Director, Global Human Resources at Percona | Torre

Director, Global Human Resources

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Gus García
22 days ago

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Position Charter: At Percona, people are at the heart of everything we do. The Director of Global HR ensures our core HR functions operate seamlessly across a globally distributed workforce. From onboarding through offboarding, and every stage in between, this role serves as a trusted advisor to staff, contractors, and managers throughout the organization.This is a truly unique opportunity to support fewer than 400 staff working across approximately 50 countries, making this a genuinely global role. You will navigate complex and varied people matters while working alongside an exceptional Global HR team.Reporting to the SVP of Global HR and partnering closely with Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development, the Director brings a proactive, adaptable, and solutions-oriented business partner mindset. Success requires curiosity – the instinct to understand what is driving an issue and what we can do about it, along with the confidence to navigate ambiguity, embrace complexity, and continually improve the HR experience for staff around the world.What You Will Do:Stay current on emerging HR trends and evolving workforce expectations, bringing forward relevant insights and identifying implications for workforce planning, leadership capability, team effectiveness, and organizational design.Approach people and workplace challenges with intellectual curiosity – looking beyond presenting behaviors to understand the “why” behind them and continually deepening their knowledge of diversity, neurodiversity, communication and conflict styles, interpersonal and team dynamics, and global cultural differences to provide thoughtful, informed guidance.Lead the day-to-day operations of Core HR, managing and developing a small global team while balancing empowerment with accountability.Build trusted relationships and serve as a senior HR business partner to directors and executive leaders, meeting managers and teams where they are and applying sound judgment and HR expertise to build alignment and guide sustainable change.Guide managers through sensitive staff relations matters, workplace