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Director / Head of Human Resources (Employee Relations & Integration)

RxWellness Spine & Health, Herndon, VA, United States


Hybrid / Travel Required

About Us We are a fast-growing, award-winning, multi-location healthcare organization focused on delivering integrated, patient-centered care across chiropractic, wellness, and medical services. With active Mergers & Acquisition expansion, we are building a scalable platform designed for long-term growth and potential private equity partnership.

The Role We are seeking a strategic and hands-on HR leader to build and lead the human capital function across a multi-entity organization. This role will be critical in:

Driving employee relations and culture at scale

Ensuring multi-state labor law compliance

Leading post-acquisition HR integration

Building infrastructure for growth and PE-readiness

This is not a “maintenance HR” role — this is a builder/operator role.

Key Responsibilities Employee Relations & Culture

Serve as senior escalation point for employee relations matters across all clinics

Build consistent policies, documentation standards, and investigation protocols

Partner with leadership to improve retention, engagement, and performance management

Compliance & Risk Management

Ensure compliance with federal, multi-state, and Puerto Rico labor laws

Oversee policies related to FLSA, ADA, FMLA, EEOC, and wage/hour compliance

Reduce legal exposure through proactive HR practices and documentation

M&A Integration (CRITICAL)

Lead HR due diligence for acquisitions (org structure, compensation, liabilities)

Design and execute post-close integration plans:

Compensation alignment

Benefits harmonization

Culture and communication rollout

Standardize onboarding for acquired teams

Organizational Infrastructure

Build scalable HR systems (policies, SOPs, performance frameworks)

Partner with finance on headcount planning and workforce cost management

Leadership Partnership

Act as a strategic advisor to CEO / executive team

Coach clinic leaders and managers on performance management and leadership

Ideal Candidate Profile

8–15+ years of progressive HR experience

Strong background in:

Employee relations (complex cases, terminations, risk mitigation)

Labor law compliance (multi-state preferred)

M&A integration (HIGHLY preferred)

Experience in multi-site healthcare, retail healthcare, or PE-backed platforms

Builder mindset — has created HR infrastructure from scratch or scaled it

Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth environment

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required (HR, Business, or related)

SHRM-SCP or SPHR preferred

Experience supporting 100–500+ employee organizations preferred

Compensation Range

Base salary: $120K – $140K (depending on experience and M&A and Integration experience)

Bonus Structure:

10–20% performance bonus tied to:

Retention improvement

Integration success metrics

Compliance / risk reduction

Labor cost efficiency

Generous Long-term incentive cash award plan

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