My travel & tourism client is seeking a Director of Human Resources to join their New Orleans team! They offer a collaborative, purposeful work environment with a focus on small teams, action, and continuous improvement and great opportunities where the staff is rewarded for hard work, enthusiasm, initiative, and sense of responsibility.

This Director of Human Resources position will lead, direct, develop, and coordinate policies, activities, and efforts ensuring legal compliance, effectiveness and efficiency.

This position will be based in New Orleans, LA, offering a hybrid work schedule (3 days in office/2 remote) and requires overnight travel (30%)

Responsibilities

• Along with HR management team plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organization’s human resource compliance and strategy needs.
• Administer or oversee human resource programs, of onboard crew and staff including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave.
• Manage disciplinary matters, disputes, investigations, performance, and talent management.
• Along with HR management team, manage recognition, engagement, training and development, occupational health and safety.
• Ensure Human Resources programs and initiatives are effective, efficient, and aligned with overall business objectives.
• Administer or oversee payroll, ensuring accurate and timely processing and nationwide compliance.
• Monitor and ensure the organization’s compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews and modifies policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and innovative technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to management.
• Facilitate professional development, training, and certification activities for staff.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of employment laws and a strong understanding of current employment regulations and compliance issues.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply management principles and techniques.
• Exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain highly effective relationships, externally and internally.
• Ability to influence professionals of senior and executive management level.
• Ability to adapt to the needs of the employees and organization.
• Solid sense of confidentiality and discretion.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills with the ability to influence and build trusting relationships at all levels.
• Effective project management skills, with demonstrated success in prioritizing multiple priorities and delivering outcomes through own hands-on efforts and through leading others.
• Strategic thinking, ability to assess situations in the context of business strategy that translate into execution, action, and results.
• Flexible and adaptable style; comfortable navigating through ambiguity.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5 years nationwide human resource management experience required.

Preferred Experience

• Previous travel, tourism, hospitality experience a plus
• Experience with Jones Act / Merchant Marine Act of 1920 and Passenger Vessel Services Act

Benefits:

• Highly competitive compensation plan.
• Employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonus.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance at a highly subsidized rate.
• Accrue 15 paid vacation days, sick time accrual by state, and 6 paid holidays per year.
• Highly subsidized gym membership.
• Discounts on theatres, theme parks, movie tickets, travel discounts through IATA membership and too many more discounts to name.