Senior Director, Human Resources

Overview

Position:
Senior Director, Human Resources

Location:
The Woodlands, Texas.

Workplace flexibility:
We do require this person to work from our office in The Woodlands, Texas for 3 days per week.

Status:
Permanent, full-time (1). This is a newly created position.

QCI, a Quadra company, is seeking a strategic, hands-on Senior Director of Human Resources – USA to lead the evolution and growth of our U.S. people function as we expand operations in the United-States.

Historically, HR support for Quadra’s U.S. business, QCI, has been delivered through a Canada-based service model. This role represents a pivotal shift toward building a strong, scalable, and locally embedded HR function in the United States
, while remaining closely aligned with Quadra’s broader North American people strategy.

Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources in Canada, the Senior Director will be a key member of the U.S. leadership team and a trusted advisor to senior business leaders. This individual will be accountable for shaping the U.S. HR strategy, strengthening culture and leadership capability, ensuring compliance, and building best-in-class HR practices to support sustained growth.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned HR leader with deep U.S. employment expertise, proven M&A experience, and the ability to balance strategic leadership with operational execution in a growth-oriented environment.

This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a U.S. HR function with real impact—shaping culture, strategy, and infrastructure during a critical growth phase—while partnering with an established and collaborative North American HR organization.

What would be your main responsibilities as a Senior Director, Human Resources:

• Design and execute a comprehensive U.S. HR strategy aligned with QCI’s business objectives and Quadra’s North American talent philosophy.
• Lead the expansion of the U.S. workforce (currently ~100 employees) by building scalable HR frameworks, policies, and programs.
• Serve as a core member of the U.S. leadership team, contributing to broader business and growth strategies.

• Act as the primary subject matter expert for U.S. federal, state, and local employment legislation (e.g., FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEO, state-specific regulations).
• Develop, implement, and maintain compliant HR policies and practices across a multi-state environment.
• Proactively identify and mitigate employee relations and compliance risks.

• Oversee U.S. total rewards programs, including compensation, benefits, payroll, 401k and wellness, ensuring market competitiveness and internal equity.
• Partner with Quadra’s centralized HR teams (Talent Acquisition, HRIS, Learning & Development, Total Rewards) to adapt enterprise programs to the U.S. market.

• Champion QCI’s culture and values, ensuring they are embedded across the U.S. organization.
• Lead employee engagement initiatives, including survey administration, analysis, and action planning in partnership with leadership.
• Coach and advise leaders on performance management, organizational effectiveness, change management, and employee relations.

• Lead, coach, and develop the U.S. HR team, starting with one direct report and scaling as the business grows.
• Establish operational excellence across HR processes while leveraging Quadra’s shared services and infrastructure.
• Drive consistency where possible across North America while tailoring solutions to U.S. market needs.

• Play a leadership role in future acquisition activity, including HR due diligence, risk assessment, and workforce integration.
• Lead post-merger integration efforts, ensuring smooth assimilation of new teams into QCI’s culture, HR systems, and total rewards programs.
• Partner with Canadian HR and executive leadership to ensure consistency and alignment during integrations.

• Strategic, hands-on leader with a pragmatic approach.
• Strong capability in building structure and scaling in a growth environment.
• Entrepreneurial, adaptable,…