Director of Human Resources
Description
Director, Human Resources — Autonomous Vehicles (TAS)
About our Opportunity
Transdev Alternative Services (TAS) is Transdev’s dedicated autonomous vehicle operations division and the leading provider of AV testing, deployment, and managed operations services in the United States.
As autonomous mobility rapidly expands nationwide, TAS is scaling operations across multiple markets with significant growth ahead. The Director, Human Resources — TAS plays a pivotal role in enabling growth, building the people strategy, leadership capability, and workforce infrastructure required to support a national AV platform.
This is a highly visible role for an HR leader who thrives in fast-moving environments and wants to help shape the future of transportation.
Location: Phoenix (National Scope)
Travel: Up to 60–70%
Travel: Up to 60–70%
Transdev is proud to offer:
- Competitive compensation package of minimum $120,000 – maximum $150,000
- 15% bonus eligibility
Benefits include:
- Vacation: minimum of two (2) weeks
- Sick days: 5 days
- Holidays: 12 days; 8 standard and 4 floating
- Other standard benefits: 401(k) retirement plan, medical, dental and vision, life insurance, short-term disability, and voluntary long-term disability.
Benefits may vary depending on the location policy. The above represents the standard Corporate Policy.
What You’ll Lead
- Partner directly with executive and operations leaders to support rapid market expansion.
- Build scalable workforce plans aligned to aggressive deployment timelines.
- Drive high-volume recruiting, onboarding, and workforce readiness across multiple markets.
- Strengthen employee relations practices in a safety-critical, highly regulated environment.
- Ensure compliance while enabling speed, consistency, and operational flexibility.
- Support leadership development, bench strength, and succession planning.
- Champion a performance-driven, safety-first culture during periods of rapid change.
What You Bring
- 7-10 years of progressive HR leadership experience, including management of teams in a distributed work-site environment.
- Proven success supporting large, multi-site, and frontline workforce operations.
- Strong knowledge of and judgment in employee relations and compliance.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity, growth, and constant evolution.
- Willingness to travel up to 60–70%.
Preferred: Experience in services, mobility, transit, AV/EV, or other safety-sensitive environments.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Transdev complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected]
Drug-free workplace:
Transdev maintains a drug-free workplace. Applicants must:
- Be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future (if based in the U.S.).
- Successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen.
About Transdev: Cities, counties, airports, companies, and universities across the U.S. contract with Transdev to operate their transportation systems, maintain their vehicle and fleets, and deliver on mobility solutions. Transdev
U.S. employs a team of 32,000 across 400 locations while maintaining more than 17,000 vehicles.
Part of a global company, Transdev is a leader in mobility with operations in 19 countries, proudly operated by 110,000 team members from around the world. As an operator and global integrator of mobility, we are driven by our purpose. Transdev – the mobility company – empowers the freedom to move everyday thanks to safe, reliable, and innovative solutions that serve the common good. Find out more at www.TransdevNA.com or watch an overview video at https://youtu.be/ilO5cv0G4mQ
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request.
Transdev is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or other legally protected status.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request.
