Executive Principal - Human Resources

Company Overview

Hyundai AutoEver America (HAEA) is the dynamic IT powerhouse behind Hyundai Motor Corporation, a Fortune 500 global leader in the automotive industry. As a key affiliate, we provide cutting-edge IT services and support to top brands, including Kia, Genesis, Hyundai Translead, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Capital, and Glovis.
HAEA offers a truly global and collaborative environment. Here, you will drive innovation, boost operational efficiency, and help shape the future of mobility for the Hyundai Motor Group.
At HAEA, we understand that IT is the cornerstone of today’s fast-evolving digital world. By uniting IT resources under one roof, we deliver consistent, high-quality solutions while serving as a crucial information link between Hyundai’s Global Headquarters and North American operations.
If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a real impact at a world-class company, Hyundai AutoEver America is the place to grow your career. Join us and be part of the transformation driving the future of automotive innovation.

Website: http://www.haeaus.com


Role Overview
The Executive Human Resources, Head of Department leads the Human Resources, General Affairs, Facilities, and Administration functions at Hyundai AutoEver America, providing overall leadership and direction across these areas.
This role provides strategic leadership and hands-on oversight across the full employee lifecycle and workplace support functions, ensuring effective execution, functional excellence, and continuous improvement across each area.
The role develops and executes people strategies aligned with HAEA’s business priorities and long-term growth while ensuring effective HR governance, legal compliance, and sound management of employment and workplace risks. The position also serves as a trusted advisor to executives and business leaders on workforce and organizational matters.
The position is responsible for strengthening the overall HR function, establishing and continuously improving best practices across each HR discipline, and ensuring consistent, effective, and scalable programs, processes, and services across the organization.
This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on involvement in critical HR and General Affairs matters to strengthen organizational capability, employee engagement, workplace effectiveness, and business performance.

Key Responsibilities
HR Strategy, Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

• Develop and execute HR strategies aligned with HAEA’s business priorities, workforce needs, and long-term growth.
• Advise executives and business leaders on organizational structure, workforce planning, talent strategy, employee engagement, and organizational risk.
• Lead organizational development, change initiatives, and continuous improvement while establishing best practices across HR and Administration.

Talent Management & Workforce Planning

• Provide leadership across workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent management, succession planning, performance management, and retention.
• Partner with business leaders to identify workforce and capability needs and strengthen leadership pipelines for critical positions.
• Support executive and critical hiring, including candidate assessment, hiring recommendations, approvals, and offer development.

Employee Relations & Employment Risk

• Lead and provide hands-on guidance on complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations, performance issues, discipline, and terminations.
• Ensure employment matters are handled fairly, consistently, promptly, and with appropriate documentation.
• Assess employment-related risks and partner with employment counsel and other advisors as needed.

HR Policy, Compliance & Governance

• Lead the development, implementation, and consistent application of HR policies, procedures, and employment practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and California employment requirements.
• Establish effective HR controls, documentation standards, approval processes, and governance practices, and address identified compliance gaps and risks.

Compensation, Benefits & Employee Programs

• Provide strategic oversight of compensation, benefits, payroll, and employee health and welfare programs.
• Maintain competitive and sustainable compensation practices, including market analysis, salary structures, incentives, and internal equity.
• Ensure employee programs are effectively governed and support attraction, retention, employee experience, and business objectives.

Learning, Manager Capability & Employee Engagement

• Lead learning and development initiatives, including leadership, management, compliance, safety, and professional development programs.
• Strengthen manager capability in performance management, employee development, policy application, documentation, and employee relations.
• Support employee engagement and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance.

HR Operations, General Affairs, Facilities & Administration

• Provide oversight across HR operations, HR systems, General Affairs, facilities, workplace services, and administrative support functions.
• Oversee office and facility operations, workplace services, vendor management, and company-wide administrative services to maintain a safe, efficient, and effective workplace.
• Drive process improvement, standardization, automation, data accuracy, and operational excellence across HR and Administration.

HR Team Leadership & Global Partnership

• Lead, develop, and coach HR and Administration team members while establishing clear priorities, accountability, and service expectations.
• Build functional expertise and continuously strengthen best practices across each HR and Administration discipline.
• Partner effectively with Hyundai Motor Group’s Global Headquarters and North American affiliates on HR, organizational, and workplace priorities.
• Balance strategic oversight with hands-on involvement in critical HR, General Affairs, and Administration matters.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 15years of progressively responsible human resources experience, including broad experience across multiple HR disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of HR leadership experience, including leading HR teams and advising executives and senior business leaders.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and business leaders on complex workforce, employee relations, and organizational matters.
• Strong knowledge of federal and California employment laws and HR compliance requirements.
• Strong foundation in compensation strategy, including market analysis, salary structures, incentive programs, internal equity, and executive compensation considerations.
• Demonstrated experience in talent management, workforce planning, succession planning, organizational development, and leadership development.
• Experience developing and implementing HR policies, programs, processes, controls, and governance practices across multiple HR disciplines.
• Experience overseeing General Affairs, facilities, workplace services, office administration, or comparable corporate support functions.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a dynamic business environment.
• Strong business judgment and excellent executive communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience using HR information systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to travel up to 20%, including occasional international travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Employment Law, or a related field.
• SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or comparable senior-level HR certification.
• Experience leading HR and Administration within a global, technology, automotive, or professional services organization.
• Experience partnering with global headquarters and working effectively across different cultures and business environments.
• Experience with SAP, SuccessFactors, or comparable enterprise HR systems.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, HR transformation, process improvement, and best-practice initiatives.
• Experience overseeing facilities, workplace services, vendor management, and company-wide administrative operations.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $181,240 to $259,260  to be determined based on the approved compensation range.
In addition to a competitive salary, this position offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical and dental coverage, paid time off, education assistance, and annual merit increase eligibility in a growth-focused work environment.

Team Culture

Our team thrives on collaboration, innovation, accountability, operational excellence, and continuous learning. We foster a supportive environment where every team member is encouraged to share ideas, develop expertise, and contribute to improving the way we work.

• Passion for Technology: We are enthusiastic about emerging technologies and their potential to transform the automotive industry.
• Agility: We adapt quickly to changing business needs and continuously improve our processes and ways of working.
• Teamwork: We believe in collaboration and shared accountability to achieve common goals.
• Growth: We prioritize personal and professional development and encourage continuous learning.
• Excellence: We establish, share, and continuously improve best practices across our functions.
• Service: We provide responsive, practical, and high-quality support to employees and business leaders.
• Inclusivity: We maintain an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives are valued and everyone feels welcome.

Our Company adheres to the equal employment opportunity guidelines set forth by federal, state and local laws. The information requested on this form is sought in good faith and will not be used to discriminate against applicants based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.