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About the Role
This role leads the Human Resources function for the Pegasus Portfolio of Perseus, overseeing five business units with 200-500 employees across the US, Europe, and Canada. The HR Director is the primary HR resource, owning the full HR scope including policy, recruiting, performance management, engagement, employee relations, compliance, and HR due diligence/integration for acquisitions. This role partners with internal and external stakeholders and is ideal for an experienced HR practitioner seeking scope and impact, comfortable with ambiguity and hands-on experience managing HR through international acquisitions.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the Pegasus Portfolio President and business unit management teams.
- Track industry trends and best practices, translating them into recommendations.
- Participate in leadership meetings and contribute HR insights to business decisions.
- Provide practical HR reporting and workforce insights, developing recurring metrics.
- Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, succession, retention, organizational changes, and leadership decisions.
- Advise leaders on restructurings, role design, and annual HR priorities.
- Lead HR due diligence on acquisition targets, including employment cost/liability, compensation/benefits, contracts, key talent, and change-of-control exposure.
- Own post-close integration planning and execution, including Day-1 readiness, harmonizing benefits/policies, integrating payroll/HRIS, and communication plans.
- Track integration milestones, decisions, risks, dependencies, and owners, reporting progress.
- Lead the HR workstream from diligence and risk assessment through signing, close, Day 1, stabilization, and ongoing integration.
- Manage HR diligence materials and assess employment terms, compensation, benefits, pensions, payroll, immigration, contractor use, employee disputes, collective arrangements, transfer requirements, and related liabilities.
- Develop and execute employee transfer, retention, severance, communications, payroll, benefits, HRIS, and country-specific integration plans.
- Coordinate HR dependencies with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, Tax, Payroll, Benefits, IT, HRIS, advisors, and acquired-company leadership.
- Lead or coordinate talent acquisition across the Portfolio, including requisition setup, approval workflows, screening, offer processes, and hiring-manager support.
- Partner with hiring managers on role definition, interview process, and hiring decisions.
- Support workforce and succession planning for key roles.
- Own and coordinate employee lifecycle processes, including hiring, agreements, onboarding, changes, leaves, transfers, promotions, relocations, records, and offboarding.
- Lead compensation, bonus, performance-review, benefits, and employee-support cycles, partnering with relevant departments.
- Assess employee engagement and design initiatives to improve it.
- Manage employee relations matters, including conflict resolution, performance management, disciplinary action, investigations, accommodations, and sensitive employee concerns across varying legal and cultural contexts.
- Coach managers on employee relations.
- Engage complex matters to outside counsel as needed.
- Lead HR planning and execution for restructurings, reductions in force, business closures, entity changes, and individual separations.
- Manage cross-border employment matters, including EOR arrangements, immigration, international transfers, remote-work locations, and local requirements.
- Develop, implement, and administer HR policies meeting corporate standards and local legal requirements.
- Own HRIS data integrity and reporting for the Portfolio, coordinating Workday transactions, workflows, audits, and support.
- Ensure compliance with employment and labor law in all operating countries.
- Participate in Corporate audits and compliance matters.
- Maintain HR controls, employee records, data confidentiality, document retention, policy compliance, and recurring audits.
- Monitor legal changes and update practices as required.
- Maintain practical HR templates and processes, using technology and AI to improve efficiency.
- Use AI and other technology thoughtfully to improve research, drafting, process design, documentation, and HR productivity.
- Stay current on mandatory training requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive Human Resources management experience, including labor and employee relations, conflict resolution, investigations, compensation and benefits, and organizational development.
- Hands-on experience in HR due diligence and integration for at least one international acquisition.
- Strong working knowledge of current US and Canadian employment law.
- Demonstrated ability to manage compliance in other countries by partnering with local counsel, EOR providers, or Corporate resources.
- Proven ability to build trust and credibility at every level.
- Experience operating within a lean, decentralized HR model.
- Experience managing remote and international employees.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HR information systems (e.g., ADP, Workday).
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%.
- Experience recruiting and retaining high-performing employees.
Skills
- HR due diligence
- HR integration
- International acquisitions
- US employment law
- Canadian employment law
- Global compliance
- Workforce planning
- Succession planning
- Retention strategies
- Organizational development
- Change management
- Employee relations
- Conflict resolution
- Performance management
- Compensation and benefits
- Talent acquisition
- HR policy development
- HRIS management
- Workday
- Microsoft Office
- AI adoption
- Cross-cultural communication
- Resourcefulness
- Organization
- Prioritization
- Proactive ownership
Location
- US
- Europe
- Canada
Work Type
- Individual contributor
- Remote
- International
Experience Level
- 10+ years
- Management
Education Level
- BA/BS in Human Resources or a related field, or equivalent experience
- HR certification a plus
Salary/Compensations
- CAD$126,000.00 - CAD$154,000.00 per year
Benefits
- Harmonizing benefits
About the Company
- We recognize the value and importance of diversity and inclusion in our communities and in the workplace.
- We celebrate diversity and one of our goals as an employer is to create an inclusive work environment for all employees.
- Applicants with disabilities who would like to require a reasonable accommodation related to any part of the application process may contact us at Perseus_HR@constellationhbs.com.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation including gender identity or expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other category or characteristic protected by law.