[Hiring] Director, Human Resources @Landmark Ventures

Role Description

Landmark Ventures is seeking an exceptional Director, Human Resources to help build, develop, and support the team that drives our business forward. This is a hands-on role at the intersection of talent acquisition, people development, and HR leadership.

At its core, this is a role focused on three things:

• Bringing great people into Landmark
• Making the people already here better
• Ensuring we have an effective and well-run HR function

The Director will lead Landmark’s recruiting efforts, help strengthen performance and professional development across the organization, and oversee the HR operations, employee relations, policies, and processes that support our people and culture.

This person will partner closely with the COO, executive leadership, practice leaders, and our HR/Ops team to translate that belief into action.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of progressive HR experience, including substantial hands-on experience in recruiting, talent development, performance management, and HR operations.
• Ability to work independently while leveraging the strengths of a small, collaborative team.
• Demonstrated success directly recruiting and hiring talented professionals across multiple functions and levels, including senior-level positions.
• Strong recruiting instincts and the ability to identify, engage, evaluate, and attract exceptional candidates.
• Experience building and managing recruiting pipelines, sourcing strategies, interview processes, and applicant tracking systems.
• Demonstrated experience developing employee performance management, professional development, and manager training programs.
• Strong understanding of employee relations, HR policies, employment practices, and compliance requirements.
• Experience partnering directly with senior executives and department managers on people-related decisions and organizational priorities.
• Experience with HRIS, ATS, and performance management platforms, including systems such as BambooHR and Lattice.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use recruiting, performance, and organizational data to inform decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• High levels of initiative, ownership, organization, and attention to detail.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to handle confidential employee information appropriately.
• Comfort working across a distributed organization with employees and teams in different locations.
• Curiosity and fluency with modern AI tools and technology-enabled HR workflows.
• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• HR certifications such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR are a plus.

Requirements

• Identify, attract, and hire exceptional people who can move our organization forward.
• Own and lead Landmark’s overall recruiting strategy and talent acquisition process.
• Serve as a hands-on recruiter, actively sourcing, identifying, engaging, screening, and evaluating candidates.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and define roles.
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines.
• Lead recruiting efforts from initial sourcing through hiring decisions.
• Develop thoughtful interview processes and evaluation frameworks.
• Help hiring managers become more effective interviewers.
• Identify and recommend new recruiting channels and approaches.
• Oversee recruiting platforms and ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Establish and monitor recruiting metrics.
• Continuously improve how Landmark identifies, attracts, evaluates, and hires talent.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with opportunities to be recognized for individual performance.
• A flexible, remote-first working environment.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial team with an engaged virtual culture.
• Meaningful professional development opportunities.
• The opportunity to work alongside experienced colleagues and innovative clients.