HR Director (BBS929)

Overseas; Puerto Bogotá; Remote; COP 486,744,000 - 746,341,000; Full time

Job summary

Overseas is seeking a Senior HR Director to build the people function from the ground up. You will own talent acquisition, executive recruiting, org design, and employee relations, with a metrics-driven mindset and a focus on HR ROI.

You will personally headhunt C-suite and senior leaders, ensure compliance across distributed US-based teams, and drive a culture of accountability while aligning HR processes with business strategy. This is a 100% remote role, working US Central Time hours.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in scaling a company from ~40 to 100+ employees.
• Ability to headhunt and close senior leadership roles including C-suite.
• Strong exposure to US employment practices and compliance, including distributed teams.
• Exceptional spoken and written English with executive presence.
• Proven track record building HR processes from scratch and driving ROI.

Responsibilities

• Own recruitment at all levels, from entry to executive search.
• Lead executive searches, including sourcing, assessment, and closing senior candidates.
• Plan resources/headcount with business unit leaders to anticipate hiring needs.
• Design onboarding and offboarding to reach full productivity quickly and ensure compliance and respect.
• Design performance evaluations and quarterly KPI cadence with leadership.
• Identify fit issues early with proper documentation and transitions where needed.
• Build career maps and develop managers’ leadership capability to cascade accountability.
• Lead organizational design as the company scales and evolves.
• Handle employee relations promptly with fairness and discretion.
• Write and administer policies in line with US employment regulations.
• Manage US employment law compliance across distributed teams, including EOR/contractors.
• Lead change initiatives with clear communication and enforcement.

Skills

Executive leadership

Talent acquisition

HR strategy

Executive search

US employment law

English fluency

Change management

Education

MBA or equivalent

Job description

Senior HR Director
Open to Latin America: This role is open to candidates based in Latin America.
Remote

About Our Client

Our client is a fast-growing, multi-vertical industrial and commercial real estate company currently at 40 to 45 employees and scaling to 80 to 100 within two years. With a clear and active growth trajectory, they're building their people function from the ground up.

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior HR Director to build the people function from scratch, owning talent acquisition, executive recruiting, organizational design, performance management, management development, employee relations, and a measurable accountability culture.

This is not a traditional HR role, and the company doesn't need a compliance administrator. It needs a strategic operator who thinks in terms of human capital ROI, builds systems that surface and retain high performers, manages out underperformers decisively and compliantly, and can personally headhunt C‑suite and senior operational leaders. You'll be the sole dedicated HR resource, reporting directly to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own recruitment at all levels, from entry-level hires through executive search, building a repeatable, fast hiring process that supports growth to 80 to 100 employees
• Personally lead executive searches, including sourcing, assessment, and closing senior candidates such as COOs, CMOs, and VPs
• Plan resources and headcount with business unit leaders to anticipate hiring needs before they become urgent
• Design and manage onboarding and offboarding so new hires reach full productivity quickly and exits are consistent, compliant, and respectful
• Design performance evaluations and a quarterly check‑in cadence, and implement KPIs with business unit leadership to create a measurable accountability culture
• Identify fit issues early in each employee's tenure and address them fairly, with documentation, including transitions where needed
• Build a culture of opportunity with career maps and development paths, and develop managers' leadership capability so accountability cascades through the organization
• Lead organizational design as the company scales and structures evolve
• Handle employee relations and day‑to‑day people issues promptly, with fairness and discretion
• Write, maintain, and consistently administer policies, procedures, and the employee handbook, keeping them current with US employment regulations
• Manage US employment law compliance across distributed team structures, including EOR and contractor frameworks
• Lead change initiatives, communicate them clearly, and confirm buy‑in and consistent enforcement at all levels of management

What We're Looking For

• Senior people, talent, or HR leadership experience in a growing entrepreneurial environment, with verifiable experience scaling a company from roughly 40 to 50 employees to 100 or more
• Sophisticated executive search capability, including personally headhunting and closing senior leadership hires rather than relying on applicant pipelines
• Significant exposure to US employment practices and compliance, including at‑will employment, EOR and contractor frameworks, and distributed teams
• Strong commercial judgment, able to speak in terms of headcount ROI, labor efficiency, and performance metrics
• Exceptional spoken and written English with the executive presence and directness to influence senior leaders and deliver difficult feedback
• Self‑managing, with a genuine desire to build rather than maintain and a track record of creating people processes from scratch
• Full commitment to working US Central Standard Time business hours
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred; strong practical experience will be weighted heavily

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting a multi‑vertical company spanning operations‑intensive verticals such as warehousing, logistics, construction, or real estate alongside professional services or capital management
• Background working with US‑based companies or US workforces from an offshore or remote capacity
• Familiarity with EOR platforms such as Deel or Remote for cross‑border employment compliance
• Experience in Latin America or South Africa with strong exposure to US company operating culture

Work Schedule

• 100% remote setup so you can work wherever you're most productive
• This position operates on a full‑time basis, with dedicated hours to ensure alignment with the team and delivery of quality work
• Full‑time commitment to US Central Standard Time business hours

Compensation & Time Off

• Compensation paid in USD
• Paid bi‑monthly on the 15th and 30th
• Paid Time Off according to company policy
• Holidays observed according to company guidelines