Director of Human Resources

Hands-On Change Agent for a Scaling, Multi-State Law Firm

Plano, TX (in person) Regular travel to FBFK offices across Texas and California

Annual Performance Bonus: 15% target bonus, based on a combination of individual performance and Firm performance.

Travel (25-50%):
Regular travel between TX and CA offices

Base Salary: $175,000–$205,000, DOE

You move fast. You read people and situations accurately, and you turn friction into cooperation. You’re outgoing, intuitive, and impatient in the best way — you get restless when things sit still, and you’d rather spin multiple plates yourself than hand off the messy work until someone has proven they can keep up. You earn trust quickly with partners and staff, and you hold your ground calmly when it matters.

You’re also a detail-oriented perfectionist who gets it done right and on time, even under pressure.

That’s exactly who we need.

FBFK is a growing, multi-state business law firm — more than 150 legal professionals and staff across Texas and California — executing FBFK 2.0, an aggressive plan to scale our people, platform, and capabilities. We need a Director of HR who will own the day-to-day operation of the entire function, not just direct it, and who will run it independently. You will personally design, implement, and administer HRIS/payroll, compensation, performance management, benefits, and talent programs.

You will recruit legal support talent alongside attorneys, keep multi-state — especially California — compliance tight, directly supervise the HR Manager and HR Coordinator, and serve as the credible, responsive face of HR to partners and firm leadership, often without a direct reporting line to the people you’re influencing.

This is a high-velocity, high-accountability seat. If you prefer to strategize from a distance, delegate the messy work, or move at a measured pace, this will not be a fit. If you thrive when the environment is demanding, the stakes are real, and the plates are spinning, we should talk.

The Director reports to the Chief Executive Officer and independently owns and manages the Firm’s HR function. This role is expected to manage CXO, Partner, and other stakeholder relationships effectively — communicating clearly, building credibility, and representing HR well.

The Director directly supervises the HR Manager and HR Coordinator, managing their day-to-day work and priorities.

The Director works closely with the Director of Operations in Plano and the Regional Operations Manager, California, who provides on-site HR support in the California offices.

Take full-lifecycle ownership — design, implementation, and ongoing day-to-day administration — of the Firm’s core HR programs:

• HRIS/Payroll systems (all modules)
• Compensation programs — building, aligning, and maintaining
• Performance management programs and systems
• Benefits selection and administration
• Talent acquisition and retention programs

This includes the routine, ongoing maintenance and administrative work required to keep each of these programs running accurately and on schedule, not only the initial design or rollout. In the first months, assess the Firm’s HR systems and improvement priorities and set the HR roadmap with the CEO.

Directly supervise the HR Manager and HR Coordinator. Assign and oversee day-to-day work, set priorities, and develop both team members so the team can absorb a growing workload as the Firm scales.

Partner with attorneys to understand staffing needs and manage recruitment of legal support professionals. Own the full recruiting process — job postings, sourcing, screening, and offer management — rather…