Human Resources Director

This role leads the Human Resources function for the Pegasus Portfolio of Perseus — five business units, 200 to 500 employees, and operations in the US, Europe, and Canada. The Human Resource Director (HRD) is the primary HR resource for the Portfolio and owns the full HR scope: policy, recruiting, performance management, engagement, employee relations, compliance, and HR due diligence and integration for acquisitions.

This role will partner with internal Legal, Payroll, Benefits, HRIS, Finance, IT, and external partners.

This is a role for an experienced HR practitioner seeking scope and impact. The ideal candidate already operates independently at this level: sound judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and hands‑on experience carrying HR through an acquisition in more than one country. They are the first point of escalation for HR issues across the Portfolio and are trusted to bring the President and business unit leaders solutions, not open questions.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Pegasus Portfolio President and each business unit’s management team.

• Track industry trends and best practices and translate them into recommendations for the Portfolio.

• Participate in leadership meetings and contribute HR insight to business decisions.

• Provide practical HR reporting and workforce insights as requested by Portfolio and business‑unit leadership, and develop recurring metrics where they add value.

• Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, succession, retention, organizational changes, and leadership‑related decisions.

• Advise leaders on restructurings, role design, and annual HR priorities across the five businesses.

• Partner with external advisors to lead HR due diligence on acquisition targets: employment cost/liability exposure, compensation and benefits benchmarking, employment contract and works council/union review, key‑talent identification, and change‑of‑control or severance exposure.

• Own post‑close integration planning and execution:
  Day‑1 readiness, harmonizing benefits and policies, integrating payroll and HRIS, and building the communication plan for affected employees.

• Track integration milestones, decisions, risks, dependencies, and owners, and report progress to Portfolio leadership and relevant transaction partners.

• Lead the HR workstream from early diligence and risk assessment through signing, close, Day 1, stabilization, and ongoing integration.

• Manage HR diligence materials and assess employment terms, compensation, benefits, pensions, payroll, immigration, contractor use, employee disputes, collective arrangements, transfer requirements, and related liabilities.

• Develop and execute employee transfer, retention, severance, communications, payroll, benefits, HRIS, and country‑specific integration plans.

• Coordinate HR dependencies with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, Tax, Payroll, Benefits, IT, HRIS, advisors, and acquired‑company leadership, including for carve‑outs and entity reorganizations.

• Lead or coordinate talent acquisition across the Portfolio, including requisition setup, approval workflows, screening, and offer processes, and hiring‑manager support.

• Partner with hiring managers on role definition, interview process, and hiring decisions.

• Support workforce and succession planning for key roles across the five business units.

• Own and coordinate employee lifecycle processes, including hiring, agreements, onboarding, employee changes, leaves and accommodations, transfers, promotions, relocations, records, and offboarding.

• Lead compensation, bonus, performance‑review, benefits, and…