Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Conexus is a rapidly growing technology company operating at the intersection of data infrastructure, analytics, and AI. The HR Director will serve as the primary HR leader and trusted advisor to executive leadership, establishing scalable people practices, strengthening organizational structure, and supporting company growth. The role oversees HR operations, performance management, compensation and benefits, talent development, employee relations, and culture for a distributed workforce.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted HR advisor to the CFO, CEO, and executive leadership team
- Provide thoughtful and candid HR guidance on sensitive and complex issues
- Help establish the organizational structure, processes, and accountability required to support continued growth
- Build credibility and strong relationships with employees and leadership
- Own day-to-day HR operations for a distributed U.S. and international workforce
- Evaluate and continue to develop the company's HR infrastructure and HRIS, including Rippling
- Partner with the company's benefits broker on benefits administration and annual renewals
- Partner with Finance/Accounting on payroll related topics
- Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations
- Develop scalable HR policies, processes, and systems
- Lead the performance management process, including goal setting, performance reviews, merit cycles, and performance improvement plans
- Partner with managers and employees on performance and employee relations matters
- Facilitate difficult conversations and provide guidance through sensitive situations
- Establish clear expectations around performance and accountability
- Help build a high-performing organization while maintaining a strong employee experience
- Partner with leadership on compensation strategy and annual compensation reviews
- Utilize compensation benchmarking tools such as Pave and Carta
- Support the development and implementation of bonus and incentive programs
- Manage and administer the company's equity program in partnership with leadership
- Partner with leadership to identify and prioritize hiring needs
- Support recruiting, sourcing, interviewing, and closing of key talent
- Help develop scalable onboarding and employee development programs
- Partner with leaders to build, develop, and retain high-performing teams
- Help the organization scale from approximately 35 employees to 45+ employees and beyond
- Help preserve and strengthen the company's entrepreneurial and collaborative culture as it grows
- Promote a culture of teamwork, accountability, high performance, and mutual respect
- Help translate company values and mission into effective people practices
- Introduce appropriate structure and processes while maintaining the company's entrepreneurial environment
Skills
- 8+ years of progressive HR experience with increasing levels of responsibility
- Experience as an HR Manager, Senior HR Manager, People Manager in a rapid growth software, tech or related industry
- Demonstrated experience partnering directly with CEOs, founders, and executive leadership
- Strong employee relations and performance management experience
- Experience building or significantly scaling HR infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of compensation, benefits, payroll, and HR operations
- Experience with HRIS platforms; Rippling experience is highly preferred
- Experience with compensation benchmarking platforms such as Pave and/or Carta is a plus
- • Confident and comfortable working directly with senior executives
- • Comfortable challenging leadership and providing an independent HR perspective
- • Experienced navigating difficult and sometimes tense conversations
- • Highly collaborative and emotionally intelligent
- • Hands-on and willing to manage both strategic and tactical responsibilities
- • Comfortable operating with ambiguity and building processes from the ground up
- • Resilient, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented
- • Highly organized with strong business judgment
- • Entrepreneurial and adaptable
- • Mission-driven and invested in building a high-performing organization
- Remote but must be in LA or Orange County, CA
- Experience within a startup, SaaS, technology, data, AI, or other high-growth environment is preferred
- Experience supporting distributed and/or international teams is a plus
Benefits
- Remote work, with the employee required to be located in Los Angeles or Orange County, California
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