Global Director of Human Resources
- Surrey, BC, Canada
Hybrid
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
As the Global Director of Human Resources, you will be a key strategic partner and leader, responsible for building and scaling our most valuable asset: our people. You will shape our global HR strategy to support rapid growth and innovation, overseeing all people operations across our international teams. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, data-driven leader with a proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth SaaS environment. You will be instrumental in attracting and retaining top-tier tech talent, fostering a high-performance culture, and ensuring our HR practices are a competitive advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic People & Business Partnering
- Align HR strategy directly with business objectives, focusing on key SaaS metrics like Net Revenue Retention (NRR) and Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) per employee.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the executive team on organizational design, workforce planning, and change management initiatives, especially during periods of hyper-growth.
- Lead with data, using HR analytics to inform decisions on talent acquisition, compensation, and employee engagement, and report on key people metrics to the C-suite.
- Talent & Recruitment
- Define and lead the global talent acquisition strategy to attract and hire engineers, product managers, sales executives, and other critical roles in a highly competitive market.
- Implement innovative sourcing strategies and recruitment marketing to build a strong employer brand that resonates with tech talent.
- Oversee a streamlined, candidate-centric hiring process that balances speed with quality, leveraging modern Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and interview techniques.
- Compensation & Total Rewards
- Design and manage a global compensation strategy that is highly competitive within the tech and SaaS markets, including base salary, variable pay (e.g., commissions), and equity programs (e.g., stock options, RSUs).
- Ensure pay equity and transparency by regularly conducting market analysis and benchmarking against top SaaS companies.
- Develop and communicate a comprehensive total rewards package that goes beyond salary to include benefits, wellness programs, and learning and development opportunities that are attractive to a global, distributed workforce.
- Employee Experience & Culture
- Cultivate a vibrant, high-performance culture that is a true differentiator, emphasizing innovation, autonomy, and collaboration across all global offices and remote teams.
- Drive employee engagement initiatives and use regular pulse surveys to gather feedback and proactively address challenges.
- Implement robust performance management systems that are focused on continuous feedback, career development, and aligning individual goals with company OKRs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role at a high-growth SaaS or tech company.
- Deep expertise in global HR practices, especially related to tech-specific compensation structures, remote work policies, and employment law in key international markets.
- A strategic, data-driven mindset with a strong understanding of how HR metrics impact business outcomes.
- Exceptional leadership skills and the ability to build and mentor a diverse, high-performing HR team.
- Experience with modern HR technology and platforms (e.g., HRIS, ATS, performance management software)
Office Location
15388 24 Avenue, Suite 202
Surrey, British Columbia
V4A 2J2
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Responsibilities
The Global Director of Human Resources will align HR with business goals, advise executives on workforce planning, and use people data to guide decisions. They will lead global hiring, design pay and benefits, and build a high-performance culture across offices and remote teams.
Requirements
Candidates need a bachelor's degree, 10+ years of progressive HR experience including 5+ years in a senior leadership role at a high-growth SaaS or tech company. They need deep global HR expertise, a data-driven mindset, and experience with HRIS, ATS and performance systems.
Skills
- HR strategy
- Talent acquisition
- Global talent acquisition
- Compensation design
- Total rewards
- Equity compensation
- Stock options
- RSUs
- Pay equity
- Market benchmarking
- HR analytics
- People metrics reporting
- Workforce planning
- Organizational design
- Change management
- Employee engagement
- Pulse surveys
- Performance management
- OKRs
- Employer branding
- Recruitment marketing
- ATS
- HRIS
- Remote workforce management
- Employment law
Benefits
- Wellness programs
- Learning and development
- Equity programs
Categories
- Human Resources
- Technology
- Software
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Human Resources Director
- Global HR
- HR strategy
- SaaS
- Tech recruiting
- Talent acquisition
- Compensation
- Total rewards
- Equity
- Stock options
- RSUs
- HR analytics
- HRIS
- ATS
- Performance management
- Employee engagement
- Remote work
- Employment law
- Organizational design
- Change management
Seniority
Senior
Perks
- Stock or equity
- Wellness program
Tools
- HRIS
- ATS
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Human Resources
- Business Administration