HR Director

Volkswagen; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 198,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Volkswagen in Washington, DC seeks an HR Director intern who will translate strategic recommendations into resource allocations and own meaningful personnel projects. Mentorship is built in and there is a clear path to grow with a disciplined team.

You will engage with key accounts, frame critical decisions in under a minute, and determine which workforce experiments graduate to the next stage. This role offers hands-on learning in a storied organization with a strong DC presence.

Qualifications

• Strong customer-focused outlook and interpersonal skills.
• Experience translating workforce planning complexity for a non-technical audience.
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through.
• Clear communication, able to over-share early and trim later.
• A point of view on Volkswagen's space, sharpened by your own reading.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with key accounts to drive long-term value.
• Frame the tradeoff so a busy executive can choose in sixty seconds.
• Rebuild a target that the DC team stopped believing in.
• Push a business pilot past the point where most pilots die.
• Decide which business experiments graduate and which quietly die.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Workforce planning comms

Job description

Step into a HR Director role at Volkswagen where your recommendations directly influence how the business allocates resources. This internship HR Director role offers a $198,000 - $280,000 salary, real ownership over your work, and a clear path to grow alongside a team that ships.

Key Responsibilities

• Build relationships with key accounts to drive long-term value
• Frame the tradeoff so a busy executive can choose in sixty seconds
• Rebuild a target that the DC team stopped believing in
• Push a business pilot past the part where most pilots die
• Decide which business experiments graduate and which quietly die

What You'll Bring

• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
• Experience translating Workforce Planning complexity for a non-technical audience
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• A point of view on Volkswagen's space, sharpened by your own reading

Founded in Washington, DC during a downturn, Volkswagen grew ruthlessly-focused and lean while flashier business rivals burned out. Our Washington office runs on mutual respect, low ego, and a genuine willingness to help.

Compensation lands at $198,000 - $280,000, mentorship is built in, and the path from here to senior business work is mapped, not vague.