Top Senior HR Jobs in Richmond, VA

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.

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.

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.

Serve as a strategic HR Business Partner for Enterprise Products and Experiences, advising leaders on workforce planning, org design, performance management, leadership development, and change management. Build relationships with stakeholders and partner HR functions (recruiting, compensation, people analytics, D&I) to deliver aligned people strategies, coach managers on leadership and performance issues, and support inclusive culture and talent initiatives.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Serves as a strategic HR consultant to management and employees across U.S. and Mexico operations. Oversees employee lifecycle activities including recruiting, talent management, compensation, succession planning, employee relations, compliance, training, and organizational change. Advises leaders, investigates workplace issues, supports workforce planning and HRIS initiatives, develops policies and job descriptions, and leads engagement and retention efforts. Requires regular travel between the United States and Mexico, with occasional domestic and international travel.

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.

Owns end-to-end HR operations for US and Canadian employees and contractors, including onboarding, offboarding, benefits, employee records, compliance, employee relations, performance management, compensation reviews, manager training, and HR systems. The role administers Rippling, Lattice, and Ashby, supports SOC 2 compliance, coaches managers through performance issues and PIPs, maintains policies, and coordinates benefits and training vendors.

Own end-to-end multi-state payroll, HRIS administration, compliance, reporting, integrations, and HR operations for clients. Lead HRIS and payroll implementations, system configurations, workflow automation, change management, employee lifecycle processes, and stakeholder workshops. Advise clients on employment law compliance, maintain data integrity and audit readiness, resolve payroll issues, and optimize people processes across varied organizations.

Owns the people workstream for mergers and acquisitions from diligence through close and integration. Responsibilities include building diligence questionnaires, analyzing employment and compensation data, assessing risks, modeling compensation and equity structures, supporting negotiations, managing integration readiness, and developing reusable playbooks and automation. The role partners with corporate development, legal, finance, and people leadership while operating across global, confidential, and often ambiguous transactions.

The Senior Director, HR Business Partner leads HR strategy for multiple organizations, oversees HR teams, and advises executives on people-related matters. Responsibilities include workforce planning, organizational design, performance management, and leveraging data for decision-making.

Partner with functional leaders to translate business strategy into people strategy. Own org design, performance management, compensation, talent development, engagement, and retention. Provide coaching on career pathing, change management, and sensitive employee issues. Use people data to generate insights and recommendations, build compliant HR policies, manage global employee relations, and collaborate with People Team COEs to deliver cohesive people programs at scale.

Provide HR generalist support for headquarters and remote employees, focusing on employee relations, investigations, performance management, FMLA/ADA/workers' comp administration, HRIS recordkeeping, legal compliance, policy development, and manager consultation. Handle employee inquiries on benefits and 401(k), maintain records, and assist with trainings and documentation to ensure regulatory and corporate compliance.

Provide administrative and operational HR support including onboarding/offboarding, recruitment administration, HRIS records maintenance, reporting, training documentation, compliance assistance, and responding to routine employee inquiries while handling confidential information and managing multiple priorities in a fully remote environment.

Provide HR consulting and client support on compliance, leaves, worker's compensation, and employee relations. Interpret client contracts, track billable work, manage client relationships, conduct HR assessments, monitor compliance communications, develop and deliver training, and perform related duties. Local and occasional overnight travel may be required.

The Head of HR strategically leads all HR functions, fostering a positive workplace culture while managing talent acquisition, employee relations, and compliance.

Assist higher education clients in enhancing HR operations as an HR leader. Responsibilities include oversight of projects, training, and aligning HR processes.

Strategic HR partner for multi-state field operations supporting workforce planning, employee relations, investigations, leaves/accommodations, workers' comp, bilingual communications, manager coaching, hiring support, policy development, and HR compliance. Operates independently across field and corporate teams to align people strategy with business objectives.

Serve as a strategic HR partner to leaders in a high-growth SaaS company. Build performance, accountability, culture, leadership judgment, and internal communication systems from the ground up. Coach managers through ambiguous and sensitive employee situations, advise on organizational health, and strengthen consistency across the leadership layer. Partner with HR Operations and the HRBP Lead while using AI to improve HR and company-wide efficiency.

Lead HR strategy and operations: employee relations, conflict resolution, performance management, onboarding, pay equity audits, training, policy compliance, and HR reporting. Partner with executive leadership and board to align HR with organizational goals and maintain confidential personnel records.