Company Overview

Key Responsibilities
HR Strategy, Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

• Develop and execute HR strategies aligned with HAEA’s business priorities, workforce needs, and long-term growth.
• Advise executives and business leaders on organizational structure, workforce planning, talent strategy, employee engagement, and organizational risk.
• Lead organizational development, change initiatives, and continuous improvement while establishing best practices across HR and Administration.

Talent Management & Workforce Planning

• Provide leadership across workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent management, succession planning, performance management, and retention.
• Partner with business leaders to identify workforce and capability needs and strengthen leadership pipelines for critical positions.
• Support executive and critical hiring, including candidate assessment, hiring recommendations, approvals, and offer development.

Employee Relations & Employment Risk

• Lead and provide hands-on guidance on complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations, performance issues, discipline, and terminations.
• Ensure employment matters are handled fairly, consistently, promptly, and with appropriate documentation.
• Assess employment-related risks and partner with employment counsel and other advisors as needed.

HR Policy, Compliance & Governance

• Lead the development, implementation, and consistent application of HR policies, procedures, and employment practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and California employment requirements.
• Establish effective HR controls, documentation standards, approval processes, and governance practices, and address identified compliance gaps and risks.

Compensation, Benefits & Employee Programs

• Provide strategic oversight of compensation, benefits, payroll, and employee health and welfare programs.
• Maintain competitive and sustainable compensation practices, including market analysis, salary structures, incentives, and internal equity.
• Ensure employee programs are effectively governed and support attraction, retention, employee experience, and business objectives.

Learning, Manager Capability & Employee Engagement

• Lead learning and development initiatives, including leadership, management, compliance, safety, and professional development programs.
• Strengthen manager capability in performance management, employee development, policy application, documentation, and employee relations.
• Support employee engagement and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance.

HR Operations, General Affairs, Facilities & Administration

• Provide oversight across HR operations, HR systems, General Affairs, facilities, workplace services, and administrative support functions.
• Oversee office and facility operations, workplace services, vendor management, and company-wide administrative services to maintain a safe, efficient, and effective workplace.
• Drive process improvement, standardization, automation, data accuracy, and operational excellence across HR and Administration.

HR Team Leadership & Global Partnership

• Lead, develop, and coach HR and Administration team members while establishing clear priorities, accountability, and service expectations.
• Build functional expertise and continuously strengthen best practices across each HR and Administration discipline.
• Partner effectively with Hyundai Motor Group’s Global Headquarters and North American affiliates on HR, organizational, and workplace priorities.
• Balance strategic oversight with hands-on involvement in critical HR, General Affairs, and Administration matters.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 15years of progressively responsible human resources experience, including broad experience across multiple HR disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of HR leadership experience, including leading HR teams and advising executives and senior business leaders.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and business leaders on complex workforce, employee relations, and organizational matters.
• Strong knowledge of federal and California employment laws and HR compliance requirements.
• Strong foundation in compensation strategy, including market analysis, salary structures, incentive programs, internal equity, and executive compensation considerations.
• Demonstrated experience in talent management, workforce planning, succession planning, organizational development, and leadership development.
• Experience developing and implementing HR policies, programs, processes, controls, and governance practices across multiple HR disciplines.
• Experience overseeing General Affairs, facilities, workplace services, office administration, or comparable corporate support functions.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a dynamic business environment.
• Strong business judgment and excellent executive communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience using HR information systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to travel up to 20%, including occasional international travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Employment Law, or a related field.
• SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or comparable senior-level HR certification.
• Experience leading HR and Administration within a global, technology, automotive, or professional services organization.
• Experience partnering with global headquarters and working effectively across different cultures and business environments.
• Experience with SAP, SuccessFactors, or comparable enterprise HR systems.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, HR transformation, process improvement, and best-practice initiatives.
• Experience overseeing facilities, workplace services, vendor management, and company-wide administrative operations.

Compensation and Benefits

Team Culture

• Passion for Technology: We are enthusiastic about emerging technologies and their potential to transform the automotive industry.
• Agility: We adapt quickly to changing business needs and continuously improve our processes and ways of working.
• Teamwork: We believe in collaboration and shared accountability to achieve common goals.
• Growth: We prioritize personal and professional development and encourage continuous learning.
• Excellence: We establish, share, and continuously improve best practices across our functions.
• Service: We provide responsive, practical, and high-quality support to employees and business leaders.
• Inclusivity: We maintain an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives are valued and everyone feels welcome.