Top Senior HR Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Partners with business leaders and HR Centers of Excellence to support talent management, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, succession planning, performance management, employee engagement, and change initiatives. Builds stakeholder relationships, implements enterprise people programs, and uses workforce data, analytics, and emerging technologies to identify trends and improve HR effectiveness across global functions.

The Senior Manager, HR Compliance is responsible for developing and executing a compliance framework across the Americas, managing immigration and global mobility programs, and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations while fostering a culture of compliance within the organization.

Provides strategic and hands-on HR partnership to Engineering, Product, and R&D leaders. Responsibilities include manager coaching, performance management, employee relations, talent and compensation programs, engagement surveys, exit meetings, organizational effectiveness, risk identification, and policy application. The role supports globally distributed teams during a six-month transition period and requires strong judgment, confidentiality, communication, and operational execution.

Executes North American HR operations, including payroll coordination, HRIS data management, workforce reporting, compliance support, onboarding, performance management, engagement programs, and employee documentation. The role audits payroll, troubleshoots HRIS issues, maintains data integrity, supports multi-site HR initiatives, and partners with payroll vendors and site HR leaders. It requires strong knowledge of HR practices, payroll processes, employment regulations, and HR program administration.

Serve as strategic HR business partner and advisor to senior leaders, translating business strategy into workforce, talent, and organizational solutions. Lead organizational effectiveness, change management, succession planning, and leadership development. Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to implement global HR programs, use workforce data to inform executive decisions, and ensure governance and compliance. Individual contributor role delivering influence-based outcomes across complex, matrixed, globally distributed functions.

Provides strategic global HR partnership to Clinical Development Services leaders, translating business strategy into HR solutions. Leads talent management, organizational development, employee relations, compensation, engagement, workforce analytics, organizational change, and enterprise HR initiatives. Advises leaders on policies and processes, supports global matrix organizations, partners with works councils or unions, and helps attract, develop, and retain talent while fostering organizational culture.

Supports daily People team operations across recruiting, onboarding, payroll assistance, benefits administration, employee relations, compliance, HRIS records, training, and employee support. Recruits frontline employees, coordinates background checks and documentation, reviews timekeeping, assists with payroll and open enrollment, maintains policies and compliance reports, and partners with managers on staffing, retention, performance, and engagement initiatives.

Provide end-to-end federal recruitment and staffing support including job analyses, writing and posting vacancy announcements, assessing applications, issuing certificates, coordinating offers and pre-appointment requirements, ensuring compliance with OPM/HHS/FDA policies, responding to applicants and stakeholders, and maintaining case files and records.

Manage end-to-end payroll operations and administer core HRIS/HCM and performance platforms. Maintain integrations, ensure multi-state payroll compliance, deliver reporting and dashboards, lead system configurations and optimizations, and serve as client-facing escalation and advisor for HR technology.

Oversee day-to-day HR operations, employee relations, onboarding, offboarding, compliance, leave administration, benefits support, HRIS data, reporting, and employee helpdesk requests. Advise managers and employees on policies and performance, maintain accurate Rippling records, audit compliance data, and partner with Accounting, Talent Acquisition, and leadership. The role requires independent judgment, strong problem-solving, and the ability to balance strategic HR initiatives with hands-on administrative responsibilities.

The HR Officer supports onboard leadership in strengthening culture through HR policies, manages employee relations, ensures compliance, and partners with management to meet business needs.

Leads corporate HR functions for a distributed federal contractor workforce, including recruiting, employee relations, compliance, benefits, compensation, HRIS administration, onboarding, labor charging, and workforce documentation. Oversees Service Contract Act compliance, federal labor audits, wage determinations, leave programs, benefits regulations, and contract transitions. Supports proposal development, recruiting strategy, and contract performance while advising employees and leadership on policies, grievances, and personnel matters.

Own global people operations and employee experience, including HRIS data management, onboarding, performance reviews, payroll, benefits, compliance, reporting, employment documentation, and EOR coordination. Partner with Finance, Legal, IT, Recruiting, Operations, and vendors to build scalable processes. Drive continuous improvement through analytics, AI, and automation while ensuring accurate employee data and effective employee support.

