Published: Jul 23, 2025 - The Human Resources (HR) Leader supports the Head of HR in overseeing all HR-related operations, ensuring the team meets weekly KPIs and delivers comprehensive reports. This role involves advising management on employee relations, managing recruitment, handling legal claims, and resolving day-to-day operational issues such as performance, absence, and policy breaches. The leader also leads internal communications, manages HR service contracts and payroll, and travels across Europe for interviews, negotiations, and employee support.

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1. ChatGPT said: HR Leader, Greenfield Manufacturing Co., Dayton, OH
Job Summary:
- Create and deploy the HR agenda for the business within a geography, aligned with HR, business, and shared services strategies
- Ensure integration of HR priorities into business plans
- Evaluate appropriate business, financial, or other drivers across groups to inform HR solutions (e.g., assess effectiveness, identify gaps)
- Lead strategic HR work for the sector in a country/cluster in support of business goals, enterprise goals, and sector HR strategies
- Develop a trusted partnership/coaching relationship with leaders/teams that enhances their impact
- Identify talent needs of the business via analytics, business acumen, and effective analysis
- Develop/deploy talent strategies in partnership with local leadership to grow and advance effective, diverse talent pools and drive meaningful talent planning
- Build on global and regional-sector strategies to implement within the country/cluster
Skills on Resume:
- HR Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Business Alignment (Hard Skills)
- Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Leadership Coaching (Soft Skills)
- Talent Development (Hard Skills)
- Partnership Building (Soft Skills)
- Talent Analytics (Hard Skills)
- Cross-functional Teamwork (Soft Skills)
2. HR Leader, Blue Ridge Solutions, Asheville, NC
Job Summary:
- Support country/cluster business leaders for the sector/function to drive the talent agenda and achieve business results
- Partner with global-sector, region-sector, and country/cluster HR leaders to shape culture, employee engagement, talent agendas, and change initiatives
- Collaborate as a member of the Janssen R&D HR Leadership Team.
- Partner x-group, including across all parts of the HR model, to ensure integrated solutions and seamless experiences for both HR and the business
- Collaborate x-sector/function on initiatives/goals that apply across the country/cluster
- Proactively identify opportunities to partner x-group and or the x-sector to ensure integration of efforts
- Partner with the country/cluster OneHR double hat leader to identify unique needs for partnership with CS/GS
- Drive a culture of Credo, growth, collaboration, and inclusion within the team
- Coach and develop others on the broader Janssen R&D HR team through leadership of broader strategic initiatives
Skills on Resume:
- Talent Partnership (Soft Skills)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- HR Leadership (Hard Skills)
- Integrated Solutions (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Initiative Management (Hard Skills)
- Culture Development (Soft Skills)
- Coaching & Development (Soft Skills)
- Change Management (Hard Skills)
3. HR Leader, Horizon Tech Services, Boise, ID
Job Summary:
- Streamline and continuously improve processes
- Spearhead the development of the Student Internship Program
- Responsible for outreach, engagement and program development strategies
- Creates and ensures a positive intern experience
- Oversee and manage the recruiting and screening of year-round intern applicants.
- Participate in marketing/promotional events to ensure volunteers and students alike are aware of the internship program.
- Support the STW Student Internship Program development that aligns with Save the Water’s mission in meeting the intern headcount strategy.
- Promote and communicate the Student Internship Program to internal and external stakeholders
- Serve as the point of contact regarding a group/team’s internships.
- Serve as a liaison between intern mentors/supervisors and colleagues.
Skills on Resume:
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Program Development (Hard Skills)
- Outreach Strategies (Hard Skills)
- Intern Recruitment (Hard Skills)
- Event Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Team Liaison (Soft Skills)
4. HR Leader, Crestview Financial Group, Albany, NY
Job Summary:
- Design and disseminate evaluation and satisfaction surveys;
- Ensure directors and managers are adhering to the Student Internship Handbook and Policy guidelines.
