Strategic HR Director: Workforce Planning & Cross‑Functional Leadership

Public Policy Institute; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor program

Benefits

Flexible Everett hours

Job summary

Public Policy Institute is seeking an HR Director who thrives at the intersection of analysis, planning, and cross-functional execution. The role offers a compensation range of $187,000 - $279,000 for 10 years of Workforce Planning, with a temporary schedule and director stake in the company’s future.

You will lead pricing analysis, tighten reporting loops, and establish an operating cadence for the Everett, WA team.

Qualifications

• 12+ years steering business projects end to end.
• 12+ years operating in a similar HR Director position.
• Discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter.
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information.
• Hands-on proficiency with Attention Management and workforce planning.
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description.

Responsibilities

• Tighten the reporting loop until bad news travels in hours, not weeks.
• Stand up the operating cadence that keeps Everett, WA teams rowing the same direction.
• Lead pricing analysis and recommend adjustments that protect margins.
• Translate $187,000 - $279,000-range investments into outcomes leadership can point to.
• Carve an agile workflow down until it runs without your hands on it.
• Turn messy Interviewing data into an one-page story executives read before coffee.
• Build the financial case for hiring before the business team drowns.

Skills

Attention Management

Workforce Planning

Cross-functional leadership

Discretion & integrity

Data-driven analysis

HR leadership

Job description

Public Policy Institute is seeking an HR Director who thrives at the intersection of analysis, planning, and cross-functional execution. The role offers a compensation range of $187,000 - $279,000 for 10 years of Workforce Planning, with a temporary schedule and director stake in the company’s future.

You will lead pricing analysis, tighten reporting loops, and establish an operating cadence for the Everett, WA team.