HR Director, North America & EOR

Datarails

5d•$160,000 - $195,000•Remote

About The Position

Datarails is hiring an HR Director to lead people strategy and operations for its North American and EOR teams. This hands-on leadership role serves as the go-to HR partner for regional leaders and employees, owns day-to-day HR operations, and works closely with Israel-based HR and leadership teams to align policies, programs, and culture across regions. The position requires comfort experimenting with automation and AI tools and collaborating with the HRIS person in Israel to optimize internal processes and workflows. The role is fully remote and based in the New York City metro area. The HR Director must be able to attend in-person leadership meetings on short notice, including lunches and occasional offsites when executives visit from Israel. The position reports to the Chief Human Resources Officer and manages a two-person People team: a People Operations Generalist and a People & Compliance Manager.

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive HR experience, including time as a director or head of HR.
Proven experience directing the HR function at one or more startups or high-growth technology companies as the senior HR leader for a region or the whole company.
Deep working knowledge of U.S. and Canadian employment law and multi-state compliance.
Hands-on command of core HR operations, including onboarding and offboarding, HRIS, benefits, payroll partnership, policies, and documentation.
Strong employee relations judgment, including investigations, performance management, and sensitive exits.
Ability to build processes where little exists and personally perform the work, not only direct it.
Clear, direct communication and credibility advising senior leaders.
Based in the New York City metro area.
Ability to attend in-person leadership meetings on short notice, including lunches and occasional offsites.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading HR for the North American arm of an Israeli-headquartered startup and comfort working across Israeli and North American business cultures and time zones.
Experience with global HR coordination, aligning U.S. and Canadian policies, benefits, and compensation practices with headquarters in another country.
Background in a SaaS or fintech company.
SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent certification.
Experience administering Rippling; familiarity with HiBob is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the North America and EOR People team across employee experience, operations, policies, and compliance.
Set team priorities, coach team members, and serve as the regional escalation point for HR issues.
Serve as strategic HR partner to C-level leaders on objectives, KPIs, and retention.
Partner with VP-level leaders on organizational and people priorities.
Partner with senior leadership and the Global Director of Talent Acquisition on team structure planning in support of company and department goals.
Own the annual merit cycle end to end with the HR Director in Israel, including planning, execution, and review of salary bands, thresholds, and pay equity.
Work with department leaders and the People team to evaluate ad-hoc compensation adjustments.
Own annual benefits selection and benefits policy.
Own leave policy, including parental, disability, leave of absence, and work-from-abroad leave.
Work with the People & Compliance Manager on HR compliance audits.
Own Rippling as the North America and EOR HR system of record and work with the HRIS person to keep Rippling and HiBob aligned.
Build and manage the People Operations budget.
Oversee travel and Mesh card management.
Partner with the Chief of Staff on critical people-focused internal communications.
Lead learning and development programs.
Experiment with automation and AI tools and collaborate with the HRIS person in Israel to continuously optimize processes and workflows.

Benefits

Meaningful equity.
401(k) plan with up to 4% match and HSA and FSA options.
100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees.
For dependents, 100% paid medical and 80% paid dental and vision coverage.
$540 per year toward glasses, sunglasses, or contact lenses from XP Health for employees enrolled in a Guardian Vision plan.
Calm app membership.
Parental leave.
Flexible sick time and PTO; the company recommends 18–25 vacation days annually.
12 paid company holidays.
Life insurance.
CPA/CFA license renewal reimbursement.
Collaborative, team-oriented environment.
Ability to own your schedule and work your local time zone.
Opportunity to grow at Datarails over many years.