational risks and recommend proactive interventions.
Provide leadership and oversight to the US HR Operations team and employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, documentation, transfers, employment changes, and separations.
Drive process standardization, operational efficiency, governance, and a consistent employee experience; partner with HR Centers of Excellence and corporate teams on program delivery.
Identify opportunities to use HR technology, automation, and AI to improve operational effectiveness.
Oversee US immigration and employee mobility processes with internal stakeholders and external immigration counsel, including work authorization, visa sponsorship, extensions, employment changes, and relocations as applicable.
Coordinate with Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Legal, and business leaders on workforce mobility and immigration requirements; support documentation, timely coordination, compliance, and employee experience.
Identify and escalate immigration or mobility risks to appropriate specialists.
Oversee US employee benefits programs and administration; partner with internal teams, brokers, vendors, and stakeholders on benefits delivery and communication.
Monitor benefits employee experience, utilization trends, operational issues, and improvement opportunities; support annual planning, enrollment, and governance.
Provide guidance on complex and sensitive employee relations matters and promote consistent application of HR policies and practices.
Partner with Legal and relevant specialists on employment matters and support compliance with applicable US employment regulations and organizational policies.
Partner with broader HR leadership and Centers of Excellence to execute the US people agenda.