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Company Overview:
Hanwha Defense USA is a subsidiary of Hanwha Group, the largest and the most influential defense corporation in South Korea. Hanwha Defense is expanding its global business and establishing itself as a total defense solution provider by building on the strengths of its portfolio that include artillery systems, armored vehicles, air defense systems, unmanned ground systems and shipbuilding.
Position Overview:
The VPHR is the senior HR executive responsible for building, leading, and scaling all U.S. HR capabilities to support Hanwha’s rapidly expanding defense business. This role oversees the full HR lifecycle—including talent acquisition, compensation, HR operations, compliance, culture, and leadership development—while ensuring strict adherence to U.S. defense-industry requirements, including ITAR, SSA/Proxy, and FOCI-mitigation protocols.
The VPHR will serve as the key strategic partner to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, driving an HR agenda that enables HDUSA to operate as a trusted U.S. prime contractor while partnering with global Hanwha headquarters in Korea to ensure alignment, transparency, and effective governance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the HR advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, shaping and executing a U.S.–aligned people strategy that supports HDUSA’s growth and prime-contractor responsibilities.
- Build and lead all U.S. HR capabilities—including talent acquisition, compensation, HR operations, compliance, and leadership development—while ensuring alignment with defense-industry standards and SSA/FOCI requirements.
- Oversee strategic talent acquisition and workforce planning, developing pipelines for engineering, program management, manufacturing, and corporate roles essential to U.S. defense programs.
- Design and manage competitive compensation and total rewards frameworks, including executive compensation, annual planning, and incentive programs aligned with U.S. market practices.
- Lead HR operations, performance management, employee relations, and HRIS processes while ensuring compliance with U.S. labor laws, federal contracting regulations, and DCSA/ITAR requirements.
- Strengthen leadership capability through development programs, succession planning, and cultural initiatives that foster a high-performance, mission-driven environment across HDUSA.
- Guide organizational development, structural design, and change management efforts as the company scales, including integration of acquisitions, partnerships, and new business expansions.
- Partner closely with Hanwha’s other US affiliates and Korean HQ HR teams to ensure consistent governance, transparent reporting, and effective coordination while maintaining SSA-compliant boundaries.
Experience / Skills Required:
- Extensive HR leadership experience (15+ years), including senior executive responsibility within the U.S. defense, aerospace, or federal contracting industry, with deep familiarity with compliance-driven environments (EEO/OFCCP, ITAR, DCSA).
- Demonstrated ability to build and scale HR infrastructure across multi-site or rapidly growing organizations, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, total rewards, and organizational development.
- Proven expertise operating within FOCI-mitigation structures (SSA, Proxy, or equivalent), with the judgment and discipline required to manage sensitive information boundaries and security-driven processes.
- Strong strategic, analytical, and communication skills, with the capability to partner effectively with U.S. leadership, engineers, operational leaders, and global (Korean) headquarters while navigating cross-cultural dynamics.
- High-integrity leadership style with a track record of building high-performing HR teams, leading change, resolving complex employee relations matters, and influencing executives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in HR, Business, Organizational Development, or related field preferred (MBA or MS/HR).
- 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including significant executive-level responsibility within the U.S. defense, aerospace, or federal contracting industry.
- Deep knowledge of U.S. labor laws, federal contractor compliance (EEO/OFCCP), and defense-industry regulatory environments, including experience supporting ITAR and DCSA requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to operate within or support FOCI-mitigated structures (SSA, Proxy, or equivalent) and maintain strict information-control protocols.
- U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
Hanwha Defense USA is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation practices. The salary range listed for this position represents a good faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on relevant skills/experience, education and certifications, market conditions, geographic location and internal pay equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for discretionary annual bonuses, benefits, and other forms of compensation as part of Hanwha Defense USA's total rewards package.
Hanwha Defense USA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Company Overview:
Hanwha Defense USA is a subsidiary of Hanwha Group, the largest and the most influential defense corporation in South Korea. Hanwha Defense is expanding its global business and establishing itself as a total defense solution provider by building on the strengths of its portfolio that include artillery systems, armored vehicles, air defense systems, unmanned ground systems and shipbuilding.
Position Overview:
The VPHR is the senior HR executive responsible for building, leading, and scaling all U.S. HR capabilities to support Hanwha’s rapidly expanding defense business. This role oversees the full HR lifecycle—including talent acquisition, compensation, HR operations, compliance, culture, and leadership development—while ensuring strict adherence to U.S. defense-industry requirements, including ITAR, SSA/Proxy, and FOCI-mitigation protocols.
The VPHR will serve as the key strategic partner to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, driving an HR agenda that enables HDUSA to operate as a trusted U.S. prime contractor while partnering with global Hanwha headquarters in Korea to ensure alignment, transparency, and effective governance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the HR advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, shaping and executing a U.S.–aligned people strategy that supports HDUSA’s growth and prime-contractor responsibilities.
- Build and lead all U.S. HR capabilities—including talent acquisition, compensation, HR operations, compliance, and leadership development—while ensuring alignment with defense-industry standards and SSA/FOCI requirements.
- Oversee strategic talent acquisition and workforce planning, developing pipelines for engineering, program management, manufacturing, and corporate roles essential to U.S. defense programs.
- Design and manage competitive compensation and total rewards frameworks, including executive compensation, annual planning, and incentive programs aligned with U.S. market practices.
