Director of HR

Securitas•Bellevue, WA

12d•Remote

About The Position

The Director of Human Resources (HR) is a senior global leader responsible for the end-to-end employee lifecycle for a large-scale, multi-hundred-million-dollar global security program. This role leads the strategy, design, and execution of global HR frameworks that support workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance management, compensation, employee relations, and leadership effectiveness across regions. This role operates at the intersection of multiple complex stakeholder groups including corporate Securitas, local country organizations, client partners, and embedded program team members worldwide. The Director of HR ensures HR strategies are scalable, compliant, and operationally effective, translating business and client needs into clear people practices that enable consistent execution across geographies. A critical component of this role is leading a matrixed global HR organization that has key team members embedded within multi-disciplinary teams in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field
10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3–5 years at the director level leading global or multi-region HR teams
Proven experience building and scaling HR organizations in complex, matrixed environments is required.
Deep expertise across the employee lifecycle, including global talent acquisition, performance management, employee relations, compensation, organizational design, and compliance across multiple countries and labor environments.
Direct experience leveraging people data to drive insights and decision-making is essential.
Strong leadership presence, stakeholder management, and communication skills are critical, as this role regularly engages with senior executives, client leaders, and corporate partners.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity, influencing outcomes across complex organizational structures, and translating strategy into practical, executable HR solutions.
This position involves travel (30% of the time), so a passion for travel (and a valid passport) and the flexibility to accommodate domestic and international trips are a must.
Comfortable flexing your schedule when needed.
All applicants to this role must have reliable means of communication, reliable means of transportation (public or private) to get to/from work, the legal right to work in the country where the position is located, and the ability to speak, read and write in English proficiently.

Responsibilities

Lead how the organization delivers its people strategy across a complex, global program—translating leadership direction into clear, scalable, and executable HR practices.
Build the systems, processes, and operating model that enable leaders and teams to perform consistently across regions.
Design, implement, and continuously improve global HR frameworks across the full employee lifecycle while ensuring these frameworks balance operational needs, client expectations, and regional requirements.
Build and lead a high-performing, matrixed global HR team, setting clear expectations, streamlining workflows, and driving consistent execution.
Partner closely with senior leaders on organizational design, leadership performance, and workforce transitions, navigating complex stakeholder environments to ensure people processes are trusted, practical, and effective.