VP of HR & People Strategy (Hybrid, Houston)

Syntax Talent Solutions, LLC; 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

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.