Human Resources Director

Castle Alliance, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Castle Alliance, Inc. is seeking a Business HR Director for a Boise, Idaho site. You will own HR strategy, organizational effectiveness, talent development, compensation, employee relations and culture, guiding the integration of the acquired unit into the parent enterprise.

You will lead the HR team, manage HRIS migration, policy alignment, and cultural integration with full integration targeted for early 2028, reporting to the General Manager with dotted line to the Platform HR Director.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field required.
• 5+ years HR leadership experience in $50M+ revenue environments.
• Manufacturing experience with plant pace and complexity.
• Strong HR fundamentals: compliance, data integrity, policy development.
• Post-acquisition integration experience; Workday a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with GM and leadership on strategy, planning and long-range development.
• Lead integration of compensation, performance, benefits, and HR processes into the parent enterprise.
• Lead org design, work structure, job design, and workforce planning to build talent pipeline.
• Administer compensation and performance programs using market data to stay competitive.
• Ensure legal/regulatory compliance including EEO, wage/hour, and work authorization.
• Coach and develop the HR team to strengthen capability and strategic partnership.

Skills

HR leadership

M&A integration

Workday

Organizational design

Talent development

Compliance fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Capital Equipment Manufacturing | Boise, Idaho

OVERVIEW

Castle Alliance is conducting a confidential, retained search for a Business HR Director on behalf of a recently acquired business unit within a Fortune 500, global multi-industrial manufacturer. The business is a 40-plus-year leader in advanced equipment, now scaling its capabilities inside a multi-billion-dollar enterprise.

OPPORTUNITY

This is a build-and-integrate setting, not a sustainment role. As a key member of the site leadership team, the HR Director owns HR strategy, organizational effectiveness, talent development, compensation, employee relations, compliance, and culture, while leading the people integration agenda that enables the business to operate as a fully integrated unit of the parent enterprise. Post-acquisition integration, spanning HRIS migration, compensation alignment, policy harmonization, and cultural integration, runs through this role, with full integration targeted for early 2028. The position reports to the General Manager, dotted line to the Platform HR Director, with direct management and development of an HR team.

SUCCESS FACTORS

• Operates as a strategic partner to the GM and business leadership, not a transactional HR administrator
• Leads post-acquisition integration end to end while minimizing financial and cultural disruption
• Co-leads organizational design and workforce planning using a structured 80/20 prioritization approach
• Builds and develops the HR team while closing gaps in HR fundamentals, compliance, and data integrity
• Drives culture and engagement through a period of significant change

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with the GM and leadership on strategy, operational planning, and long-range and annual plan development
• Develop and execute the roadmap to integrate compensation, performance, benefits, and HR processes into the parent enterprise
• Lead organizational design, work structure, job design, and workforce planning to build the talent pipeline
• Administer compensation and performance management programs using market data to maintain competitiveness
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance, including equal employment opportunity, wage and hour, and work authorization
• Lead, coach, and develop the HR team to strengthen capability and strategic partnership

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in HR or a related field
• 5+ years of HR leadership experience in organizations with $50M+ in revenue
• Manufacturing environment experience with command of plant and production pace, culture, and complexity
• Strong HR fundamentals: FLSA classification, data integrity, compliance, and policy development
• Demonstrated M&A or post-acquisition integration experience, including HRIS implementation, policy alignment, and cultural integration; Workday a plus
• Organizational design and talent development experience
• Approximately 20% travel

LOCATION

On-site in the Boise, Idaho area. Approximately 20% travel.