Senior Director – Human Resources, Forge & AI

Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning

Own SIOP and headcount demand planning, including workforce forecasts, labor cost modeling, and investment prioritization for a 300-person global technology organization.

Develop and execute multi-year talent strategies aligned to Forge & AI's AI/ML, software, and product roadmap.

Lead build-versus-buy-versus-partner talent decisions for emerging capabilities and strategic workforce needs.

Partner with Finance and business leaders to optimize resource allocation and organizational productivity.

Deliver workforce analytics, talent insights, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.

Leadership Effectiveness & Succession

Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership assessments for the CTO leadership team.

Build robust succession pipelines for critical technical and leadership positions.

Coach senior leaders on organizational design, leadership effectiveness, executive presence, and team performance.

Advise leaders on scaling advanced tech organizations, managing complexity, and developing future-ready talent.

Critical Talent & Retention

Develop retention strategies focused on compensation, career progression, meaningful work, leadership quality, and capability development.

Lead the talent hypercare and engagement strategies for pivotal talent and high-impact contributors.

Partner with Compensation and Talent Acquisition to strengthen competitiveness in highly sought-after technology talent markets.

Monitor talent density and capability evolution across priority technical skill areas.

Organizational Design & Effectiveness

Lead organizational design initiatives supporting growth, transformation, productivity, and scalability.

Evaluate organizational structures, spans and layers, decision rights, and operating models to improve effectiveness.

Ensure talent and organizational strategies support innovation velocity and business performance.

Organizational Transformation & Change

Lead large-scale transformation and change management initiatives utilizing Prosci/ADKAR methodology and proven change frameworks.

Support enterprise transformation efforts related to AIML talent including hiring, compensation, EVP, employee engagement, and workforce modernization.

Early Careers & Talent Pipeline

Support early-career initiatives lead by the Engineering Transformation team.

Build sustainable talent pipelines for emerging technology capabilities and future workforce needs.

Create development pathways that cultivate future technical and leadership talent.

Executive Advisory

Serve as a strategic advisor to the CTO and senior leadership team on all people, talent, and organizational matters.

Challenge assumptions and provide data-driven recommendations on organizational strategy and talent decisions.

Translate HR strategy into measurable business outcomes, including productivity, innovation capacity, organizational effectiveness, and growth.

Influence executive decisions through credibility, business acumen, and deep understanding of technology organizations.

AI-Forward HR Practice

Actively utilize AI (Copilot) and advanced analytics to increase productivity, decision quality, and speed of execution.

Apply AI technologies to workforce planning, talent analytics, organizational insights, reporting, and content creation.

Champion AI-enabled ways of working across HR and client organizations.

Possess strong change leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Comfort balancing strategic leadership with hands‑on execution.

Experience in large, global, or technology‑driven organizations (preferred).