Vice President, Human Resources

Cartesian

Vice President of Human Resources at Cartesian, leading core HR strategies and enhancing employee experience. Managing benefits, payroll, performance, and compliance in a consulting environment.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the strategic direction and lead execution of core HR programs including benefits, payroll, and leave, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and a high-quality employee experience
Design, evolve, and govern Cartesian’s HR policy ecosystem, balancing business strategy, risk management, compliance, and employee experience
Own and continuously improve the firm’s performance management framework, including performance reviews, promotion pathways, and executive accountability, ensuring fairness, consistency, and alignment with business objectives
Lead firm-wide compensation strategy, including benchmarking, annual planning, and ongoing calibration, in close partnership with talent acquisition and senior leadership
Develop and drive feedback and recognition strategies that reinforce performance, growth, and culture
Own retention and attrition strategy, leveraging engagement data, exit interviews, and performance insights to identify trends, mitigate risk, and drive targeted interventions
Set and manage Cartesian’s visa and immigration strategy, partnering with external counsel and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance and a strong candidate and employee experience
Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, providing guidance on employee relations, compliance, organizational effectiveness, and people strategy
Lead continuous improvement of HR systems, processes, and vendor partnerships, ensuring solutions scale with the organization
Use workforce data and people analytics to identify trends, measure impact, and inform strategic people initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

8–12+ years of progressive HR experience, ideally in consulting, professional services, or a high-growth organization
Demonstrated experience leading and evolving HR programs across benefits, payroll, performance management, and compensation
Strong working knowledge of employment law, compliance, and employee relations best practices
Experience owning and partnering on visa and immigration processes
Proven ability to translate business strategy into people initiatives and drive execution through influence and collaboration
Excellent stakeholder management, executive communication, and change leadership skills
Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution in a dynamic environment
Experience building or modernizing HR programs in scaling organizations
Strong comfort using people analytics to inform decisions related to hiring, performance, compensation, and retention
Experience supporting global or distributed teams
Ability to build structure, clarity, and momentum in evolving environments
Passion for strengthening feedback, recognition, and employee engagement

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation and performance-based bonuses
Learning & development programs and mentorship
Exposure to high-impact opportunities and executive leadership
Volunteer events that support giving back to our local communities
Weekly company-sponsored team social
Annual summer party, holiday party, and other fun events

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR programsbenefitspayrollperformance managementcompensation strategyvisa processespeople analyticscompliancerisk managementemployee relations

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementexecutive communicationchange leadershipinfluencecollaborationstrategic visionhands-on executionbuilding structureclaritymomentum