Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Location: Remote South Africa

Employment Type: Full-Time ICA

Schedule: U.S. Business Hours overlap required (Est. 8:00 AM 5:00 PM EST or PST)

Compensation:Depending on experience (highly negotiable)

Reports To: Chief Executive Officer & Executive Board

Our client is an established high-growth offshore professional services and legal organization focused on connecting North American law firms with top-tier international talent.

The organization combines specialized legal solutions with modern operational frameworks to support continued global expansion client satisfaction and operational efficiency.

They are looking for a highly strategic hands-on Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) who can independently design execute and lead global people strategy international compliance performance management employee retention and organizational development.

This is an execution-heavy executive role for someone who enjoys being close to the work building scalable HR infrastructure establishing performance culture and navigating global remote workforce dynamics.

This is not a traditional corporate administrative HR position. The successful candidate will be expected to oversee the full global people lifecycle across international hubs (South Africa LATAM Philippines) from contractor compliance and performance appraisal frameworks through employee engagement leadership coaching and HR operations.

The CHRO will take full ownership of the global people and culture function across distributed international teams.

Approximately 7580% of the role will focus on direct HR leadership compliance execution performance management and policy implementation with approximately 2025% focused on executive reporting HR metrics analysis and administrative oversight.

The ideal candidate can evaluate the organizations remote workforce needs and independently deploy scalable HR programs that reduce churn elevate performance and ensure compliance.

This includes:

• Designing global HR roadmaps for international contractor and employee hubs

• Establishing quarterly performance appraisal and KPI frameworks

• Building culture retention and employee engagement initiatives

• Managing global contractor compliance international agreements and HR risk

• Coaching department leads on management practices PIPs and team structuring

• Maintaining HR documentation handbooks and standard operating procedures

The successful candidate should be comfortable working independently setting executive HR strategy managing sensitive personnel matters and driving culture without needing continuous prompting.

• Design and execute a scalable global HR strategy aligned with the companys international growth targets.

• Oversee HR operations across international contractor hubs in South Africa LATAM and the Philippines.

• Align organizational design team structures and compensation benchmarks with market rates and company goals.

• Build implement and maintain structured quarterly appraisal systems and performance review cycles.

• Work with department leads to define clear KPIs performance targets and growth pathways for internal staff.

• Develop retention strategies engagement initiatives and cultural programs tailored to a distributed remote team.

• Establish audit and maintain global contractor handbooks international agreements and compliance standards.

• Manage HR escalations employee grievances offboarding and performance improvement plans (PIPs).

• Maintain accurate HR records workforce trackers and documentation in full compliance with international standards.

• 8 years of progressive HR leadership experience with at least 3 years at a Director VP or CHRO level.

• Proven experience managing HR operations for distributed global remote teams across multiple international jurisdictions.

• Demonstrated experience in agency outsourcing or B2B professional services environments.

• Deep knowledge of global contractor compliance international agreement structures and HR risk management.

• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Experience with some combination of:

• Deel Rippling or comparable global HR/payroll platforms

• BambooHR Gusto or modern HRIS platforms

• Google Workspace & Microsoft Excel

• Slack Zoom and remote collaboration suites

• High emotional intelligence and discreet judgment

• Strong leadership coaching and conflict-resolution abilities

• Exceptional organizational skills and detail orientation

• Solutions-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills

• Adaptable and resilient in fast-paced high-growth environments

The ideal candidate is a strategic human-centered HR executive who understands how to build high-performance culture across international borders. You combine deep knowledge of global compliance and contractor management with the empathy and leadership required to engage remote talent.

You do not rely on rigid corporate bureaucracy; instead you build lean practical HR systems that elevate performance reduce turnover and foster a transparent high-accountability remote culture.

As a distributed organization operating across multiple continents the companys greatest asset is its global workforce. The CHRO underpins organizational stability by establishing fair compliance frameworks career progression pathways and performance standards that protect the business while empowering top international talent to stay perform and grow.

Required Experience:

Chief