Head of Partnering, North America

Halter • Boulder, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Head of Partnering - North America is the most senior People & Performance leader for Halter’s North American business. The role partners with executives to build strong, high-performing teams and builds and leads a team of People Partners across the region. It combines strategic leadership with hands-on work, requiring sound judgment, commercial awareness, and the ability to move decisions forward.

Based in Halter’s Boulder, Colorado office, the position is part of an office-first, not office-only working culture. The role connects North America with Halter’s People & Performance team at its New Zealand headquarters, ensuring regional perspectives are represented in company-wide decisions and North American employees remain connected to Halter’s culture. Regular cross-time-zone work, including some early-morning or evening meetings, and occasional travel to New Zealand and other Halter locations are expected.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a strategic Human Resources Business Partner, People and Performance Partner, or equivalent in a high-growth or complex global organization.
• Experience leading a team of People Partners.
• Experience as a senior People leader in a regional business of a company headquartered in another country.
• Ability to influence senior leaders across countries and functions, including leaders to whom the role does not report.
• Experience partnering across functions such as Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Operations, and field teams.
• Strong knowledge of North American employment law.
• Hands-on experience with organizational design, performance management, and scaling teams through change.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build credibility quickly as a trusted advisor in fast-paced environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a senior People leader in a rapidly growing regional business or a region that is critical to the company’s strategy.

Responsibilities

• Partner with North American executives and senior leaders on people strategy, organizational design, workforce planning, and succession.
• Coach leaders on leadership, performance, and team effectiveness, using data to inform decisions about structure, engagement, and retention.
• Support leaders through scaling and structural change while maintaining clear accountability and decision-making.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of People Partners across North America, with clear partnering standards.
• Prioritize competing demands and allocate resources where they will add the most value.
• Run performance management, feedback, and calibration processes, and coach managers on talent development and addressing underperformance.
• Partner with Talent and Programmes to attract, develop, and retain talent, including developing career pathways for technical and specialist roles.
• Help leaders build inclusive, engaged teams and identify engagement or retention risks early.
• Handle employee relations matters with care, fairness, and sound judgment.
• Represent North America in global People & Performance leadership discussions so regional needs inform company-wide decisions.
• Determine when North America should follow global approaches and when regional approaches are needed, ensuring policies meet local employment law.
• Partner with New Zealand function leaders whose teams include North American employees to provide consistent leadership and support.
• Make decisions independently when headquarters is unavailable because of time-zone differences, and keep relevant people informed.
• From time to time, support global initiatives and teams outside North America.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Unlimited paid time off, available from day one.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and three paid wellness days per year.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning the first day of the month after joining, with most premiums covered, including 100% of employee-only health premiums on select plans.
• $750 USD per year personal growth fund.
• Paid parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 8 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• 401(k) with a 100% match on the first 3% contributed and a 50% match on the next 2%, up to a 4% employer match, with immediate vesting.
• Onboarding travel to New Zealand headquarters in Auckland.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed