HR Director

Advisory Excellence Group; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

Advisory Excellence Group seeks a contract HR Director in Hayward, CA, offering an annual salary between $187,000 and $283,000. The role leads HR strategy, staffing alignment with corporate goals, and capability building for the Hayward team.

The ideal candidate brings 11+ years in HR leadership, expertise in performance management, employee relations, and succession planning, with a focus on strategic impact and entrepreneurial thinking.

Qualifications

• 11+ years in a senior HR leadership role
• Strong track record in performance management and succession planning
• Experience shaping HR strategy in fast-paced environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Sit in on director hiring to align org chart with strategy
• Monitor industry shifts and advise leadership on strategic responses
• Build pricing logic that sales can explain clearly
• Run numbers on build-versus-buy decisions for approvals
• Set up Hayward, CA team for autonomous operation
• Run market sizing to guide expansion priorities in Hayward

Skills

Performance management

Leadership

Training facilitation

Employee relations

Strategic planning

Job description

Come help Advisory Excellence Group decide where the next dollar goes, as a HR Director paying up to $187,000 - $283,000 for the privilege of being right. Picture this: a contract HR Director seat in Hayward, paying $187,000 - $283,000, where 10 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

Key Responsibilities

• Sit in on director hiring to keep the org chart matching the strategy
• Monitor industry shifts and advise leadership on strategic responses
• Build the pricing logic that a contract sales rep can explain in one breath
• Run the numbers on build-versus-buy before Advisory Excellence Group signs anything
• Set up the Hayward, CA team to make calls without waiting on you
• Run market sizing exercises to prioritize expansion in Hayward

What You'll Bring

• A knack for Performance Management that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
• Director fluency in Training Facilitation, with Employee Relations on your roadmap
• Roughly 11+ years operating in a similar HR Director position
• Total Rewards fundamentals plus the Succession Planning polish clients notice

The scrappy-but-steady minds at Advisory Excellence Group have made Hayward, CA an unlikely hub for serious Creativity and Performance Management work. We hire for character and entrepreneurial thinking, then trust the rest to follow.

We answer the money question first with $187,000 - $283,000, then keep going with growth budgets, mentorship, and a flexible contract schedule.

Updated on the spot, the Advisory Excellence Group hiring team is reviewing in real time.