- Maintain and update program-related documents, including processes and templates, such as the Student Internship Handbook and Special Projects template
- Design and execute program evaluation activities
- Implement quality assurance policies and procedures, and control processes
- Review and revise the department’s internship procedures
- Provide assistance and recommendations in the STW Student Internship Program and evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
- Research and recommend best practices in conducting operations of the STW Student Internship Program.
- Manage the internship@savethewater.org account.
- Supervise a team of associates and manage their performance.
- Attend regular meetings
- Attend virtual meetings in EST timezone (GMT -4:00) and respond to emails within 36 hours.
Skills on Resume:
- Survey Design (Hard Skills)
- Policy Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Document Management (Hard Skills)
- Program Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
- Best Practices Research (Hard Skills)
- Team Supervision (Soft Skills)
- Communication Responsiveness (Soft Skills)
5. HR Leader, Evergreen Logistics LLC, Fargo, ND
Job Summary:
- Ensuring effective and efficient delivery
- Enabling significant business growth is expected in the cluster over the next 3-5 years
- Leading a large operational team while supporting the implementation of global initiatives such as the new Talent Acquisition model and integrated Talent Review process
- Strengthening organizational and leadership capabilities in key growth markets within the cluster
- Leading and setting priorities for HR within Global Logistics and Global Forwarding businesses in Southeast Asia, partnering global HR team, HRBPs and COEs
- Coaching Business Leaders to drive and sustain changes in culture, compliance, talent management, and capability building to deliver organisational goals
- Facilitating key programs designed to build People Leadership capabilities (e.g., Manage My Team, performance review cycles and feedback)
- Supporting M&A, integration, realignment, and global HR projects
Skills on Resume:
- HR Leadership (Hard Skills)
- Operational Management (Hard Skills)
- Talent Acquisition (Hard Skills)
- Organizational Development (Hard Skills)
- Business Coaching (Soft Skills)
- Culture Change (Soft Skills)
- Program Facilitation (Hard Skills)
- M&A Support (Hard Skills)
6. HR Leader, Summit Healthcare Partners, Reno, NV
Job Summary:
- Translate business development and/or BU requirements into HR project plans for the various functional groups to lead and execute.
- Synthesize and present HR due diligence reports and recommendations.
- Quantify major areas of HR risk and opportunities, e.g., people expenses, severance, benefits, employee relations issues and culture.
- Plan and manage the HR aspects of the integration of acquisitions with the M&A DD team, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits and appropriate stakeholders.
- Partner with stakeholders to develop integration and execution plans aligned to transitioning or integrating in the organization and HR processes, e.g., Workable, BambooHR, Payroll, etc.
- Work with stakeholders to develop detailed implementation execution plans and track progress against the HR Plans.
- Identify, track, and monitor risks and issues with developing solutions for HR deliverables in change management, workforce administration, HR policies, Works Council/Unions, HR processes, and communication.
- Lead or participate in developing project plans, transitional service agreements, change management, communications and deliverables aligned to the overall business plan.
- Represent HR on the M&A on cross-functional teams and interdependencies with BD, Employment Legal, Finance, BT and Procurement.
Skills on Resume:
- HR Project Planning (Hard Skills)
- Due Diligence Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Risk Analysis (Hard Skills)
- M&A Integration (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Partnership (Soft Skills)
- Change Management (Hard Skills)
- Process Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
7. HR Leader, Pinewood Energy Corp., Little Rock, AR
Job Summary:
- Maintain payroll records including individual employees’ files, payments, salary packages, tax, deduction files, superannuation and workers' compensation.
- Prepare and process all relevant payments to employees of QSL, such as fortnightly and monthly pay, bonuses, deductions/additions and superannuation
- Prepare and process all legally required payments such as PAYG, Payroll Tax, and superannuation guarantee.
- Prepare and maintain payroll and HR procedures and policies.
- Maintain and monitor headcount and provide reports to respective managers
- Provide training on personnel policies and procedures to staff and induction to new starters.
- Provide support to managers in relation to legal employment relations requirements
- Prepare and coordinate the setup of individual or collective contracts for employees of QSL
- Provide support for the set-up of the performance management and incentive targets program for management and staff
- Ensure all relevant HR/Payroll issues are addressed in a timely manner
- Provide assistance to the Country Manager with pre-screening, recruitment and up-skilling of their respective team members and the company as a whole.
