HR Director of Corporate

About the role

Centerfield is seeking a fast-thinking, high-impact HR Director to serve as the key operational engine of our People team and the right hand to the SVP, People Operations. In this high-visibility, fast-paced role, you will own the day-to-day HR function across our Corporate population—driving manager enablement, steering complex employee relations, safeguarding headcount governance, and aligning Talent Acquisition with business velocity. As the primary HR partner for Director and Sr. Director-level leaders, you will turn People strategy into crisp, daily execution. You will lead and elevate our HR Partner team, serve as the ultimate escalation point for complex workforce challenges, and partner directly with the SVP to ensure our people strategy matches the speed of our growth.

Responsibilities

• Act as the trusted execution partner to the SVP, People Operations, translating high-level strategy into seamless daily HR operations.
• Serve as the first line of escalation for complex employee relations, manager friction, and organizational risks before reaching the SVP.
• Provide rapid-response guidance, real-time pulse checks, and data-backed workforce insights directly to the SVP to inform broader People strategy.
• Direct, mentor, and stretch the HR Partner team, building a high-performing, customer-centric HR unit.
• Maintain oversight of Corporate Talent Acquisition ops to ensure candidate pipelines, recruiter capacity, and offer decisions keep pace with business demand.
• Step in to unblock hiring bottlenecks and assist on critical senior talent searches.
• Serve as the go-to HR sounding board for Directors and Sr. Directors, building strong manager muscle across the organization.
• Coach leaders in real time on accountability, communication, sharp policy application, and navigating difficult conversations.
• Move fast to resolve emerging manager challenges, reinforcing leader ownership while delivering pragmatic, business-minded HR guidance.
• Lead high-stakes employee relations, workplace investigations, and disciplinary actions with speed, empathy, and bulletproof documentation.
• Partner closely with Legal and senior HR leadership on high-risk matters, balancing business speed with employment law compliance.
• Detect recurring friction points and ER trends early, partner