Director of Human Resources
About The Position
The Director of Human Resources will lead Gruve’s global people function across six countries, supporting approximately 540 employees. The role drives global HR strategy, compensation and rewards, performance management, talent acquisition, and HR operations, partnering with the CFO and executive leadership team to support the company’s growth. The ideal candidate has extensive experience leading multi-country HR functions, building scalable people processes, ensuring employment law compliance, and developing high-performing teams in a fast-growing technology or IT services environment. This leader will help shape Gruve’s organizational structure, strengthen employee engagement, and establish consistent HR practices across global locations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in an HR leadership role.
- Experience leading HR across multiple countries, ideally including the US and India.
- Hands-on experience designing and running compensation, merit, and bonus programs.
- Strong working knowledge of US and California employment law, and familiarity with employment practices in India and APAC.
- Proven ability to advise senior leaders and influence decisions with data.
Nice To Haves
- Experience at a venture-backed technology, IT services, or AI company of 300 to 1,000 employees.
- HR certification such as SHRM-SCP or SPHR.
- Experience implementing or managing an HRIS such as Workday, Rippling, or BambooHR.
- Experience supporting M&A, international expansion, or entity setup.
Responsibilities
- Set and lead Gruve’s global HR strategy across the US, India, Singapore, the UAE, Korea, and Japan, aligned with business growth plans.
- Own compensation and rewards, including salary bands, annual merit and promotion cycles, bonus plans, and equity guidelines, using market benchmarks for each country.
- Run the annual performance review and bonus cycle end to end, including rating calibration across leaders and pay equity reviews.
- Partner with the CFO on headcount planning, compensation budgets, and people costs.
- Build HR policies, an employee handbook, and processes that are globally consistent and compliant with local employment laws.
- Lead talent acquisition strategy with hiring managers, including job leveling, offer approvals, and onboarding.
- Advise leaders on organization design, employee relations, and performance management.
- Drive employee engagement, retention, and learning and development programs.
- Oversee HR operations, HRIS, payroll partners, and benefits administration across countries.
- Build and lead a small, high-performing HR team, including HR staff in India and other locations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan.
- Paid time off.
- Paid holidays.
- Annual target bonus of 15% of base salary.
- Stock options.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
