Director of Human Resources

Ovation Law Firm

Director of Human Resources leading HR strategy and operations for a global law firm. Overseeing employee relations, culture, training, and team development in a remote environment.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇳🇮 NicaraguaLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as strategic HR advisor to firm leadership; participate in leadership meetings and support compliant employment decisions across a multi-country workforce
Lead, develop, and mentor the HR team; establish clear responsibilities, escalation paths, and service standards
Advise on escalated employee relations matters, performance concerns, and sensitive workplace situations; coach leaders through corrective action, PIPs, and separations
Drive the firm's culture strategy, building programs that strengthen connection across in-house and remote teams and support engagement and retention
Design and continuously improve firm-wide training and development programs, including onboarding, compliance, leadership development, and management training
Oversee benefits programs, open enrollment, compensation philosophy, and total rewards strategy across multiple countries
Own the company handbook, HR policies, and employee-facing documentation; identify risk areas and recommend scalable improvements
Partner with hiring managers on select strategic hires and support workforce planning and employer branding
Create internal communication standards including newsletters, bulletins, and video channels
Lead monthly salary reviews and oversee bonus plans, salary administration, and historical data reporting
Analyze workforce productivity metrics such as turnover and absenteeism to identify trends and solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience leading HR for a workforce with both in-house and remote team members, ideally across multiple locations or countries
You bring extensive experience in senior Talent & Culture leadership roles
Strong background in employee relations, performance management, and handling sensitive matters with discretion
You demonstrate strong strategic thinking, initiative, and decision-making capabilities
You have a proven ability to drive associate engagement and foster a culture of belonging
Proven experience designing training and development programs at an organizational level
Proven experience building or improving HR infrastructure — policies, handbooks, operating models, HR systems, and team structure
Experience 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), verbal and written
U.S. HR experience preferred but not required; candidates without it must be committed to learning U.S. employment laws and multi-state compliance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
Yearly bonus
100% remote work environment
14 paid time-off (PTO) days per year
A seat at the leadership table with direct influence over culture, people strategy, and the firm's growth
Opportunity to build the HR function of a modern, mission-driven law firm at a pivotal stage of growth

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Hard Skills & Tools

employee relationsperformance managementtraining and developmentHR policiescompensation strategytotal rewards strategyworkforce planningHR infrastructuredata reportingmulti-state compliance

Soft Skills

strategic thinkinginitiativedecision-makingemotional intelligencediscretionjudgmentleadershipmentoringcommunicationengagement