Head of Human Resources - Private Equity owned portfolio

Our client is a leading company in the infrastructure sector that designs, engineers, constructs and services key infrastructure across the country. The company is owned by a leading private equity firm and currently experiencing significant growth, heavily driven by 3-4 acquisitions a year. This is a newly created role at this leadership level to elevate and build a world class HR function.

This leader will be hands-on, comfortable working in a lean environment while having a chance to strategically architect a world-class people strategy that fuels growth, strengthens culture, and develops leaders at every level. This Leader will ensure their talent engine, succession systems, and employee experience scale with the company’s ambition, transforming HR from a support function to a competitive advantage that drives enterprise value.

As a key member of the Leadership Team, this Leader will report to the CEO.

• Must reside in Atlanta with an ability to travel ~50% of the time.
• Have a minimum of 12-15 years of experience in developing, implementing, harmonizing, and managing HR programs, policies, and processes. Prior experience in a company that has gone through rapid growth, ideally in a private equity backed company.
• Experience in a similar business model with field based, dispersed employees
• At least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, and/or a related field (master’s degree preferred).
• Ability to apply critical thinking and to operate in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• A proven track record of having developed and delivered human resources integrations within multi-site, multi-state environments and teams that materially improved an organization’s employment brand and service & business results.
• Best in class compensation and benefits.