HR Director

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

• Develop and implement global HR strategies and scalable HR infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with international employment laws and workforce regulations across multiple jurisdictions (U.S., UK, India).
• Support high-growth organizations and scale teams globally.
• Oversee talent acquisition, workforce planning, and organizational design.
• Implement performance management, compensation, and employee engagement programs.
• Manage HR infrastructure, governance, payroll, and HR systems.
• Lead core accounting operations and maintain the general ledger for accurate and timely 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.
• 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.
• Ability to lead both strategically and operationally in fast-paced environments.
• 10–15+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• 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 building and scaling accounting processes in growth-stage organizations.
• Proven leadership experience managing accounting teams and external partners.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, HR, or related field (CPA or equivalent strongly preferred).

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.
• 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.