- Lead HR operations, performance management, employee relations, and HRIS processes while ensuring compliance with U.S. labor laws, federal contracting regulations, and DCSA/ITAR requirements.
- Strengthen leadership capability through development programs, succession planning, and cultural initiatives that foster a high-performance, mission-driven environment across HDUSA.
- Guide organizational development, structural design, and change management efforts as the company scales, including integration of acquisitions, partnerships, and new business expansions.
- Partner closely with Hanwha’s other US affiliates and Korean HQ HR teams to ensure consistent governance, transparent reporting, and effective coordination while maintaining SSA-compliant boundaries.
Experience / Skills Required:
- Extensive HR leadership experience (15+ years), including senior executive responsibility within the U.S. defense, aerospace, or federal contracting industry, with deep familiarity with compliance-driven environments (EEO/OFCCP, ITAR, DCSA).
- Demonstrated ability to build and scale HR infrastructure across multi-site or rapidly growing organizations, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, total rewards, and organizational development.
- Proven expertise operating within FOCI-mitigation structures (SSA, Proxy, or equivalent), with the judgment and discipline required to manage sensitive information boundaries and security-driven processes.
- Strong strategic, analytical, and communication skills, with the capability to partner effectively with U.S. leadership, engineers, operational leaders, and global (Korean) headquarters while navigating cross-cultural dynamics.
- High-integrity leadership style with a track record of building high-performing HR teams, leading change, resolving complex employee relations matters, and influencing executives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in HR, Business, Organizational Development, or related field preferred (MBA or MS/HR).
- 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including significant executive-level responsibility within the U.S. defense, aerospace, or federal contracting industry.
- Deep knowledge of U.S. labor laws, federal contractor compliance (EEO/OFCCP), and defense-industry regulatory environments, including experience supporting ITAR and DCSA requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to operate within or support FOCI-mitigated structures (SSA, Proxy, or equivalent) and maintain strict information-control protocols.
- U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
Hanwha Defense USA is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation practices. The salary range listed for this position represents a good faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on relevant skills/experience, education and certifications, market conditions, geographic location and internal pay equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for discretionary annual bonuses, benefits, and other forms of compensation as part of Hanwha Defense USA's total rewards package.
Hanwha Defense USA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
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- 10 or more years of progressive HR leadership experience including direct team management
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- Proficiency with HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or Oracle HCM
- SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification preferred by many employers at this level
Tips for Your Vice President Of Human Resources Job Search
Quantify workforce impact on your resume
VP-level HR roles demand evidence of scale. Replace vague claims with specific outcomes: the headcount you oversaw, voluntary turnover rates you moved, or time-to-fill improvements you drove. Reviewers skim dozens of resumes and numbers stop their eyes.
Align your resume to the business stage
A fast-scaling startup needs a VP who can build infrastructure from scratch. A Fortune 500 needs someone who excels inside complex governance structures. Read each job description for clues about company stage and mirror that language in your summary.
Target openings by CHRO reporting structure
Some VP of HR roles report directly to the CEO, others sit two levels below the CHRO. The reporting line signals your actual authority. Filter for roles where the position reports to the C-suite if strategic influence matters to your next move.
Apply early to roles that fit
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Prepare a people strategy narrative for interviews
Hiring panels at this level expect you to walk through a multi-year HR strategy you owned. Structure your story around a business problem, the HR solution you designed, and the measurable outcome. One strong example outperforms a list of competencies every time.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation
Before salary conversations, clarify budget authority, whether you own total rewards or just HR operations, and whether the board expects you in the room during compensation committee meetings. Scope determines your leverage and your career trajectory in the role.
Vice President Of Human Resources Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most vice president of human resourcess?
The companies hiring the most vice president of human resourcess right now include Caring for Others, ARMADA, and Vantage Data Centers, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Massachusetts, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand tends to be highest at organizations undergoing significant growth, restructuring, or M&A activity.
How many vice president of human resources jobs are remote?
About 53% of vice president of human resources openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, though full remote is less common at this level than for individual contributor HR roles. Sub-areas like total rewards strategy, HR technology, and people analytics tend to offer the most location flexibility compared to HR business partner or employee relations functions.
How do you become a vice president of human resources?
Most vice presidents of human resources build their path by progressing through HR generalist or specialist roles into HR manager and HR director positions before reaching the VP level. Along the way, earning a SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification strengthens your candidacy. Gaining ownership over a full HR function, including talent, compensation, and compliance, is what typically separates director-level candidates from those ready for a VP role.
Can you get a vice president of human resources job without prior VP experience?
Yes, strong HR directors who have functioned at near-VP scope are regularly promoted or hired into VP roles, especially at mid-size companies. What employers weigh most heavily is whether you have owned strategic outcomes independently, not just managed a team. Demonstrating that you have influenced executive decisions and led company-wide initiatives closes most of the experience gap.
What does the vice president of human resources interview process look like?
The process typically begins with a recruiter screen, followed by separate conversations with the CHRO or CEO, the CFO, and often the general counsel given the compliance scope of the role. A final round usually includes a presentation of your HR philosophy or a response to a real organizational challenge the company is facing. Reference checks at this level are thorough and often include former direct reports as well as superiors.
Where can I find and apply to vice president of human resources jobs?
You can find and apply to vice president of human resources jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your background and experience, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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