Director, Human Resources

Inspiration Fleet; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspiration Mobility Group in Washington, DC is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to build and lead our HR function at scale. You will own programs, systems, and the team that empowers employees to perform their best work, while advising the Executive Team on how our People strategy supports growth in a hybrid, distributed organization.

The role requires 11+ years of progressive HR experience, a strong background in compensation and job architecture, and hands-on leadership of HR staff.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of progressive HR experience across the full employee lifecycle.
• Background in compensation strategy and benchmarking using survey data.
• Experience in job architecture and managing HR staff.
• Ownership of employee benefits programs including broker relationships.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and multi-state compliance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Talent Director to develop and execute job architecture and comp strategy.
• Own the employee benefits strategy: renewals, plan design, broker relationships.
• Coach managers through performance management and difficult conversations.
• Ensure HR compliance across all states we operate in.
• Lead people strategy in a hybrid/distributed organization.

Skills

HR leadership

Compensation strategy

Employee relations

Performance coaching

Employment law

Multi-state compliance

HR staff management

M&A experience

Hybrid work

Education

SPHR or SHRM-SCP certification

Tools

Rippling

Job description

About Inspiration Mobility Group

Inspiration Mobility Group is a specialist asset management platform dedicated to accelerating the transition to an electric future. Inspiration invests in, owns, and operates the real assets that enable the decarbonization of transportation, including electric vehicles, charging and energy infrastructure, and real estate. Leveraging our unique combination of flexible capital, cutting-edge technology, and deep operational expertise, our businesses deliver integrated, scalable solutions for the electric economy.

To Learn More

Read the latest on our business here. We’re proud to have been recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in the large business category by the Washington Business Journal for the third year in a row.

Your Mission

Your mission is to build and lead the HR Business Partner function as Inspiration scales, establishing HR capabilities across compliance, employee relations, and manager coaching. You will own the programs, systems, and team that lets employees do their best work, while advising the Executive Team on how our People strategy supports the business as we grow.

You will report to:

SVP Operations

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Talent Director to develop and execute job architecture and comp strategy that attracts and retains great talent
• Own the employee benefits strategy: managing renewals, plan design, and broker relationships
• Experience with Rippling or similar HRIS as our system of record for people data and reporting
• Coach managers and leaders through performance management, difficult conversations, and people decisions
• Ensure HR compliance across all states where we operate, flagging and mitigating legal risk
• Proactively identify and support team members navigating AI-driven organizational change, including managing adaptation challenges and related retention risks
• Lead people strategy and culture across a fast-growing and evolving hybrid/distributed organization structure, including potential future office expansion

Who You Are

• You have 11+ years of progressive HR experience across the full employee lifecycle
• You have a background in compensation strategy and benchmarking (e.g., using Mercer or similar survey data) and job architecture
• You have managed and developed HR staff
• You have owned employee benefits programs, including broker relationships and plan design
• You are skilled at employee relations, performance management, and coaching people leaders through difficult conversations
• You have a strong working knowledge of employment law and multi-state HR compliance
• You hold or are working toward an SPHR or SHRM-SCP certification
• You have experience managing people and culture across hybrid or distributed teams
• You have been exposed to organizational complexity (multi-business units, varying organizational levels) and/or M&A transitions
• Our core values (see below) are part of your inherent DNA, and you have many examples of when you demonstrated these values in your career.

Salary

$155,000 - 165,000 annually

Location

Washington, D.C. Our in-office team works from our Dupont Circle office Tuesday through Thursday. Remote work on Mondays and Fridays is voluntary, and employees are welcome to work from the office if they’d prefer.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

At Inspiration Mobility, you won’t just fill a role—you’ll help build the company. We’re a fast-growing, mission-driven team tackling real, complex challenges at the intersection of transportation, energy, technology, and finance. You’ll have the autonomy to take ownership, move quickly, and turn ideas into action, with leadership that values pragmatism, creativity, and momentum. We believe in clear accountability, low ego, and learning as we go—giving you the chance to shape how we operate, scale, and win, while doing work that has a meaningful impact on the future of mobility.

Our Core Values

Inspiration’s culture is based on a shared respect for our core values described HERE. Fit with these values is a critical component of our hiring process, and employees are expected to demonstrate these behaviors in their interactions with colleagues, customers, and all stakeholders. An assessment of how each employee has exhibited our values is an important part of our performance review process.

Our Commitment To You

Inspiration is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We are committed to DEIB initiatives and to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.