Director of HR & People Ops (AI-Driven)

Beacon Hill; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule (3 days on-site)

Complimentary parking on-site

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Beacon Hill is seeking a Director of Human Resources to lead payroll, benefits strategy, and AI-enabled reporting for a national trade association. The role focuses on modernizing HR operations, workforce insights, and engagement across the organization.

The candidate will drive payroll processing, benefits management, and HR analytics while guiding talent management and HR systems enhancements in a hybrid Arlington, VA setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's preferred.
• 8+ years progressive HR experience, including 2+ years at director level.
• Experience with payroll administration and group benefits.
• Strong HR metrics, KPIs, and AI-enabled reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll administration, bi-weekly payroll workflows, deductions and withholdings reconciliation; support 401(k) administration.
• Oversee group medical and voluntary benefits plan management, renewals, and open enrollment execution.
• Track metrics and KPIs, using AI tools to develop dashboards and workforce insights.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives: surveys, programs, lunch-and-learns, webinars, wellness activities.
• Support talent management, recruiting, HR systems, policy development and continuous improvement.

Skills

Payroll administration

Benefits management

HR analytics

AI-enabled reporting

Employee engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree / SHRM or PHR preferred

Tools

HRIS systems

Payroll software

Job description

Beacon Hill is seeking a Director of Human Resources to lead payroll, benefits strategy, and AI-enabled reporting for a national trade association. The role focuses on modernizing HR operations, workforce insights, and engagement across the organization.

The candidate will drive payroll processing, benefits management, and HR analytics while guiding talent management and HR systems enhancements in a hybrid Arlington, VA setting.