Leads HR due diligence and integration for domestic and international mergers and acquisitions. Partners with HR business partners, Centers of Excellence, Finance, Legal, and deal teams to identify risks, assess compensation and benefits exposures, review transaction documents, and develop integration plans. Manages project timelines, HR meetings, communications, and process improvements while advising leadership on people strategies and organizational integration.

Owns the end-to-end HR function for a distributed U.S. and New Zealand organization. Responsibilities include HR strategy, employee lifecycle processes, payroll oversight, HRIS selection and implementation, policies, internal controls, compliance, employee relations, performance management, compensation, benefits, recruiting, and onboarding. The role partners closely with the CFO, executives, managers, Finance, external counsel, vendors, and New Zealand HR support to build a scalable HR operating model.

Supports HR operations and employee lifecycle activities, including pre-onboarding, background checks, I-9 compliance, onboarding workflows, orientations, HRIS data, reporting, employee inquiries, and process improvements. Partners cross-functionally with HR, Recruiting, IT, Payroll, Legal, Benefits, and other teams. Manages Workday, Greenhouse, Enboarder, and Airtable processes while using AI automation to improve efficiency and data accuracy.

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.

Supports Department of the Navy civilian HR operations through DCPDS, DCPS, and DCHRMS transaction processing, testing, quality assurance, troubleshooting, and regulatory compliance. The role analyzes personnel/pay interface issues, prepares system change requests and transmittals, validates releases, maintains salary tables, resolves service tickets, and coordinates with DoD, DFAS, DON, and other stakeholders.

The HR Business Partner advises operational leaders on workforce strategy, employee relations, talent management, leadership development, succession planning, engagement, retention, organizational effectiveness, and change management. The role analyzes workforce data, conducts investigations, manages performance and corrective actions, supports organizational changes, mitigates workforce risk, and translates HR insights into business-focused recommendations.

Leads Workday implementation, configuration, solution design, governance, integrations, reporting, data validation, testing, and post-go-live support. Partners with HR, IT, Finance, and business leaders to translate requirements into scalable solutions, establish HRIS governance and support models, ensure data integrity and compliance, and manage complex global initiatives. Drives automation, process optimization, documentation, stakeholder alignment, and sustainable HR technology operations.

Develop and implement country HR strategies, policies, and procedures while ensuring regulatory compliance. Automate HR workflows using AI, manage HR vendors, advise managers on employee relations and talent development, analyze HR metrics, improve HR practices, and collaborate with global HR teams. The role also supports recruitment and onboarding, promotes an inclusive employee experience, and requires strong HR technology, analytical, communication, and project management skills.

Supports Workday and HRIS administration, employee lifecycle transactions, HR reporting, dashboards, process documentation, and operational improvements. Administers global health, wellness, benefits, billing reconciliation, leave programs, and employee inquiries. Manages regulatory filings, HR policy updates, audit readiness, and compliance documentation while partnering across global teams.

The HR Business Partner oversees HR functions for assigned CIRI companies and government contracts, including employee and labor relations, performance management, compliance, FMLA and ADA administration, training, HRIS coordination, metrics, recruitment support, onboarding, and transition planning. The role provides guidance to managers and employees, supervises HR transaction functions, implements HR strategies, and ensures compliance with employment laws and government contracting regulations.

Own and build Stryker Digital’s People Operations and HR function for a growing, distributed workforce. Responsibilities include multi-state compliance, onboarding and offboarding, employee relations, terminations, payroll administration in Rippling, benefits, compensation, performance management, policy development, and HR risk management. The role partners directly with executives, employees, payroll and benefits providers, and employment counsel while establishing scalable HR systems and infrastructure.

The Director of HR will lead operational and strategic people functions across multiple geographies, including payroll, benefits, HRIS, compliance, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, compensation, employee relations, culture, and workforce planning. The role partners with executive leadership to build scalable HR infrastructure, support rapid growth, develop managers, and align people strategy with business objectives.