Senior HR Manager

Summary

Join The Adaptavist Group as a Senior HR Manager and lead a small team of HR professionals in North America. You will be responsible for all people-related initiatives in the region, ensuring an exceptional employee experience. This role requires expertise in compensation, benefits, employee relations, reporting, and compliance. You will advise senior leadership, manage change programs, and develop data-driven strategies. The ideal candidate possesses extensive HR experience in North America, a SHRM designation or equivalent, and a deep understanding of US employment laws and benefits. The Adaptavist Group offers a flexible, remote-first work environment.

Requirements

• Current, evidenced and relevant Human Resources experience in North America (to include both US and Canada) across a matrixed organisation, of a size no smaller than 200 headcount
• Current SHRM designation or equivalent evidenced experience, showing continuous professional development
• Has held the position of business partner/advisor to senior leadership and/or management in an organisation
• Expert knowledge of advising stakeholders with regards to federal/state specific, statutory reporting requirements relating to employees in the US, in relation e.g. W2s, 1099s
• Evidenced knowledge of employment laws, EEOC requirements, FLSA/wage-hour laws etc
• Expert knowledge of North American benefits and insurance brokerage, administration and application across a diverse group of employee requirements
• Experience applying HR policies, fair labor laws and employee relations protocol
• A strategic thinker, but able to apply hands-on experience in order to resolve challenges and move things along
• A passion for storytelling with data, along with an ability to decipher raw data directly and translate into insights
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organisation
• Critical thinker including the ability to understand the “big picture” and trade-offs, able to negotiate and challenge effectively
• Innovative ‘out of the box’ thinker who can adapt to an agile work environment
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic technical organisation with a rapidly expanding customer base
• Previous experience of change management and internal communication strategies, with a high level of comfort in rapidly evolving environments

Responsibilities

• Act as a main day to day contact for all North American staff in relation to all People matters
• Advise, upskill and influence our senior leadership in the region in order to solve People related issues and evolving organisational needs
• Monitor and ensure compliance with federal, state and local employment laws, regulations and best practices
• Act as expert stakeholder on all US benefits and related programs
• Management of change programmes to include organisational design
• Management of Group company pay review and promotions process
• Develop, report on and provide actionable insights and strategy across key People metrics, to help drive business decision making
• This list is not exhaustive - any other duties which may be required to undertake this role

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering HR solutions in other international locations would be highly beneficial
• A second language other than English is desirable
• Experience of mergers and acquisitions would be beneficial
• A willingness to travel is appreciated to visit our offices when needed e.g. celebration events, gatherings, quarterly meetings etc

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Family-friendly policies