Human Resources Director

Executive Rhythm, LLC; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Rhythm is helping a family-owned automotive remarketing partner hire a full-time Human Resources Director to lead the people function globally. You will design performance systems, embed culture, and scale the organization while maintaining an entrepreneurial edge.

You will oversee HR operations, talent development, and cross-unit alignment, partnering with leadership to drive engagement and organizational effectiveness across Belize and Miami teams.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of HR leadership experience in digital/platform environments.
• Global scope across multiple geographies and busines units.
• Experience building or scaling HR systems in team-based or agile organizations.
• Hands-on with performance management, compensation design, and talent development.

Responsibilities

• Own the people function across the organization and partner with leadership.
• Design performance systems, KPI frameworks, and career paths to scale the business.
• Lead HR operations, recruiting, benefits, and compliance with global consistency.
• Coach HR Managers in Belize and Miami to raise performance and culture.
• Build onboarding, culture, and recognition programs aligned with company values.
• Drive engagement analytics and turn insights into action.

Skills

HR leadership

Global scope

Startup experience

Platform business

Tools

HRIS systems (Rippling)

Job description

Executive Rhythm is an HR consulting and recruitment firm that partners with progressive firms across the country to hire and develop top talent. One of our key partners is a family-owned, automotive remarketing business in operation since 1985. They connect dealers, fleet operators, and businesses with the right vehicles, across the borders of 80+ countries. Their values include: integrity, courage, accountability, relationships and excellence. This is an organization that cares deeply about their team members, their customers, and about getting it right. We are currently helping them identify and hire a full-time Human Resources Director.

The Role

They are building something rare: a platform business with the speed of a startup. You will own the people function that makes it work.

You will design the performance systems, build careers, embed culture across teams, and make the whole organization more effective as it scales — starting from strong foundations and evolving them as fast as the business does. You will lead HR operations, develop talent, and sit side by side with leadership to make our flat, team-based model hum without losing the entrepreneurial edge that got us here.

This is a global role with real reach. You will set the people agenda across multiple business units around the globe and lead an HR Manager in Belize, and the Generalist in Miami – with the goal of raising the bar everywhere they operate.

What You'll Do

Embed & Scale Performance Systems

• Develop and own quarterly performance cycles with strong manager adoption
• Design and sharpen goal-setting and KPI frameworks as we learn what moves the needle
• Train managers on effective performance conversations
• Design training programs that build capability across every BU and function
• Carve out career paths that keep high performers growing in a flat structure
• Coach leaders operating in a matrix organization (BU and Functional Team)
• Build onboarding that embeds culture and operating principles from day one

Strengthen Organizational Effectiveness

• Partner with the CEO on org design challenges as the company scales — be a voice in the room where the hard calls happen
• Advise on team dynamics and cross-functional collaboration
• Turn engagement data into action and eliminate the friction points
• Balance autonomy with alignment as complexity grows

Execute HR Operations

• Manage employee relations, compliance, and benefits administration with care and consistency
• Lead recruiting for the critical roles, partnering with external recruiters as needed
• Maintain global policies sharp for a primarily in-office workforce
• Ensure HRIS and systems support the business needs
• Lead the HR Manager in Belize, setting consistent global practices
• Wield real HRIS depth — selection, configuration, and reporting — with Rippling experience a strong plus

Build Culture That Scales

• Live the company values loudly and hold others to them
• Build one integrated culture and spread the best practices across every BU
• Design recognition programs that celebrates the behaviors the company values
• Measure engagement regularly and act on what you hear
• Keep the entrepreneurial spark alive as headcount grows

Who You Are

• 7–10 years of HR leadership experience with recent time in digital or platform businesses; background across diverse organizational conte3xts (large organizations, mid-market, and startups)
• Multi-business-unit experience is a must – managing and aligning people practices across several Bus with different needs and rhythms
• Global scope, including oversight of HR in other geographies
• Startup experience is extremely helpful — comfort building the function from the ground up
• You have built or scaled HR systems inside team-based or agile organizations
• Hands-on with performance management, compensation design, and talent development
• Demonstrated experience contributing to business solutions — you bring talent and people insight into commercial and operational decisions, not just HR program delivery
• You have managed teams and collaborated across functions without relying on hierarchy

Mindset

• Partner-first — you collaborate, lead, and enable rather than gatekeep
• Player/Coach — you scan think strategically about how talent drives business outcomes and you also roll up your sleeves to execute the day-to-day
• Transformational builder — you develop systems, then evolve them based on what actually works
• Pragmatic — you ship "good enough," learn fast, and iterate based on feedback
• Data-informed — you measure outcomes and adjust based on what's working
• You thrive in a fast-paced, multi-BU business where speed matters
• You are comfortable with change and ambiguity — that's where you do your best work
• You are naturally collaborative and don't need an org chart to get things done
• You move easily between strategic thinking and rolling up your sleeves