Director, Human Resources

Job Description

Job Description

The Director, Human Resources serves as a strategic and operational HR leader for Gordon Ramsay North America, overseeing all core HR functions including employee relations, compliance, payroll, benefits, and policy administration across a growing portfolio of owned restaurants. This role partners closely with the SVP HR to deliver consistent and compliant practices across all U.S. markets. The Director plays a key role in reinforcing company culture, mitigating risk, and supporting operational growth objectives while leading and developing HR team members.

Key Responsibilities :

Employee Relations & Compliance

• Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary actions, and performance improvement plans.
• Deliver consistently, risk contained and legally compliant handling of employee issues.
• Partner with the SVP HR on high-risk cases, claims, and compliance inquiries.
• Maintain expertise in federal, state, and local employment laws (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEO, and paid leave).
• Conduct regular HR compliance audits to ensure accurate documentation and wage practices.
• Take a strategic approach to maintaining policies are current, compliant, and consistently applied.
• Lead rollout of new policies and related training, reinforcing company values and a respectful, high-performing workplace culture.

HR Operations

Qualifications :

What’s in it for you :

If you’d like to develop your career in a best-in-class global restaurant business - apply today

We do receive a high volume of applications and are only able to contact those who have been successful in moving to the next stage of the recruitment process.

At Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, we are driven to be an inclusive employer, we are devoted to creating an environment where our amazing teams can thrive, and our aim is to put people at the heart of everything we do. We want our teams to be their authentic self and we truly celebrate diversity in every sense.

We are successful at what we do by cultivating talented teams with diverse skills & backgrounds. Everyone is welcome in our Gordon Ramsay Restaurants family. As we continue to grow and build the business, we are committed to putting diversity, equality, and inclusion at the forefront.