- Ensure compliance with WH&S and Environment policies of the company and any statutory requirements
- Provide support to the Quality Manager to ensure compliance with the training requirements of QSL employees.
- Support the team leaders and Country, ensuring compliance of their team members and visitors to the production areas of their responsibility, to comply with the company’s ESD policy.
Skills on Resume:
- Payroll Processing (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
- Policy Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Data Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Staff Training (Soft Skills)
- Employee Relations (Hard Skills)
- Performance Support (Soft Skills)
- Safety Compliance (Hard Skills)
8. HR Leader, Silverline Consulting, Chattanooga, TN
Job Summary:
- Actively contributes to the Central Europe and cross-sector country HR teams.
- Drives and executes enterprise and sector HR strategies in support of business goals.
- Manage the portfolio of HR work for the CEE region within the Consumer Health sector, including deployment of global HR processes and programs.
- Partner with the CEE LT to enable business results through coaching, talent management, organizational design and change management.
- Actively drive the CEE talent agenda in support of business priorities.
- Identify key capabilities aligned with business goals and implement buy/build strategies in partnership with business leaders.
- Access and derive insights from workforce analytics to identify trends and links to business performance.
- Develop and implement detailed change management plans in support of business initiatives.
- Drive a strong and inclusive One J&J culture.
- Be a role model for the J&J Leadership Imperatives (Connect, Shape, Grow).
- Participate in regional/cross-sector initiatives and projects.
Skills on Resume:
- Cross-Sector Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- HR Strategy Execution (Hard Skills)
- Talent Management (Hard Skills)
- Organizational Design (Hard Skills)
- Workforce Analytics (Hard Skills)
- Change Management (Hard Skills)
- Inclusive Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Business Coaching (Soft Skills)
9. HR Leader, Harborview Construction Inc., Charleston, SC
Job Summary:
- Act as the ‘point of contact for all HR queries
- Build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Carry out the annual salary review with the Partners
- Provide stakeholder supervisors with coaching and guidance on managing performance
- Manage and oversee the running of the monthly payroll, ensuring compliance with legislation, including Mandatory Provident Fund payments
- Recruit lawyers (including trainees), business services professionals, and secretaries
- Manage the trainee population, conduct the full trainee recruitment cycle and qualification process, including attending careers fairs
- Work in conjunction with the UK/APAC HR team and Partners to agree on the handbook, policies, and processes to be rolled out in Hong Kong.
- Ensure constantly in line with best practice
- Regularly review core areas of compensation and benefits to ensure they are up to date and in line with the market and provide improvements and suggestions
- Work in conjunction with the UK HR team and Partners on the renewal of benefits, including negotiating supplier rates
- Working with L&D actively ensures that all training opportunities, both mandatory and skills-based development, are embraced
- Identify with the partners any areas of nonperformance within the teams and actively manage the situation with the relevant partner.
- Help the implementation of all HR driven technology to be used in the Hong Kong office - appraisal, training, HRIS, etc
- Ensure that Kennedy's Values are embraced fully.
Skills on Resume:
- HR Point Contact (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Relationship (Soft Skills)
- Performance Coaching (Soft Skills)
- Payroll Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Talent Recruitment (Hard Skills)
- Policy Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Compensation Review (Hard Skills)
- HR Technology Adoption (Hard Skills)
10. HR Leader, Redwood Marketing Group, Madison, WI
Job Summary:
- Support the Head of HR on all HR-related matters.
- Ensure the HR team meets weekly KPI’s and generates an HR report for the Head of HR.
- Support and advise management at all levels across the business on all HR-related matters, ranging from general queries, grievances, to disciplinary investigations and employee relations.
- Manage day-to-day HR operational issues, including absences, policy breaches, and performance issues.
- Manage HR service contracts, general queries, payroll, and HR processes.
- Internal communications with staff.
- Deliver all recruitment and resource requirements across the business.
- Manage legal claims and attend Court hearings
- Work on ad hoc projects as and when they arise
- Travel across Europe to meet with employees on general employment matters, attend interviews and negotiate.
