Top Senior HR Jobs in Des Moines, IA

Lead global HR business partnering for R&D, Engineering, Product, Security, and Research organizations. Advise senior technical executives, align talent strategy with business goals, architect AI-native organizational structures, evolve career frameworks, manage succession and retention, guide complex change, and coordinate People Team centers of excellence. Lead a global HRBP team while applying people analytics and executive coaching to improve organizational health, leadership effectiveness, and workforce outcomes.

Own the end-to-end People lifecycle for M&A: lead HR due diligence, partner with Corporate Development, build cross-functional integration playbooks, orchestrate Recruiting/Comp/Immigration/Payroll workstreams, and design day-1 onboarding and retention programs to integrate acquired technical teams under compressed timelines.

Serve as a strategic HR partner to senior leaders, translating business objectives into people strategies. Lead talent management, succession planning, leadership development, organizational design, change management, and data-informed workforce initiatives. Collaborate globally with HR teams to implement scalable programs, improve organizational effectiveness, and support cross-cultural teams. The role requires strong business acumen, executive influence, communication, analytics, and experience in crypto, fintech, or regulated financial services.

Leads HR systems administration and core HR operations, including HRIS management, integrations, data integrity, onboarding, offboarding, immigration, benefits, payroll coordination, compliance, reporting, and process improvement. Manages a team, resolves escalations, maintains controls and documentation, and partners with HR, IT, Finance, Payroll, Legal, and vendors to deliver accurate, secure, and scalable HR services.

Provides fractional HR leadership and consulting to multiple Christian mission and church clients. Responsibilities include HR audits, strategic planning, HR program design, recruiting, onboarding, compensation, benefits, engagement, performance management, compliance, training, employee relations, HRIS implementation, executive coaching, and support across U.S. states and international missions.

Provides fractional HR leadership and consulting to Christian ministries, churches, and mission organizations. Responsibilities include developing HR strategies, coaching executives and staff, guiding organizational change, managing compliance and people programs, mentoring HR teams, and supporting recruiting, compensation, benefits, training, performance management, engagement, policies, and employee relations. The role is mostly remote, part-time, and includes occasional travel to the Dallas area.

Leads the people strategy for R&D and Regulatory functions at a biotechnology company. Partners with HR specialists on talent acquisition, rewards, employee relations, communications, talent development, and succession planning. Advises senior leaders on organization design, workforce planning, change management, performance, and complex employee issues. Supports enterprise-wide programs, culture initiatives, and employee experience while managing and mentoring HR talent.

Leads compensation strategy, job architecture, salary structures, market pricing, pay equity, and compensation administration. Oversees HR operations process improvement, policy development, compliance, HRIS optimization, employee relations support, workforce planning, organizational design, and cross-functional HR initiatives. Advises leaders and partners with HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll, and business teams to build scalable, consistent, and compliant people programs.

Lead HR, compliance, payroll, benefits, and talent acquisition functions; supervise HR and recruiting teams; ensure federal, state, and local employment law compliance; manage immigration and federal contractor compliance; oversee HRIS, payroll, and onboarding; develop HR policies, workforce plans, and metrics; partner with cross-functional leaders and present reports to executive management.

Develop and maintain HR reports, dashboards, and Workday data extracts; ensure data governance and integrity; provide Workday system administration, security, testing, troubleshooting, integrations, and end-user training; support HR operations like open enrollment and compensation cycles; document processes and partner with stakeholders and vendors for improvements.

Serve as a strategic HR advisor across multiple software companies and countries. Lead employee relations investigations, performance management, workforce planning, organizational design, manager coaching, people analytics, compliance guidance, and HR program development. Support M&A integration by harmonizing people practices across acquired entities, reinforcing culture, and managing cross-entity HR initiatives. Partner with senior leaders, legal counsel, Total Rewards, and Payroll in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.

Leads Synapse Health’s HR technology strategy, HRIS roadmap, compensation philosophy, benchmarking, pay equity, and salary structures. Oversees a Compensation Analyst, builds scalable People shared services, manages HR technology and benefits vendors, and automates manual workflows. Partners with the Chief People Officer on executive-level compensation recommendations and AI enablement while driving system implementations, integrations, process improvements, and workforce-ready operating models.

