Job Description

Titan America is seeking an experienced and business-driven Director of Human Resources to lead the people strategy and HR execution for the Florida Business Unit. This role is based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and provides HR leadership across more than 50 operating locations statewide. With total revenue of approximately $1 billion, the Business Unit employs approximately 1,600 people. The role reports directly to the Florida Business Unit President with dotted-line accountability to the Chief Human Resources Officer. The HR Director will lead a direct and indirect team of approximately 15 HR professionals and serves as a key member of the Florida Business Unit leadership team, partnering closely with operational leaders across cement, aggregates, concrete products, and corporate services.

The HR Director leads the development and execution of human resources strategy aligned with the company’s business objectives and shareholder expectations. This role ensures compliance with U.S. labor laws and public company requirements, oversees core HR functions, and serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on talent, culture, and risk management.

The Director of HR will lead a balanced people agenda across a diverse workforce while personally engaging in execution — building scalable HR infrastructure, strengthening frontline leadership capability, and directly supporting operational leaders in real-time decision-making across a large, geographically dispersed footprint. The successful candidate will bring demonstrated experience operating in high-growth, operationally intensive organizations, combining strategic judgment with a roll-up-the-sleeves mindset and a strong passion for attracting, developing, and retaining top talent.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnership & HR Leadership

• Serve as a pragmatic business partner to the Florida Business Unit President and leadership team, balancing enterprise governance with operational realities and pace.
• Lead, develop, and deploy a multi-site HR organization of approximately 15 direct and indirect team members, ensuring consistent service delivery, capability depth, and execution discipline.
• Lead HR initiatives that support performance, engagement, and culture in a public company environment.
• Translate growth priorities into practical organizational design, staffing models, leadership capability, succession, compensation, and performance systems.
• Support integrations, site expansions, and organizational structure and change management initiatives typical of growth environments.

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Development

• Personally champion and continuously elevate the Business Unit’s talent acquisition strategy to support ongoing growth, turnover management, and bench strength across a statewide operating footprint.
• Build scalable recruiting pipelines for skilled trades, operations leadership, technical, and professional roles in competitive labor markets.
• Partner closely with corporate recruiting resources to improve speed, quality of hire, workforce readiness, and employer brand visibility.
• Implement proactive workforce planning tied to retirements, expansion projects, and productivity goals.
• Strengthen onboarding, frontline leadership development, and internal mobility to support rapid ramp-up and retention.
• Lead and develop the HR team, setting goals and performance expectations.

Labor & Employee Relations

• Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture aligned with company values.
• Oversee employee relations, investigations, and conflict resolution.
• Lead DEI initiatives and employee engagement strategies.
• Provide senior-level leadership for labor and employee relations across the Florida Business Unit, supporting operations that include represented and non-represented workforces.
• Maintain constructive relationships with union leadership where applicable while ensuring consistent execution of collective bargaining agreements, labor law, and company policy.
• Lead contract negotiations, grievance resolution, arbitrations, and workforce change initiatives as needed, in close coordination with Legal and Corporate HR.
• Coach plant managers and frontline leaders on employee relations, performance management, conflict resolution, and workforce communications.
• Anticipate workforce risk, availability, and succession exposure across a large, distributed operating footprint.

Compliance, Governance & Culture

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws (e.g., FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEO, OSHA).
• Support public company governance requirements, ensuring consistent execution of employment practices, SOX controls, and regulatory requirements across all Florida locations.
• Manage HR-related audits, internal controls, and risk mitigation efforts.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Corporate HR on enterprise programs including leadership development, total rewards, succession planning, and digital enablement.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; advanced degree or professional certification preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in multi-site manufacturing, industrial, distribution, or operational environments.
• Demonstrated success leading geographically dispersed organizations with significant frontline populations.
• Experience supporting unionized work environments.
• Strong passion and track record in talent acquisition and workforce planning.
• Pragmatic, hands-on leadership style with strong operational credibility.
• Experience working in a global organization is preferred but not required.
• Strong executive presence, influencing skills, and ability to operate effectively with senior leaders and frontline teams.
• Willingness to travel throughout the state of Florida as needed.

This position offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package commensurate with experience, including comprehensive health and retirement programs. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates who may be outside the local area. This is a fully on-site leadership role based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and is not eligible for hybrid or remote work arrangements.

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