Director, People Partners

Everpure•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$211,000 - $274,000•Onsite

About The Position

Everpure is building a connected, high-impact HR organization to support its rapidly growing global workforce. Positioned between HR Operations and HR Business Partners, the People Partner Specialist team provides scalable, specialized expertise to leaders and managers. The Director will architect this function, build and lead its team, and establish a global support model during a period of strategic modernization. The role owns the team’s charter, budget, staffing plans, and performance standards; designs the global tiering and routing framework; and pilots, measures, and scales the service model in partnership with HR Operations and HRBP leaders. The Director also oversees global labor and employment compliance, advises senior leaders on complex people matters and organizational change, and governs manager enablement, tools, playbooks, and key talent programs. This is primarily an in-office role based in Everpure’s Santa Clara, California office, subject to company policies and approved leave or work travel.

Requirements

A track record leading HR service delivery, HR business partnering, or employee relations in complex, fast-moving environments, with demonstrable outcomes.
Experience leading and managing teams, particularly distributed or matrixed teams, and building their capability and performance.
Experience designing, launching, and scaling a tiered support model, specialist function, or shared service, including determining which work belongs in each tier.
Working knowledge of employee relations and the ability to route matters appropriately.
Deep understanding of employment law across multiple countries and experience partnering with Legal and works councils.
Experience as the accountable owner of manager-facing talent programs or large-scale change, such as reorganizations or reductions in force.
Ability to influence senior leaders using sound judgment and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

Build and lead the People Partner Specialist team, owning its charter, budget, staffing plans, and performance standards.
Develop a coverage model that provides a consistent, high-quality experience across regions.
Design the global tiering framework and routing logic, collaborating with HR Operations and HRBP leaders and making final decisions subject to executive sign-off.
Lead piloting, measurement, and scaling of the service model with HR Operations and HRBP leaders, using resolution time, manager satisfaction, and HRBP capacity as success measures.
Oversee global labor and employment compliance in partnership with Legal and works councils, translating regulatory changes into policy and manager guidance.
Advise senior leaders and managers on complex people matters and organizational change, including management practices, team dynamics, and conflict resolution.
Set and govern playbooks, tools, and enablement to build manager capability across the organization.
Lead manager-facing programs such as performance management, talent reviews, and engagement.