Head of HR

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Houston, TX, USA
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Marketing Tech
The Role
Owns the organization’s complete HR function, including performance management, recruiting, compensation and benefits, compliance, employee lifecycle processes, staffing strategy, onboarding, training, and professional development. The role develops scalable HR systems, manages recruiting and performance processes, ensures accurate documentation and regulatory compliance, oversees benefits and HRIS administration, and drives retention, employee development, staffing targets, and internal promotions.
Summary Generated by Built In

Forthea Interactive (www.forthea.com), a fast-growing internet marketing agency based in Houston, TX, is looking for the right person to help support its leading team in a full-time, multi-faceted human resources position.

Besides being good at what they do, ideal candidates will have an outstanding attitude, aptitude, analytical and organizational skills. Moreover, they will appreciate the camaraderie and experience that comes when working in a smart, growing business and fun industry.

Position Summary

Owns the full HR function for the organization, including performance management, recruiting, compensation and benefits administration, employee lifecycle processes, staffing strategy, and training and development. Operates as both strategic owner and hands-on administrator of every HR system and process listed below.

Key Responsibility Areas

1. Performance Reviews & Management 

  • Owns the annual performance review process end-to-end.
  • Leads team meetings, calibration sessions, and administrative review meetings.
  • Coaches and supports supervisors on conducting effective individual review conversations.
  • Owns retention strategy by ensuring every team member is the right person in the right seat.
  • Drives organization-wide Topgrading toward a 90% A-player target.

2. Recruiting & Hiring 

  • Owns and continuously improves the recruiting process for all roles.
  • Serves as administrative head of the hiring team, determining requisition strategy and fulfillment approach.
  • Personally sources candidates for higher-level roles.
  • Manages, develops, and refines all associated recruiting processes and tools.
  • Ensures all background/reference checks are complete and extends offers only to A-player candidates.

3. HR Administration 

  • Owns and improves all position, compensation, and benefits administration processes.
  • Ensures job descriptions, responsibilities, and competencies are accurate and current across the organization — zero missing or outdated documentation.
  • Owns benefits research, procurement, administration, and renewal cycles.
  • Monitors changes in employment law and benefits regulations; ensures ongoing compliance of all policies and plans.

4. Team Member Setup, Exits & Changes 

  • Ensures all onboarding, offboarding, and mid-employment changes are processed according to org-unit standards.
  • Zero missed steps across standard team member processes.

5. Team Staffing Targets 

  • Owns staffing targets, including Days Job Req Outstanding, Virtual Bench commitments, and related financial benchmarks.
  • Builds staffing strategy and delegates execution to the team.
  • Proactively requests resources and support as needed to hit targets.

6. Training & Professional Development 

  • Owns and improves onboarding/training for new team members and ongoing development for current staff.
  • Creates or sources all training content; vets content for topic relevance, level-appropriateness, practical value, and format before rollout.
  • Ensures required trainings are completed on impactful topics and content stays current — outdated or poorly rated training is identified and revamped quickly.
  • Builds and revises TPD plans for all new hires.
  • Owns new-hire ramp time and internal promotion rate.
Qualifications 
  • 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 in a senior or head-of-function role
  • Direct experience owning an HRIS platform 
  • People mananagement experience
  • Demonstrated experience with structured performance management and Topgrading/A-player hiring methodologies
  • Strong working knowledge of employment law, benefits administration, and compliance
  • Experience building and scaling recruiting processes across multiple role types

Skills Required

  • 10+ years of progressive HR experience
  • At least 3 years in a senior or head-of-function HR role
  • Direct experience owning an HRIS platform
  • People management experience
  • Experience with structured performance management and Topgrading or A-player hiring methodologies
  • Strong working knowledge of employment law, benefits administration, and compliance
  • Experience building and scaling recruiting processes across multiple role types
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The Company
HQ: Houston, TX
43 Employees
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

Your Trusted Digital Marketing Partner We love connecting data to decisions, transforming results, and accelerating your success. We serve the nation's leading brands, delivering high performing digital marketing strategies with unsurpassed client service and professionalism.

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