Director of Human Resources

About the role

The Director, Human Resources is the senior-most HR position at Ceres and a key member of the senior leadership team. Reporting directly to the CEO, this strategic leader shapes people strategy that advances Ceres' mission and growth.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior-most human resources leader and strategic advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team, shaping people strategy that advances the Ceres family of companies’ mission and growth.
• Provide HR leadership across all Ceres entities and locations, ensuring a consistent, unified approach.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a geographically distributed HR team across multiple states.
• Develop, update, and enforce company policies, procedures, handbooks, employment agreements, and independent contractor contracts, ensuring consistent application across all entities.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws, with particular attention to Department of Labor regulations for federal contractors, workers’ compensation, and federal civil rights requirements.
• Direct compensation, benefits, and total rewards strategy, including the analysis, maintenance, and oversight of all employee benefit programs.
• Partner with the leadership team on talent management, workforce planning, organizational development, and succession planning.
• Advise and counsel management on employee relations, labor relations, and complex HR matters, exercising sound judgment, discretion, and integrity.
• Develop HR financial strategies by forecasting requirements, anticipating trends and variances, and aligning resources with organizational goals.
• Champion Ceres’ values and culture, maintain accurate and efficient human resource records and systems, and apply technology to business-critical HR initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive global HR leadership experience with proven expertise across compensation, benefits, employee relations, labor relations, and organizational development.
• Demonstrated track record as a trusted advisor to senior executives on talent management, compensation, and total rewards.
• Working knowledge of federal contractor requirements, DOL regulations, workers’ compensation, and federal civil rights laws.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to travel up to 25% and to self-deploy to project locations or Ceres sites as business demands.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA or master’s in HR) and/or senior HR certification (SPHR or SHRM-SCP).
• Experience in the disaster response, construction, mining, demolition, or defense industries.
• Experience as an executive business partner supporting C-suite leadership across a multi-entity organization.
• Proficiency leveraging HR technology and systems to drive strategic, business-critical initiatives.

Benefits

A comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and travel opportunities.

Pay

$190,000 - $240,000 annually (depending on location, experience, skills, and qualifications)

Schedule

Full-time, in-office, 5 days a week