Global Head of Human Resources

About the Role

Lead the company's global people strategy across the United States, United Kingdom, and India. Build scalable HR infrastructure, ensure multi-jurisdictional compliance, and foster a high-performance, inclusive culture. Additionally, lead all accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls across a multi-entity global organization spanning the U.S., UK, and India. Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting under U.S. GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale HR infrastructure to support global operations.
• Ensure compliance with international employment laws and workforce regulations.
• Foster a high-performance, inclusive culture across multiple regions.
• Lead talent acquisition, workforce planning, and organizational design.
• Implement performance management, compensation, and employee engagement programs.
• Manage HR governance, payroll, and HR systems.
• Lead core accounting operations and maintain the general ledger for accurate financial reporting.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, financial analysis, and management reporting.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting under U.S. GAAP.
• Manage global close processes (monthly, quarterly, annual) across multiple entities.
• Oversee internal controls, audit management, and financial compliance.
• Build and scale accounting processes in growth-stage organizations.
• Lead and manage accounting teams and external partners.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership with global responsibilities.
• 10–15+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Proven experience managing HR operations across U.S., India, and preferably Europe/UK.
• Strong knowledge of international employment laws, compliance, and workforce regulations.
• Experience supporting high-growth organizations and scaling teams globally.
• Expertise in talent acquisition, workforce planning, and organizational design.
• Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP and financial consolidation.
• Experience leading global close processes (monthly, quarterly, annual) across multiple entities.
• Deep knowledge of internal controls, audit management, and financial compliance.
• Experience managing multi-entity international accounting environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, HR, or a relevant field (CPA or equivalent strongly preferred).
• Ability to lead both strategically and operationally in fast-paced environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and cross-cultural leadership skills.
• Experience managing HR infrastructure, governance, payroll, and HR systems.
• Proven leadership experience managing accounting teams and external partners.
• Strong communication skills with executive leadership and auditors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in distributed or remote-first organizations.
• Background in technology, IT services, or offshore delivery organizations.
• Familiarity with global payroll and workforce platforms such as Deel, Remote, or ADP.
• Experience implementing HRIS platforms such as Workday or BambooHR.
• Experience managing external HR vendors, EORs, and global recruiting partners.
• Strong data-driven approach to HR analytics and reporting.
• Experience building scalable HR processes across multiple international regions.
• CPA certification or progress toward CPA.
• Experience in startup, tech, telecom, or SaaS environments.
• Experience with IFRS and US GAAP conversion processes.
• International accounting exposure—especially supporting India and/or UK entities or teams.
• Experience implementing or optimizing ERP systems (e.g., QuickBooks or similar platforms).
• Experience in companies scaling from ~50 to 250+ employees.