Director of Human Resources

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Dominican Republic.

📋 Description

• Act as a strategic HR advisor to the firm's leadership; participate in leadership meetings and facilitate compliant employment decisions across a multi-country workforce.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the HR team; define clear responsibilities, escalation paths, and service standards.

• Provide guidance on escalated employee relations issues, performance challenges, and sensitive workplace situations; coach leaders through corrective actions, performance improvement plans (PIPs), and separations.

• Drive the firm's cultural strategy by developing programs that enhance connections among in-house and remote teams, supporting engagement and retention.

• Design and continuously enhance firm-wide training and development initiatives, including onboarding, compliance, leadership development, and management training.

• Oversee benefits programs, open enrollment, compensation philosophy, and total rewards strategies across multiple countries.

• Manage the company handbook, HR policies, and employee-facing documentation; identify risk areas and suggest scalable improvements.

• Collaborate with hiring managers on select strategic hires and support workforce planning and employer branding efforts.

• Establish internal communication standards, including newsletters, bulletins, and video channels.

• Lead monthly salary reviews and manage bonus plans, salary administration, and historical data reporting.

• Analyze workforce productivity metrics such as turnover and absenteeism to identify trends and propose solutions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in leading HR for a workforce consisting of both in-house and remote team members, ideally across multiple locations or countries.

• Extensive experience in senior Talent & Culture leadership roles.

• Strong background in employee relations, performance management, and managing sensitive issues with discretion.

• Demonstrated strong strategic thinking, initiative, and decision-making abilities.

• Proven capacity to enhance associate engagement and cultivate a culture of belonging.

• Experience in designing organizational-level training and development programs.

• Proven experience in building or enhancing HR infrastructure — including policies, handbooks, operating models, HR systems, and team structure.

• Experience in leading HR team members and overseeing benefits, compensation, and total rewards.

• Excellent judgment, emotional intelligence, and discretion.

• Strong English communication skills (C1 level or higher), both verbal and written.

• U.S. HR experience is preferred but not mandatory; candidates without it must be dedicated to learning U.S. employment laws and multi-state compliance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with experience.

• Annual bonus.

• Fully remote work environment.

• 14 paid time-off (PTO) days each year.

• A position at the leadership table with direct influence over culture, people strategy, and the firm's growth.

• An opportunity to develop the HR function of a modern, mission-driven law firm during a pivotal growth stage.