VP of Human Resources

Company Background

• Public company (IPO completed last year).
• Raised $100M and invested significantly over the past year.
• Currently implementing cost-cutting initiatives.
• U.S.
  
  -based RIFs have already been completed successfully.
• International RIFs are underway but have encountered legal cultural and executional challenges.

• Japan
• Taiwan - trouble employee here
• Ireland
• United Kingdom
• France

Approximately 45 employees are impacted across these regions. Only one or two international separations have been completed to date.

• Complex statutory requirements and local employment laws.
• Overreliance on mutual separation agreements that do not always succeed.
• Risk of escalating severance offers when agreements stall.
• Lack of a clear fallback strategy when mutual agreement is not achievable.
• Gaps in leadership alignment documentation and execution consistency.
• Need for clear guidance on messaging sequencing and decision-making.

• Lead the international RIF strategy and execution across all in-scope countries.
• Develop a country-by-country playbook including:
  • Statutory minimums and legal constraints.
  • Recommended severance frameworks.
  • When and how to pursue mutual agreements vs. alternative pathways.
• Advise leadership on what to say, what to do and what not to do throughout the process.
• Partner closely with internal HR (Nevada-based) and Legal (San Francisco-based).
• Ensure documentation process and execution are consistent and defensible.
• Help leadership avoid unnecessary escalation of severance offers while mitigating risk.
• Provide real-time guidance on complex or sensitive employee situations.
• Bring prior hands‑on experience and judgment rather than purely theoretical advice.

• Proven experience leading international RIFs particularly in Europe and Asia.
• Strong working knowledge of employment practices in Japan, Taiwan, UK, Ireland and France.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous high-stakes environments.
• Able to quickly assess situations, ask the right questions and establish clear direction.
• Executive presence and ability to advise C‑suite leadership.
• Practical, decisive and action‑oriented.

Required Experience: Exec

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: Years (please specify required years)

Vacancy: 1