What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Director position at Intellectt Inc?
Top Priorities (First 3–6 Months)
The contractor will primarily:
- Partner with business leaders on strategic HR consulting.
- Support leaders during strategic planning and year-end budgeting.
- Assist with workforce planning initiatives already in progress.
- Advise managers on complex employee issues.
- Collaborate with the Employee Relations (ER) team on escalated employee matters.
- Continue executing existing HR strategies rather than creating new ones.
Employee Relations
- No investigations required.
- Employee Relations team handles investigations.
- Candidate will:
- Partner with the ER team.
- Coach managers.
- Provide HR guidance.
- Help leaders navigate employee situations.
Must-Have Qualifications
Required
- Strong HR Business Partner experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Ability to quickly understand complex business operations.
- Experience working in a large matrix organization.
- Strategic consulting experience with business leaders.
- Comfortable supporting senior leadership.
Highly Preferred Experience
Industry
Strong preference for candidates from:
- Medical Device
- Medical Device Manufacturing
- Manufacturing
- Quality organizations within Medical Devices
Product Preference
- Experience supporting Class III implantable medical devices is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with highly regulated manufacturing environments is a strong advantage.
Alternative Industry Backgrounds
If not from Medical Devices, candidates from other highly regulated manufacturing industries may also be considered.
Examples:
- Pharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology
- Aerospace
- FDA-regulated manufacturing
- Other regulated manufacturing environments
Travel / Additional Support
Primary support:
- Irvine/Santa Ana employee population
Secondary support:
- Draper, Utah
- Other adjacent locations
Experience supporting multiple locations is a plus.
Company Size
Preferred:
- Large enterprise organizations
- 8,000 employee companies are ideal
International HR experience is a plus but not required.
Organizational Level
Manager is flexible on titles.
Will consider:
- HR Director
- Senior HR Business Partner
- Principal HR Business Partner
- Senior HR Manager
- HR Manager (if experience is exceptional)
- VP from a smaller organization (evaluated based on scope, not title)
Experience matters more than job title.
Experience Flexibility
Official requirement:
- Bachelor's 12 years
- Master's 11 years
Manager is willing to consider candidates with approximately 8–10 years if they have:
- Exceptional Medical Device experience
- Manufacturing HRBP background
- Large company experience
- Strong strategic HR capabilities
Organizational Change
Candidate will not create new HR policies.
Instead they will:
- Execute existing change management plans.
- Support organizational initiatives already approved.
- Implement previously developed HR strategies.