Lead client engagements on benefits strategy, plan design, open enrollment, and administration. Stabilize operations, manage carriers/brokers, execute transitions and platform migrations, ensure compliance, advise on cost optimization and multi-state/global expansion, and expand client relationships.

Partners with senior leaders and employees on HR strategy, employee relations, employment-law compliance, workforce planning, talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, engagement, succession planning, onboarding, training, and performance management. Leads change initiatives, investigations, calibration discussions, and people programs while promoting an ethical, inclusive, and high-performing workplace.

Supports HR activities throughout mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, Day 1 readiness, employee transitions, integration planning, workforce changes, compliance, change management, and post-close execution. Coordinates workstreams, tracks milestones, prepares reports and communications, manages confidential information, and collaborates with HR, Legal, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders. Maintains M&A playbooks, project tools, checklists, and lessons learned to improve future integration processes.

Configure and enhance Workday solutions, create HR reports, dashboards, metrics, and analytics, and partner with stakeholders to solve system, process, and data challenges. The role improves HR operations through process simplification, automation, scalable technical solutions, and evaluation of emerging AI-enabled technologies.

Leads NRDC’s HR technology strategy, HRIS governance, systems implementations, integrations, data integrity, reporting, compliance, and operational workflows. Owns Dayforce HCM and partners with HR, IT, Finance, Payroll, Legal, and vendors to optimize employee lifecycle processes, automate workflows, improve system usability, and support secure, accurate workforce data. Manages and develops the HRIS team while overseeing onboarding, benefits, payroll connections, offboarding, documentation, change management, and technology portfolio improvements.

Leads the global HR Partner team and serves as a strategic HR advisor to executives and internal clients. Responsibilities include workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, employee relations, compensation, DEI, policy interpretation, investigations, performance management, HR analytics, and organization-wide HR initiatives. The role manages team performance, partners with senior leaders, ensures legal and regulatory compliance, and travels to NRDC offices up to 20% annually.

Supports the full employee lifecycle, including payroll, benefits, leave administration, employee relations, performance management, investigations, HRIS data integrity, onboarding, compensation, talent management, compliance, and HR process improvement. Serves as a trusted HR resource to employees and managers while providing operational support across the organization.

Manages HR systems strategy, administration, optimization, integrations, data integrity, governance, reporting, and analytics. Partners with HR, IT, Finance, and business leaders to translate requirements into system solutions, improve workflows, support upgrades, and evaluate AI-enabled tools. Serves as the HR technology subject matter expert and may mentor others without formal supervisory responsibility.

Partner with senior leaders and managers on organizational design, workforce planning, talent development, performance management, employee relations, compensation cycles, and change management. Coach leaders, improve People programs, use Rippling and AI-enabled tools to analyze workforce data, and turn organizational insights into practical improvements across the employee experience.

Performs broad HR generalist duties including onboarding, offboarding, benefits and leave administration, employee relations, performance management, compensation, HRIS administration, policy implementation, employment law compliance, reporting, and employee investigations. Partners with managers and employees, supports training and organizational initiatives, maintains personnel records, and develops HR programs and solutions.

The Director of Human Resources partners with the Bagcraft operating unit and leads HR professionals across six U.S. manufacturing sites. Responsibilities include HR strategy, leadership coaching, employee engagement, recruiting, talent management, organizational development, change management, HR analytics, legal compliance, and labor relations. The role oversees union relationships, collective bargaining, grievances, and arbitration while partnering with centers of excellence in talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, and employee experience. Travel of up to 40% within the United States is required.

Strategic HR partner supporting multiple business units by aligning people strategy with organizational goals. Responsibilities include workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, succession planning, employee relations, organizational change, leadership coaching, and data-driven workforce decisions. The role partners with Finance and HR functions to execute scalable initiatives while addressing day-to-day HR needs.

Design evaluation tasks for AI systems in talent management, employee relations, compensation, compliance, and organizational design. Create HR scenarios, reference outputs, policies, investigation reports, compensation analyses, organizational design proposals, and expert-level rubrics across US and international employment-law frameworks. Apply HR methodologies and enterprise HR tools while distinguishing senior HR judgment from generic knowledge.