Skills on Resume:
- HR Support (Hard Skills)
- KPI Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Employee Relations (Hard Skills)
- HR Operations (Hard Skills)
- Payroll Management (Hard Skills)
- Internal Communication (Soft Skills)
- Recruitment Management (Hard Skills)
- Legal Compliance (Hard Skills)
11. HR Leader, BrightPath Pharmaceuticals, Des Moines, IA
Job Summary:
- Function as a business partner to key AWS leaders and their respective organizations
- Engage in strategic planning meetings to translate business needs into HR plans, and coach and mentor leadership at all levels in the organization
- Lead the annual HR efforts relating to Talent and Performance Management, Compensation Management, Succession Planning, and Leadership Development for respective client groups
- Drive operational excellence and efficiency in HR processes to enable the organization to hire and develop talent at scale and consistently, to Amazon principles
- Lead a direct team of HRBPs in North America, and an indirect team globally to support these businesses and subsidiary businesses partnering with COEs/SMEs
- Take a true hands-on approach, as well as the ability to successfully monitor the pulse of the employees to ensure a high level of employee engagement
- Facilitate change management within a rapidly changing and complex work environment
- Responsible for the following, including Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Procedures, Customer Relations, HR Legislation, Reward and Remuneration, Employee Benefits, Payroll, SAP as well as Recruitment and Selection, Industrial Relations, Training and Development, Growth and Stakeholder Value.
Skills on Resume:
- Business Partnering (Soft Skills)
- Strategic HR Planning (Hard Skills)
- Talent Management (Hard Skills)
- Operational Excellence (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Employee Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Change Facilitation (Soft Skills)
- HR Compliance (Hard Skills)
12. HR Leader, Meadowbrook Retailers, Spokane, WA
Job Summary:
- Responsible for employee support in stores.
- Serves alongside the HR Business Employees as the sales regional contact and liaison for HR program implementation, employee coaching and development, and Petco Transformation initiatives.
- Responsible for executing various leadership development and advancement tools while also displaying high energy and a passion for people.
- Work alongside the HR team to implement programs to ensure the best employee experience.
- Responsible for both a strategic and hands-on role that provides full-cycle Human Resources support for parts of the Amazon Web Services Databases and Analytics organization.
- Providing great internal customer support and driving HR functional excellence and process improvement.
- Focus on developing and implementing an HR strategy that supports a high-growth environment
- Ensures that these strategies are aligned with the business objectives, as well as Amazon’s culture.
Skills on Resume:
- Employee Support (Soft Skills)
- HR Program Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Leadership Development (Hard Skills)
- Employee Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Full-Cycle HR (Hard Skills)
- Customer Support (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Strategic HR (Hard Skills)
13. HR Leader, Clearview Tech Innovations, Lincoln, NE
Job Summary:
- Partner with Dx leadership to drive results, creating new programs to accelerate the retention and development of talent (tech, non-tech, lab)
- Partner with the NA Consumer healthcare talent acquisition and DEI teams to build systemic, equitable, and scalable recruiting programs to create a sustainable pipeline of talent
- Function as a consultant and counselor to key Dx leaders and their respective organizations, engage in strategic planning meetings to translate business needs into HR plans
- Lead the annual HR efforts relating to Talent and Performance Management, Compensation Management, Succession Planning, and Leadership Development for respective client groups
- Drive operational excellence and efficiency in HR processes to enable the organization to hire and develop talent at scale and consistently, to Amazon principles
- Lead a direct HR team in the US and partner with the UK HR team in support of the teams in Europe.
- Responsible for screening CVs
- Responsible for reaching candidates
- Update HR Systems and databases
- Conduct interviews, onboarding procedures
- Deal with DBS checks
- Responsible for setting team meetings
- Responsible for L&D and Training
Skills on Resume:
- Talent Retention (Hard Skills)
- Diversity Recruiting (Hard Skills)
- HR Consulting (Hard Skills)
- Performance Management (Hard Skills)
- Operational Excellence (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Candidate Screening (Hard Skills)
- Learning & Development (Hard Skills)