Director, Human Resources in Springfield, Virginia at JFL Consulting LLC

Job Title: Director, Human Resources

Location: Springfield, VA

Experience Level: 8+ years of progressive HR experience

About JFL Consulting:

With more than 20 years of securing some of the U.S. Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community’s most critical networks, JFL Consulting, LLC provides advanced network security solutions to a range of US Government and US commercial clients.

Our cybersecurity operators are experts at assessing and defending mission-critical data and the networks that facilitate their operation. We are focused on delivering advanced products and industry best practices that meet each customer’s unique requirements. Visit www.jflconsulting.com

What We Offer:

• Salary: $155k- $185k
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents
• Flexible Spending Accounts (healthcare, dependent care, and commuter)
• Life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability
• 401(k) with immediate vesting of company contribution
• Generous PTO policy (15 vacation, 5 sick, 2 personal days, 11 holidays)
• We support your growth through certification reimbursement, dedicated professional development funding, and company-provided access to online learning platforms

Job Overview:

We are a growing government contractor seeking a strategic and hands-on Director of Human Resources. You will continue building our foundational HR infrastructure and advise Executive Leadership on all aspects of Human Resources. This role requires a blend of government contracting compliance expertise with multi-state operations, total rewards strategy, and overall Human Resources experience.

Key Focus Areas

• Foundational HR: Design and implement scalable HR processes.
• GovCon Compliance: Ensure adherence to federal and defense contractor regulations.
• Benefits Strategy: Partner with brokers on renewal options and lead open enrollment.
• Compensation Strategy: Build a program that drives growth and rewards performance.
• Systems & Leave: Oversee the Paylocity HRIS platform and multi-state leave administration.
• Multi-State Operations: Manage employment laws across 10+ states.
• Team Leadership: Guide an HR colleague focused on recruiting and onboarding.
• Employee Relations: Resolve complex issues and foster a positive corporate culture.

Key Responsibilities

· Total Rewards: Architect and manage a competitive compensation structure aligned with business growth.

· Strategic Benefits & Open Enrollment: Partner closely with insurance brokers to analyze market trends, model cost-effective plan designs, and present data-driven renewal options to executive leadership; lead the annual open enrollment execution, communication strategy, and employee education across all states.

· Performance Management: Develop evaluation and professional development frameworks that drive growth.

· Technology: Own the HRIS implementation, data integrity, and reporting metrics.

· Leave Management: Administer the paid time off and Leave of Absence (LOA) program across all states.

· Compliance: Audit and align HR practices with government contracting requirements (e.g., OFCCP, DCAA guidance where applicable).

· Policy Creation: Design and update company-wide policies and employee handbook.

· Mentorship: Build and guide HR team to optimize talent acquisition and onboarding workflows.

· Strategy: Advise executives on strategic workforce planning and risk mitigation.

· Reporting: Oversee federal reporting including EEO-1 and VETS-4212 filings.

Required Qualifications

· Experience: 8+ years of progressive HR experience required.

· Industry: Minimum 4 years in a government contracting environment.

· Scale: Proven success managing 100+ employees across multiple states.

· Compensation: Background designing pay structures, incentives, or total rewards frameworks.

· Systems: Strong proficiency managing and optimizing modern HRIS platforms (Paylocity preferred).

· Knowledge: Deep understanding of FLSA, FMLA, OFCCP, and multi-state leave laws.

· Education: Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or a related field.