Human Resources Director

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hoxton circleJersey City (NJ)

Human Resources Managers Human Resources Consulting Services

SENIORITY

Manager

SALARY

$160,000 to $170,000

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About the role

Director, Human Resources We're partnering with a media company based in New York on the search for a Director of Human Resources to build out and lead its people function. This is a broad, hands on HR leadership role that sits close to the top of the organization. You'll set the people strategy and also do the work yourself, from renewing benefits to handling a difficult employee situation personally. It's a good fit for someone who wants full ownership of HR in a fast moving, high energy environment run by bold, creative leaders.

What you'll be doing:

Set the HR agenda for the business, covering talent, compensation, benefits, employee relations, payroll, compliance, and culture
Work alongside senior leaders on people related decisions, from compensation benchmarking to org design and leveling
Run the yearly benefits renewal from start to finish, dealing directly with brokers and carriers to get the business the best plans, and manage open enrollment for employees
Handle onboarding and offboarding, and step in personally when an employee relations issue needs a senior, discreet hand
Put real structure around performance reviews, career paths, and succession planning, and coach managers along the way
Keep policies, the employee handbook, and day to day practices compliant with labor law across every jurisdiction the business touches
Manage a small team, setting their priorities and helping them grow

What we're looking for:

A decade or more in HR, at least five of those years running a team, having owned HR broadly rather than one lane of itHands on experience taking a benefits renewal through negotiation with brokers and insurers, not just sitting in on the process
Genuinely comfortable being the senior HR presence in a business full of personalities, with the discretion to match
Either ran HR solo for a smaller organization, or helped professionalize HR inside a bigger one that hadn't built it out yet
A track record of actually changing how things work, not just keeping the lights onCompensation & logistics:

Base salary: $160,000 to $170,000, plus discretionary bonus

Location: New York, NY, five days a week in office

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