Director of Human Resources

Ovation Law Firm

Director of Human Resources leading HR strategy and operations for a fast-growing law firm. Driving employee engagement, compliance, and organizational development across various locations.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

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 Human Resources and Recruiting teams; establish clear responsibilities, escalation paths, service standards, and performance expectations.
Lead and oversee the firm’s recruiting function, including management of the recruiting team, workforce planning, hiring processes, recruiting performance metrics, employer branding, and talent acquisition strategy to support continued growth.
Establish and monitor recruiting KPIs including time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, candidate experience, source effectiveness, and hiring manager satisfaction.
Partner with department leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, succession planning, and executive-level hiring initiatives.
Advise on escalated employee relations matters, performance concerns, workplace investigations, and sensitive employee situations; coach leaders through corrective action, performance improvement plans, and separations.
Drive the firm’s culture strategy, building programs that strengthen connection across in-house and remote teams and support engagement, retention, and employee satisfaction.
Design and continuously improve firm-wide training and development programs, including onboarding, compliance, leadership development, management training, and professional growth initiatives.
Oversee benefits programs, including health insurance, PTO, leave administration, and employee wellness initiatives.
Ensure effective administration of leave programs, including FMLA, ADA accommodations, disability-related matters, and related compliance requirements.
Lead compensation strategy, salary administration, bonus planning, and total rewards initiatives to ensure internal equity, market competitiveness, and alignment with business objectives.
Own the company handbook, HR policies, employee-facing documentation, and HR operating procedures; identify risk areas and recommend scalable improvements.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and employment-related regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
Manage relationships with benefit providers, HR vendors, payroll partners, recruiting vendors, and other employee service providers.
Maintain and optimize HR systems, reporting capabilities, and people analytics to support leadership decision-making.
Create internal communication standards including newsletters, bulletins, announcements, and video communication channels.
Analyze workforce productivity metrics such as turnover, absenteeism, retention, engagement, and hiring trends to identify opportunities and drive data-informed decisions.
Ensure HR systems, processes, and reporting capabilities scale effectively with the firm’s continued growth.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including leadership responsibility for multiple HR functions
Experience leading HR for a workforce with both in-house and remote team members, ideally across multiple locations or countries
Demonstrated experience managing multi-state employment compliance, including wage and hour laws, leave requirements, employee classifications, and employment practices across multiple jurisdictions
Proven experience leading talent acquisition teams, recruiting operations, and high-volume hiring across multiple departments
Strong background in employee relations, performance management, workplace investigations, and handling sensitive matters with discretion
Proven experience building or improving HR infrastructure, including policies, handbooks, operating models, HR systems, payroll platforms, and organizational structures
Proven experience designing and implementing training and development programs at an organizational level
Experience overseeing compensation, benefits, total rewards, salary administration, and employee engagement initiatives
Strong strategic thinking, initiative, and decision-making capabilities
Proven ability to drive employee engagement and foster a culture of accountability, performance, and belonging
Excellent judgment, emotional intelligence, communication skills, and discretion
Experience leading and developing HR team members and managers
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
Nice-To-Have: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred. Equivalent professional experience will be considered. HR experience within a law firm or professional services firm. Experience building culture for hybrid or remote workforces. Experience with e-learning content, LMS implementation, or video-based training. Experience scaling HR during rapid company growth. Experience supporting international workforces, including Latin America and/or the Philippines. Experience with BambooHR and Gusto. Fluency in Spanish.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, and vision insurance benefits
Paid time-off (PTO)
A seat at the leadership table with direct influence over culture, people strategy, and the firm’s growth
Direct oversight of both Human Resources and Recruiting, with the opportunity to shape the firm’s people strategy from hiring through employee development and retention
Opportunity to build and lead the HR function of a modern, mission-driven law firm at a pivotal stage of growth
The ability to make a lasting impact on the employee experience, talent strategy, and long-term success of a rapidly scaling organization

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Hard Skills & Tools

employee relationsperformance managementworkplace investigationstalent acquisitionrecruiting operationstraining and developmentcompensation strategybenefits administrationHR systems managementpeople analytics

Soft Skills

strategic thinkinginitiativedecision-makingemotional intelligencecommunication skillsjudgmentdiscretionleadershipmentoringemployee engagement