Strategic Director, People Relations & Enablement

IREN; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

HSA

401(k) with match

PTO & holidays

Professional development

Company events

Job summary

IREN is seeking a Director, People Relations & Business Enablement to lead its People & Culture initiatives across North America, Australia, and Europe. You will partner with executives on workforce strategy, employee relations, and organizational change, ensuring legal compliance and scalable processes.

You will manage a team of People & Culture professionals, guide investigations, design leadership programs, and drive employee lifecycle programs from onboarding to offboarding.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including significant employee relations and business partnering leadership.
• Experience leading HRBP, employee relations, or people partnering functions in a complex, geographically dispersed organization.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and workplace practices across multiple jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated experience managing sensitive investigations, executive-level employee matters, and organizational change initiatives.
• Experience advising senior executives on workforce strategy, organizational design, and people risk.
• Experience in a fast-scaling technology, data center, or AI/HPC environment is highly desirable.
• Background managing teams across North America, Australia, and/or Europe.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders and executives to align people strategies with business priorities, growth plans, and organizational objectives.
• Lead employee relations activities including investigations, performance management, workplace conflict resolution, grievances, and policy interpretation.
• Provide expert guidance to leaders on complex people matters, organizational change, risk mitigation, and employment-related issues.
• Lead and develop a team of People & Culture professionals supporting operations, corporate functions, and international business groups.
• Support workforce planning, organizational design, restructures, and business transformation initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
• Drive a consistent and scalable approach to employee lifecycle programs, including onboarding, employee experience, internal mobility, and offboarding.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and business leaders to ensure employment practices are compliant and organizational risks are effectively managed.
• Lead people-related aspects of acquisitions, integrations, new site expansions, and major business change initiatives.
• Develop and implement programs that strengthen leadership capability, manager effectiveness, employee engagement, and organizational performance.
• Use people insights, feedback, and trends to identify risks, improve decision-making, and enhance the employee experience.

Skills

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Leadership coaching

Workforce planning

HR governance

Mergers & acquisitions HR

Education

CHRL, CPHR, SHRM-SCP, SPHR or equivalent

Job description

IREN is seeking a Director, People Relations & Business Enablement to lead its People & Culture initiatives across North America, Australia, and Europe. You will partner with executives on workforce strategy, employee relations, and organizational change, ensuring legal compliance and scalable processes.

You will manage a team of People & Culture professionals, guide investigations, design leadership programs, and drive employee lifecycle programs from onboarding to offboarding.