People Partner, Sr Director

Synopsys Inc; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys Inc. is seeking a Senior Director, Human Resources to lead the people function for a defense-oriented business operating in a highly regulated national security environment.

You will partner with executive leadership to align workforce strategy with mission execution, growth, compliance, and employee experience objectives. This role spans talent acquisition, compensation, performance, succession, employee relations, workforce planning, and leadership development, with a focus on

Job description

Position Summary

The Senior Director, Human Resources is a strategic member of AGI leadership responsible for building, scaling, and modernizing the people function for a defense-oriented business operating in a highly regulated national security environment. The role partners with executive leadership, program leadership, operations, finance, legal, security, and the parent company shared services organization to align workforce strategy with mission execution, growth, compliance, and employee experience objectives.

This leader will operate at the intersection of talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, defense program execution, employee relations, compliance, culture, and AI-enabled HR modernization. The successful candidate will bring the credibility and judgment required to support a cleared, government-contracting workforce while also driving practical, business-focused HR solutions across talent acquisition, compensation, performance, succession, employee relations, workforce planning, and leadership development.

The Senior Director will be expected to work effectively within a Proxy or FOCI-mitigated environment, respecting governance boundaries and security protocols while maintaining strong alignment with the parent company where permitted. This includes partnering with parent company shared services for scalable HR operations, systems, payroll, benefits, compensation, talent acquisition, HRIS, learning, and employee relations support while ensuring AGI-specific business, security, and compliance requirements are understood and met.