Vice President Human Resources

Syntax Talent Solutions; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Syntax Talent Solutions, LLC seeks a VP of Human Resources in Houston, TX. This is a builder’s role reporting to the CEO, with a 4 days in-office, 1 day remote hybrid schedule and equity in a PE-backed growth company.

You will shape the people function from the ground up, create compensation structures with bands and a total rewards approach, and lead onboarding, learning, and scalable recruitment across the US and offshore teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Experience building HR from the ground up, including compensation frameworks.
• Executive presence with a PE-backed or high-growth environment.
• Experience leading HR across multiple locations and offshore teams.
• Strong focus on culture, learning, and development.

Responsibilities

• Set the people strategy for a ~290-person U.S. organization and offshore team.
• Build onboarding and learning & development programs.
• Partner with CFO to build a compensation framework with salary bands and total compensation statements.
• Build a scalable recruiting engine for technical and sales roles.
• Support HR due diligence and people integration for acquisitions.
• Formalize assessment-based hiring and leverage AI/automation to improve HR efficiency.
• Act as a player-coach while building the function.

Skills

HR Leadership

Executive presence

Compensation design

M&A integration

Talent development

Recruiting strategy

People operations

Job description

VP of Human Resources | Houston, TX (Hybrid, 4 days onsite)

$200K–$250K base + 25% target bonus + equity

A fast-growing, private equity-backed IT Managed Services Provider headquartered in Houston is hiring its first-ever VP of Human Resources. The company is at about $100M in revenue, with a plan to reach $1B in the next 5–7 years through organic growth and an aggressive acquisition strategy. Its new PE partner sees people strategy as the most important investment it can make right now, and this hire will help shape the company’s next chapter.

This is a builder’s role. You’ll report directly to the CEO, work closely with the CFO and COO, and lead a capable, hands-on HR team. Your job is to build the people function from the ground up. The role has a clear path to CHRO.

Must be based in Houston. The role is hybrid, with 4 days in office and 1 remote.

What you’ll do

• Set the people strategy for a ~290-person U.S. organization plus an offshore team, and bring everyone under one unified culture
• Build onboarding and learning & development programs for sales, technical delivery, and back-office teams
• Partner with the CFO to build a compensation framework: salary bands, a level-based bonus model, and total compensation statements
• Build a scalable recruiting engine for high-volume technical and sales roles
• Support HR due diligence and people integration for acquisitions
• Formalize assessment-based hiring, and use AI and automation to make HR more efficient
• Act as a player-coach: roll up your sleeves while you build out the function

What you bring

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, ready for your first head-of-people or CHRO-track seat
• A generalist background in a people-driven business (professional services, tech, or an MSP), with experience supporting everyone from top sales performers to entry-level technicians
• L&D programs and training curriculums you personally built, not owned by Operations
• Experience building comp structures from scratch with Finance
• Active involvement in M&A people integration, including culture and values alignmentExperience leading HR across multiple locations and with an offshore or distributed workforce
• Executive presence and a genuine belief in an in-office culture
• A business-first, tech-forward mindset; PE-backed experience is a plus, but hunger and drive matter most

Why this role

• A high-visibility seat reporting to the CEO, with a clear CHRO trajectory
• Equity in a PE-backed company on a ~4.5-year hold, so you share in the success of the exit
• A PE partner focused on services businesses that invests ahead of revenue
• A high-growth, high-EBITDA company in a consolidating market
• A relaxed tech culture with an open workspace and casual dress code

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