HR Director

Energy Innovation Corp; Inglewood (CA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day work week

Workday coaching

Job summary

Public Policy Institute in Inglewood, CA seeks an HR Director with initiative to lead business work with a director title. The role comes with a $189,000 - $251,000 annual invitation and a four-day flex week option, plus ongoing coaching to deepen Workday skills.

The candidate will tighten reporting loops, mentor analysts, test hypotheses for the board, and diagnose margin issues. This is a hands-on leadership position in a growing organization.

Qualifications

• Proven Workday results, ideally in Inglewood, CA.
• On-site work in Inglewood, CA or willingness to relocate.
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to follow-through.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight.
• Fast-growing bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait.
• Judgment to say no to ideas at the wrong time.
• Build an Inglewood network or hustle to do so.

Responsibilities

• Tighten the reporting loop until bad news travels in hours, not weeks.
• Mentor junior analysts and elevate the team's analytical rigor.
• Convert a trust-the-team hunch into a tested hypothesis for the board.
• Chase down why margin slipped and come back with a fix, not a theory.
• Untangle which Competency Mapping costs are fixed and which you can move.

Skills

Workday experience

Accountability

Independence

Action-oriented

Good judgment

Tools

Workday

Job description

Public Policy Institute is the kind of place where a HR Director with Initiative can rewrite an assumption that's quietly costing us money. Read it as a $189,000 - $251,000 invitation to own business work in Inglewood, backed by a director title and 10 years of trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Tighten the reporting loop until bad news travels in hours, not weeks
• Mentor junior analysts and elevate the team's analytical rigor
• Convert a trust-the-team hunch into a tested hypothesis the board can weigh
• Chase down why margin slipped and come back with a fix, not a theory
• Untangle which Competency Mapping costs are fixed and which you can actually move

What You'll Bring

• Proven Workday results, ideally seasoned in Inglewood, CA
• Prior experience working on-site in Inglewood, CA, or willingness to relocate
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• A fast-growing bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• An Inglewood network, or the hustle to build one from scratch

The founders of Public Policy Institute left bigger companies to build something agile in Inglewood, and business has been better for it. Learning out loud is encouraged here, so share the Workday rabbit hole you fell down yesterday.

At Public Policy Institute, you'll find $189,000 - $251,000, a four-day flex week option, and ongoing coaching to deepen your Workday skills.

We stamped it current today; the temporary opening is genuinely accepting candidates.