Director Of People/ Hr Manager

Our client was founded in 2010 by three long-term private equity colleagues who saw an opportunity

in the market. They feel like they're just getting started.

Their continued growth has led to their need to hire the firm's first HR executive to support their

30+ employees. This is an exciting opportunity to join an organization and build the HR playbook

from the ground up, including mapping, benefits, compliance, employee engagement, and performance

evaluation processes.

Founded in 2010, our client is a lower-middle market private equity firm specializing in the

Knowledge and Talent industries. From its base in the Philadelphia, PA area, they manage over $1

billion across several investment vehicles. The firm's current portfolio includes over thirty North

America-based businesses specializing in education, healthcare services, IT services and

professional services. The firm partners with founder-led businesses, leveraging its industry

expertise and access to debt and equity capital to make operational improvements, pursue tuck-in

acquisitions, and oversee strategic growth initiatives

Our client's portfolio companies range from $3-$40 million in EBITDA, with its affiliates

committing $20-$100+ million per investment. The firm has grown significantly over the past few

years and is seeking to add an experienced human resource professional to support firm leadership

in managing the people and culture of its 30+ person-strong organization.

Oversee all firm human resources functions, including payroll, compensation, benefits, handbook and other relevant firm policies, and state and federal labor law compliance

Implement a recruiting process, to assist firm leadership and department leaders in attracting and hiring high quality candidates

Aid senior leadership in employee performance measurement, talent development, and retention

Assist in recruiting and overall management of the firm’s summer internship program and ongoing Drexel University Co-op program partnership

Lead firm culture and employee engagement initiatives such as firm retreat planning, team building events, milestone commemoration, and new hire culture orientation

Coordinate with functional leaders to implement and track employee learning and development, including new hire onboarding and recurring regulatory compliance training

Coordinate with the public relations working group related to HR news: promotions, new hires, etc.

Periodically assist finance team with misc. relevant operations responsibilities such as HR related vendor and contract management, 1099 contractor data collection, timely payroll processing, etc.