Human Resources Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Minimum 3 years leading an HR function or HR team.
• Strong working knowledge of multi-state employment law.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior leaders on organizational and employee matters.
• Experience leading employee relations investigations and conflict resolution.
• Experience supporting recruiting and workforce planning.
• Strong business acumen and ability to balance business needs with employee experience.
• Experience working in matrixed or multi-location organizations preferred.
• Experience with HRIS platforms such as Paycom.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• High level of professionalism, judgment, and discretion handling confidential information.

Nice To Haves

• Aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or government contracting experience.
• SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification.
• Experience supporting ITAR/EAR regulated organizations.
• Experience building HR functions within high-growth organizations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR advisor to the Blue Ops President and leadership team.
• Translate business objectives into people strategies that improve organizational performance.
• Provide coaching to leaders on employee performance, organizational effectiveness, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Build trusted partnerships across all levels of the organization.
• Lead all employee relations activities for Blue Ops.
• Conduct investigations and resolve employee concerns in a timely, fair, and consistent manner.
• Coach managers through performance management, corrective action, organizational changes, and difficult employee situations.
• Foster a culture of accountability, respect, and high performance.
• Lead recruiting efforts for Blue Ops in partnership with hiring managers.
• Ensure positions are filled quickly while maintaining high hiring standards.
• Partner with Red Cat recruiting resources when appropriate.
• Manage onboarding to accelerate employee integration and productivity.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives, including Red Cat sponsored initiatives.
• Support organizational design and workforce planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce bureaucracy, and increase organizational effectiveness.
• Champion Red Cat's leadership principles and core values culture.
• Identify leadership capability gaps.
• Support implementation of enterprise leadership development initiatives.
• Coach managers on performance management, career development, communication, and team effectiveness.
• Ensure consistent application of company policies and employment practices.
• Partner with the centralized People Operations team on compliance matters including federal, state, and local employment regulations.
• Escalate complex employment issues requiring enterprise guidance.
• Maintain accurate employment documentation and support internal audits.
• Work collaboratively with Red Cat's centralized People Operations team to execute enterprise programs including: Compensation administration and salary structure implementation, Benefits administration and employee education, Payroll coordination, HRIS data integrity and transactions, Equity administration, Enterprise compliance initiatives, Leadership development programs, Company-wide HR policies and initiatives.
• Provide local execution and feedback while centralized functions maintain enterprise ownership and governance.
• Partner with business leaders to develop workforce plans that support business objectives.
• Evaluate staffing needs and organizational design recommendations.
• Ensure all new headcount requests, organizational changes, and position additions are reviewed through established enterprise approval processes.
• Partner with the Vice President of People on workforce planning and final headcount approvals.
• Ensure timely execution of all local HR processes.
• Maintain accurate personnel documentation.
• Monitor HR metrics and identify trends requiring leadership attention.
• Recommend continuous improvements that increase efficiency and employee experience.
• Lead special HR initiatives.
• Participate in cross-functional enterprise projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Base pay, plus generous annual equity package and potential bonuses.