Top Senior HR Jobs in Wilmington, NC

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.

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.

The HR Business Partner advises business leaders and employees on employee relations, performance management, HR policies, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and compliance. The role investigates complex issues, analyzes workforce data, supports HR transactions, coaches managers, improves HR processes, and partners with HR and legal teams. This remote position supports U.S. and Canadian operations, requires standard East Coast hours, and includes travel to company sites and conferences.

Own the HR systems ecosystem, including configuration, workflows, integrations, automation, data integrity, reporting, compliance controls, and Jira intake. Lead system implementations, upgrades, redesigns, documentation, and training while partnering across People Operations, IT, Compliance, Security, Finance, Legal, and vendors. Apply AI and automation to reduce manual work and improve employee support.

The HR Generalist partners with business leaders, managers, employees, Talent teams, and HR centers of expertise to deliver employee experience programs and resolve people matters. Responsibilities include employee relations, manager coaching, talent and compensation cycles, investigations, workforce insights, KPI tracking, HR data maintenance in Workday, employment compliance, and organizational planning. The role supports global teams, promotes diversity and belonging, and provides strategic and operational HR guidance across the employee journey.

Manage global full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical roles, partnering with leaders and hiring managers on sourcing and hiring strategies. Coordinate onboarding and offboarding, support light IT access provisioning, and contribute to People Operations initiatives. Use recruiting metrics, reporting, technology, and AI practices to improve workflows and candidate experiences. Build talent pipelines, advise stakeholders, and lead cross-functional projects in a high-growth technology startup environment.

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.

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.

Supports site HR operations across onboarding, employee records, HRIS data, payroll and timekeeping, benefits, employee relations, compliance, investigations, engagement, and HR reporting. Partners with employees, leadership, Operations, Finance, Payroll, and corporate HR in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Maintains confidential records, supports audits and labor-law compliance, resolves employee issues, and assists with HR programs and process improvements. The role is primarily onsite and may require flexible hours, weekend work, and support across shifts.

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.