Vice President of Human Resources

VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Location:

North Richland Hills, Texas preferred; however, we are open to considering other locations for the right candidate.

Reports to:

General Counsel and EVP, Risk Management

Classification:
Full-Time, Exempt

Travel:
Some travel is required to TCI locations, including our corporate headquarters in Commerce, California.

TCI Transportation is seeking a strategic, hands‑on Vice President of Human Resources to lead the Human Resources and Payroll functions across our family‑owned group of transportation companies.

This executive will set the company’s HR strategy, develop and lead the Human Resources and Payroll teams, strengthen HR’s partnership with operations, and build the programs, systems, and practices needed to support a high‑performing, compliant workforce.

The Vice President of Human Resources will oversee employment compliance, employee relations, payroll, talent acquisition and retention, compensation and benefits, HR systems, policies, training, succession planning, and leadership development.

This is a highly visible role for a leader who can move comfortably from the executive table to the front line while partnering closely with ownership, operating leaders, Legal, Finance, and the broader executive team.

• Set the priorities for the Human Resources and Payroll departments, build and develop both teams, and elevate the level of service they deliver to the business.
• Provide leadership and oversight for company wide payroll operations, ensuring employees are paid accurately, timely, and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
• Build an HR business partner model that positions HR alongside operating leaders on staffing, retention, performance, employee relations, and organizational change.
• Establish strong payroll processes, controls, documentation standards, and accountability across a complex, multi‑state organization with a large hourly workforce.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Operations, and department leaders to resolve payroll matters, improve processes, maintain data integrity, and ensure proper administration of wages, deductions, incentives, commissions, and other forms of compensation.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment and wage laws across every state in which TCI operates, with particular depth in California wage and hour, leave, accommodation, payroll, and employee relations requirements.
• Partner with Legal on workplace investigations, discipline and termination decisions, documentation standards, wage and hour concerns, and manager training designed to reduce risk before claims arise.
• Develop salary structures, incentive and commission plans, and a benefits strategy that is competitive, consistent, compliant, and defensible.
• Oversee investigations, performance management, accommodations, leaves, and separations with sound judgment and thorough documentation.
• Oversee recruiting for corporate positions and build programs that strengthen employee engagement and retention.
• Complete the Dayforce implementation and use HR and payroll data to give leadership clear visibility into headcount, turnover, cost of labor, payroll accuracy, and other critical workforce metrics.
• Maintain compliant handbooks and policies across multiple states and ensure managers understand how to apply them.
• Partner with ownership and the executive team on organizational design, succession planning, workforce planning, and leadership development.

Success in this role will be visible. During your first year, you will:

• Establish a formal compensation structure with salary bands and consistent, compliant commission and incentive agreements.
• Build the HR business partner model and establish…