Director of HR
Sparks Group
Boston, MA
Sparks Group has partnered with a global BRB technology company to find a strategic, hands-on Head of Human Resources to architect and lead all people functions across our parent company and four rapidly scaling business units. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for building a cohesive, future-ready HR infrastructure while tailoring people strategies, compliance frameworks, and talent operations to the unique needs of each entity and jurisdiction. The ideal candidate is energized by high-growth environments and thrives in building from the ground up—bringing both vision and execution. You’ll operate as a true partner to leadership, shaping organizational design, driving scalable people programs, and ensuring a best-in-class employee experience across a complex, multi-entity landscape. Position is 100% on site five days a week.
Responsibilities:Strategic HR Leadership
- Develop and execute the multi-entity HR strategy aligned with companywide goals.
- Build scalable People Ops systems that function across U.S. and international subsidiaries.
- Advise executive leadership on org design, workforce planning, and change management.
- Serve as a trusted partner in supporting culture, employee engagement, and cross-entity alignment.
People Operations & Compliance
- Create, maintain, and enforce HR policies, handbooks, and SOPs for each entity.
- Ensure compliance with labor laws across multiple jurisdictions (U.S., MX, EU, etc.).
- Oversee payroll operations, benefits administration, time-off policies, and local compliance requirements for each country/entity.
- Manage onboarding and offboarding processes, equipment provisioning, and HRIS upkeep (Gusto, Deel, etc.).
- Own immigration, contractor classification, and cross-border employment requirements.
- Develop performance management cycles (90-day, 6-month, annual reviews).
- Implement professional development programs, L&D initiatives, and internal mobility pathways.
Employee Relations & Culture
- Promote a positive, inclusive culture across all subsidiaries and remote teams.
- Lead conflict resolution, investigations, disciplinary processes, and sensitive employee matters.
- Build engagement programs, company-wide communication frameworks, and all-hands processes.
HR Infrastructure & Systems
- Implement and manage HRIS, payroll, MDM, and performance tools across entities.
- Own data integrity, reporting dashboards, and headcount analytics.
- Create unified documentation (Confluence Employee Hub, onboarding flows, policy libraries).
Cross-Entity Leadership
- Serve as the centralized HR lead for the parent company while supporting entity-specific needs
- Adapt HR processes to each entity’s regulatory, payroll, and staffing requirements.
- Build and manage localized HR leads or external HR partners as needed.
- Ideal Candidate:
- 5–8+ years of progressive HR experience, with a clear track record of rapid growth and increasing responsibility
- Bilingual - Spanish Speaking Preferred
- Demonstrated success operating in high-growth or startup environments, with the ability to build processes, policies, and programs from the ground up
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset—comfortable with ambiguity, adaptable, and energized by building rather than maintaining
- Proven ability to take ownership of HR functions, driving initiatives independently while partnering closely with leadership
- Experience supporting multi-entity and/or global organizations is a strong plus
- Passion for culture-building, employee experience, and shaping the people strategy of a growing organization
- Willingness to be both strategic and highly hands-on, balancing big-picture thinking with day-to-day execution
- Highly motivated, ambitious, and driven to grow their career alongside a scaling company
- This position is onsite at our Boston HQ located next to South Station.
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This job is In-Person.
Pay Range: Salary $160,000.00 to $185,000.00
We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.
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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.
About the Company
Sparks Group
Bringing the Best People and the Best Companies Together Since 1970.
Sparks Group (formerly SPARKS, Sparks IT Solutions, and Sparks Personnel) is the Washington DC Area's leading temporary staffing and full-time recruiting services provider. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to add talent, Sparks Group is the ideal partner for you! Each of our four divisions (Sparks Office, Sparks Accounting & Finance, Sparks IT, and Sparks Creative) specializes in placing professionals in temporary/contract, temporary-to-full-time, and full-time roles across a diverse array of staffing categories, positions and levels including: office/administrative, customer service, human resources and talent acquisition, legal support, government and cleared personnel, mortgage/banking, accounting and finance, contracts and procurement, information technology and creative/marketing.
Sparks Group brings over four decades of experience placing professionals in challenging and rewarding positions at many of the area’s most prestigious organizations. Our primary focus is presenting opportunities that match each candidate’s skill-sets, experience levels, career objectives, and growth needs. Sparks Group has regularly ranked as one of the top US staffing and recruiting firms having been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Lists® for Client and Employee Satisfaction (2012-2017). Additionally, Sparks Group is proud to have been recently selected for other awards Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2017), the Washington Post’s Top Workplaces® List (2017, 2014), Forbes® Best Professional Recruiting Firms (2017), and the National Capital Business Ethics Award.