Director, Human Resources

MMGY Global; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid telework policy

PTO + benefits

Job summary

MMGY Global seeks a Director of Human Resources in Overland Park, KS to lead the US HR function. You will partner with COEs and the global HR Leadership Team to shape organizational design, workforce planning, performance and talent management, and HR policy development.

The role reports to the Chief HR Officer and requires a strong, trusted leadership presence across a large employee base. You will own the US benefits strategy end-to-end, manage vendor partnerships, and guide the 401(k)

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in HR, Organizational Development, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of work experience in HR with depth across employee relations, total rewards, and organizational effectiveness.
• People leadership experience — you’ve managed and developed an HR team.
• Benefits and total rewards fluency — plan design, vendor management, retirement plan governance.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills with the ability to build trust across diverse groups.
• Excellent organization and project management — run complex initiatives across functions.
• Executive presence and communication — comfortable presenting in forums and writing persuasively.
• Trusted-advisor presence — influence senior leaders and provide steady leadership.
• HR technology and AI fluency — experience with HR systems, analytics, and AI to drive scale.
• Bias for action — able to move quickly in a lean, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior HR partner to COEs and leaders, owning the people agenda for the workforce.
• Lead the HR team and coordinate with global HR Leadership Team and Chief HR Officer.
• Own US benefits strategy end-to-end, including annual reviews and vendor partnerships.
• Oversee 401(k) fiduciary committee and ensure total rewards are competitive and compliant.
• Drive culture, engagement, retention, and change management across the business.
• Support M&A integration by providing HR support for acquired entities.
• Develop policies and programs from employee relations to performance management and leaves.
• Run North America HR operations with a focus on continuous improvement, analytics, and AI.

Job description

AtMMGY Global,we believe nothing shapes your view of the world like travel.Soevery day, we share our clients’ stories from a perspective that inspires people to see the world differently. Our personalized service and strategy connect media,consumersand influencers across the globe, taking people tonew placesand changing their views for the better. At MMGY, we inspire people to go places.

MMGY Global has an immediate opening forDirector, Human Resourcesin ourOverland Park, KSoffice.

The Role:

This is the senior HR seat for our largest employee population, reporting to the Chief HR Officer and serving as a member of the global HR Leadership Team. You will be the strategic partner to our globalbusinessCenters of Excellence (COE) and the leaders who run them, own thepeopleagenda for our workforce, and lead the HR team that supports them.

WhatYou’llOwn

• Strategic partnership.Advise our COEs and their senior leaders on organizational design, workforce planning,performanceand talent management. Bring the data and the judgment that shape thepeopledecisions.
• Culture andchange.Drive engagement, retention, and the kind of culture people stay for. Lead the change management, and the communication that goes with it when the business shifts.
• Total rewards and benefits.In partnership with Director Global Total Rewards, ownthe US benefits strategy end-to-end, from annual reviews and vendor partnerships to leading the 401(k) fiduciary committee. Keep our total rewards competitive, compliant, and cost-efficient.
• M&A integration.Playa central rolein integratingacquiredbusinesses andtakeownership of HR support for thosepopulations as we bring the teams together.
• Policy and program development.Build the policies and programs that support our workforce from employee relations, benefits, and total rewards to leaves, accommodations, career development, and performance management. Own the annual employee handbook review, and watch the market to bring proactive, competitive solutions to the table.
• HR operations and systems.Run theNorth AmericaHR function day to day with a continuous-improvement mindset, and use HR technology, analytics, and AI to drive scale, consistency, and efficiency.
• Employee relations and compliance.Handle sensitive, high-stakes peoplematterswith a fair and steady hand. Keep us ahead ofapplicable US and Canadian employment laws and regulationsand translate regulatory change into practical policy.
• Team leadership.Lead, coach, and developHR team members. Build the bench and the ways of working that let them do their best work.

What You Bring

• A bachelor's degreein HR, Organizational Development, ora relatedfield, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of work experience in HR, with real depth across employee relations, total rewards, and organizational effectiveness.
• Peopleleadership experience.You'vemanaged and developed an HR team, not just individual contributors.
• Benefits and totalrewardsfluency.Youbring hands-on experience withplan design, vendor management, and retirement plan governance.
• Interpersonal and relationship skills.Strong leadership and collaboration skills, witha track recordof building trust across diverse groups and stakeholders at every level of the organization.
• Organization and project management.You run complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from start to finish, with the problem-solving skills to work across functions and keep things moving.
• Executive presence and communication.Comfortable speaking in small and large forums, with excellent presentation, facilitation, and persuasive writing skills.
• Trusted-advisorpresence.You influence senior leaders, challenge when it matters, andstaythe fair, steady voice in the room.
• HR technology and AI fluency.Experience using HR systems, analytics, and AI to drive scale and efficiency.
• Bias for action.You move fast, juggle competing priorities, and thrive in a lean, collaborative, all-handsenvironment.

MMGY Global provides a comprehensive PTO + benefits package that includes a hybrid telework policy. Applicants for employment in the U.S. mustpossesswork authorization, which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

MMGY Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Who Are We?

We’re a travel-obsessed collective of more than 600 people across the country and around the globe. And when we say we inspire people to go places, we mean ALL people. That’s why we’re focused on nurturing a workforce that is representative of the places we visit.