Head of Human Resources

Frazer Jones; New York (NY); On-site; USD 315,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

Client is seeking an East Coast-based Head of People (Americas) to partner with the CEO and senior leadership on workforce strategy, organizational design, and leadership development. The role oversees compensation, employee relations, HR operations, and analytics to enable growth across engineering, manufacturing, and corporate functions.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in senior HR leadership, a track record of scaling People functions in growing environments, and the credibility to

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive HR and People leadership experience.
• East coast based (a preference for Virginia, North Carolina, Florida or New York).
• Demonstrated success building or scaling People functions within growing organizations.
• Experience within manufacturing, industrial, engineering, technical, construction, energy, or similarly operational environments.
• A track record of supporting organizational growth, transformation, and change.
• Strong expertise across talent management, organizational development, employee relations, compensation, compliance, and HR operations.
• Experience supporting multi-site workforces and geographically dispersed teams.
• Prior exposure to entrepreneurial, founder-led, privately held, or rapidly evolving businesses.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to influence executive stakeholders.
• The ability to balance strategic leadership with hands‑on execution.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree and/or HR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CEO and executive leadership team to develop and execute a people strategy aligned with business growth objectives.
• Strengthen organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategies to support long-term expansion.
• Assess and enhance the HR operating model, processes, systems, and overall people infrastructure.
• Build leadership capability through coaching, succession planning, performance management, and talent development programs.
• Develop scalable talent acquisition strategies to support significant hiring demands across technical, engineering, manufacturing, operational, and corporate teams.
• Lead organizational growth and change management initiatives while maintaining employee engagement and cultural alignment.
• Oversee employee relations, compliance, compensation, benefits, and HR operations.
• Establish meaningful people analytics and reporting to support business decision-making.
• Strengthen accountability, performance differentiation, and leadership effectiveness throughout the organization.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on complex people, organizational, and business challenges.

Skills

Executive leadership

HR strategy

Organizational development

Talent management

Employee relations

Compensation & benefits

HR operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree or HR certification preferred

Job description

East Coast U.S. (Virginia, North Carolina, Florida or New York strongly preferred)

Base Salary: Up to $350,000 + Bonus

We are exclusively retained by a rapidly growing privately held industrial and engineering organization to appoint an East coast based Head of People (Americas). This is a newly elevated executive leadership position reporting directly to the CEO and playing a critical role in supporting the company's next phase of growth and transformation.

With operations across multiple locations and ambitious expansion plans, the organization has built a strong reputation within its industry while maintaining the agility, entrepreneurial culture, and decision-making speed of a privately owned business. Significant investment, a robust project pipeline, and a growth-focused leadership team are creating substantial opportunities across the business.

Reporting directly to the CEO, this highly visible role will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership while overseeing all aspects of the people function, including organizational development, talent strategy, leadership effectiveness, employee relations, compensation, compliance, and HR operations.

The Opportunity

The business is entering a period of significant growth and evolution, requiring an experienced People executive who can help build the infrastructure, leadership capability, and organizational effectiveness needed to support a larger and increasingly sophisticated enterprise.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to assess and strengthen existing HR programs, processes, systems, and operating models while helping preserve the entrepreneurial culture that has contributed to the company's success. They will partner closely with the CEO and executive team on workforce planning, organizational design, talent development, succession planning, and leadership effectiveness.

This position offers a unique blend of strategic influence and hands‑on leadership. The Head of People will play a central role in shaping the organization's future while building scalable people practices that support continued growth across engineering, manufacturing, operations, commercial, and corporate functions.

Key Priorities

• Partner with the CEO and executive leadership team to develop and execute a people strategy aligned with business growth objectives.
• Strengthen organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategies to support long-term expansion.
• Assess and enhance the HR operating model, processes, systems, and overall people infrastructure.
• Build leadership capability through coaching, succession planning, performance management, and talent development programs.
• Develop scalable talent acquisition strategies to support significant hiring demands across technical, engineering, manufacturing, operational, and corporate teams.
• Lead organizational growth and change management initiatives while maintaining employee engagement and cultural alignment.
• Oversee employee relations, compliance, compensation, benefits, and HR operations.
• Establish meaningful people analytics and reporting to support business decision-making.
• Strengthen accountability, performance differentiation, and leadership effectiveness throughout the organization.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on complex people, organizational, and business challenges.

Ideal Background

We are seeking an experienced People executive who combines strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and operational credibility.

Candidates should offer:

• 15+ years of progressive HR and People leadership experience.
• East coast based (a preference for Virginia, North Carolina, Florida or New York)
• Demonstrated success building or scaling People functions within growing organizations.
• Experience within manufacturing, industrial, engineering, technical, construction, energy, or similarly operational environments.
• A track record of supporting organizational growth, transformation, and change.
• Strong expertise across talent management, organizational development, employee relations, compensation, compliance, and HR operations.
• Experience supporting multi-site workforces and geographically dispersed teams.
• Prior exposure to entrepreneurial, founder-led, privately held, or rapidly evolving businesses.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to influence executive stakeholders.
• The ability to balance strategic leadership with hands‑on execution.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree and/or HR certification preferred.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Executive leadership role reporting directly to the CEO.
• Opportunity to shape the future people strategy of a rapidly growing organization.
• Significant influence across business strategy, organizational design, and leadership development.
• Exposure to complex growth, transformation, and scaling initiatives.
• Highly visible role partnering with senior executives across the enterprise.
• Opportunity to build and strengthen the people infrastructure required for the next stage of organizational growth.
• Ability to make a lasting impact on both culture and business performance.