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Director, Human Resources – U.S.

Role Summary

The Director, Human Resources – U.S. provides strategic and operational HR leadership across all U.S. locations and 900 US employees. This role leads a team of HR professionals and partners closely with business and operations leaders to drive effective people strategies across employee and labor relations, talent management, compliance, and organizational change. As a senior HR leader, this role ensures HR programs align with business objectives, support a unionized environment, and enable scalable, compliant growth for a global organization with headquarters in Canada.

This is a senior leadership role.

Local candidates only willing to work onsite and travel.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as a strategic HR partner to U.S. business and operations leaders, addressing complex people and labor matters
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of HR professionals supporting multiple U.S. locations
  • Oversee employee and labor relations, including grievance resolution in unionized environments
  • Create compensation programs including annual reviews, increases, bonuses, and job evaluations
  • Lead HR support for organizational change, acquisitions, integrations, and restructurings
  • Drive U.S. workforce planning, recruitment strategy, retention initiatives, and employer branding
  • Create U.S. HR policies, practices, and programs remain compliant with federal, state, and local regulations
  • Participate in HR leadership initiatives, cross-functional projects, and operational leadership meetings

Requirements

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  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
  • 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including unionized environments
  • Proven experience leading and developing experienced HR professionals
  • Manufacturing industry experience preferred
  • Experience supporting multiple decentralized U.S. locations strongly preferred
  • Strong labor relations, employee relations, and compliance expertise
  • Strategic thinker with strong influencing, problem-solving, and communication skills
  • Highly organized, results-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
  • Proficiency in HRIS systems and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality