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Senior Director, Human Resources

CPL
Atlanta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/16/2026
Why This Role Matters:

As Senior Director, Human Resources, you will serve as a key strategic advisor to the Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Directors. You will develop and execute a comprehensive people strategy that enables business growth, operational excellence, leadership effectiveness, and organizational scalability.

What You Will Do:

  • Partner with executive leadership and the Board as a senior HR leader and trusted advisor.
  • Develop and execute a long-term people strategy aligned with business objectives and growth plans.
  • Lead workforce planning, organizational design, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives.
  • Drive organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, retention, and culture strategies.
  • Present talent, succession, and workforce metrics to executive leadership, Board members, and investors.
  • Support M&A activity through HR due diligence, talent assessments, integration planning, and change management.
  • Build scalable HR programs, systems, and processes to support rapid growth.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing HR team across talent acquisition, talent management, employee relations, compensation, and HR operations.

What You Bring:

  • 12 years of progressive HR leadership experience, including enterprise-wide HR strategy responsibility.
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
  • Proven success partnering with executive leadership teams on organizational effectiveness and business strategy.
  • Experience leading multiple HR functions and developing high-performing HR teams.
  • Strong background in change management, workforce analytics, HR technology, and employment law.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive organizational transformation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent senior HR certification.
  • Experience leading HR due diligence, acquisitions, and post-merger integrations.
  • Previous experience reporting directly to a CEO, Board of Directors, or private equity sponsors.

What We Offer:

Benefits for Regular Full-Time & Part-Time Employees Working 30 Hours/Week

  • Healthcare for you and your family: Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
    • Single HDHP Medical plan with 100% paid premium
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match
  • Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • FREE Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
  • Voluntary Life Insurance for you and your family
  • FREE Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • PTO Sick Time 8 Holidays per year
  • Retirement Savings Plan with contribution from CPL to grow your retirement funds
  • Internal Mobility & Career Advancement
  • Licensure Assistance

Additional benefits available to FT Employees Working 40 Hours/Week

  • Tuition Assistance: You may be eligible for continuing education assistance
  • Student Loan Assistance Program: CPL will contribute up to $100/month for 5 years ($6,000 total) toward student loan debt

What Does It Look Like Working Here?

We believe that building a strong community is about establishing a prevailing sense of fellowship among our team members, friends, and neighbors.

  • Collaboration – working with others towards the best solution, placing great emphasis on the collective wisdom of our internal teams.
  • Family – celebrating others’ successes, genuinely caring about the happiness and well-being of our team members and recognizing their own families as extensions of the CPL family.
  • Fun – not taking oneself too seriously, fully understanding that fun at work is conducive to productivity.
  • Inspiration – contributing to an uplifting workplace that facilitates growth and success by maintaining a positive, upbeat attitude.
  • Integrity – doing what is ethically right and providing reliable follow-through on commitments.
  • Ingenuity – seeking new opportunities and consistently identifying unexpected and practical ways to solve problems.

The rate for this position generally ranges between $180,000 to $210,000 annually. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the New York Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful New York applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York or perform the position from New York. Similar positions located outside of New York will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by New York Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employees already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee's pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.

CPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, citizenship, military or veteran status, gender expression and/or identity, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law

CPL does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting professionals or agencies, nor do we accept resumes from any source that does not reference a specific, open position. CPL will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes submitted by recruiting professionals or agencies that do not have a current placement fee agreement with CPL. All initial communication with recruiting professionals or agencies must go through our Talent Acquisition Team.

Salary : $180,000 - $210,000

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