Hybrid Director, People – Americas

at Airwallex

• Job title: Director, People – Americas
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $180,000 - $270,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Director of People & Talent leading HR initiatives for Airwallex across the Americas. Responsible for driving talent development, workforce planning, and organizational strategy in a fast-growing financial platform.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, consulting and coaching to the Americas leaders across all areas of People & Talent domains such as recruitment, employee relations, performance management, rewards & benefits, talent management and development, mobility and regulatory compliance.
• Assist and/or lead, as appropriate, the development and deployment of programs, policies, procedures and guidelines to help align Airwallex team members with the strategic goals of the company and the specific goals of the region.
• In a People Partner capacity, drive strategic workforce planning and talent development initiatives for the region that align with broader Airwallex goals. Ensuring programs are in place for all key capabilities within the portfolio and implement strategies, such as hiring and development to meet business needs.
• As part of the Workplace Experience portfolio, build a thriving culture and working environment encompassing leased offices and co-working spaces that engages, inspires teams to achieve the company's vision in-line with our Operating Principles.
• As part of Airwallex’s continued growth, you would drive the geographical expansion of our business across the Americas region.
• Establish and maintain a highly competent and motivated People team that is effectively interconnected across the region through dedicated People Partners, exceptional Workplace Experience, and efficient People Operations.
• Collaborate and partner with our CoE People & Talent functions to achieve the desired outcomes of the business, considering the diverse needs of your stakeholders and peers.

Requirements

• 10 years of experience in People & Talent with a proven track record of leading HR functions through rapid organizational scaling
• Broad experience across the full spectrum of a People & Talent function, including advising and influencing at Senior Executive levels
• Significant experience working across cultures, global teams, and across the Americas region
• Excellent leadership skills, high degree of emotional intelligence and resilience
• Highly developed interpersonal skills – must be able to work with all levels of internal and external organizations and across cultures and countries
• Proficient at dealing with complexity and an ability to prioritize amongst near-term and long-term deliverables.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills, both in slide format and oral.

Benefits

• US-based employees are eligible to participate in medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Basic life insurance
• Well-being benefits
• 20 paid days of vacation
• 12 paid days of company holidays per calendar year