Chief Human Resources Officer

About Edged Data Centers

Edged is a fast-growing provider of sustainable data centers and energy infrastructure. The company builds and operates a global network of ultra-efficient, AI-ready data centers with waterless cooling for colocation, hyperscale and build-to-suit customers. The highly differentiated infrastructure platform is the first large-scale, global deployment of waterless cooling platform-wide and transforms data center growth into a catalyst for sustainable development. Edged is backed by a deep proprietary technology stack that will include renewable microgrid systems, ultra-clean generators, and waste-to-fuel solutions. The platform is designed for rapid deployment with more than a dozen new data centers operating or under construction across Europe and North America and a gigawatt-scale project pipeline.

The North American division of Edged is a joint venture between one of the largest private multinational corporations in the world and an affiliate of Endeavour. Endeavour is a purpose-driven organization helping innovators to develop and launch breakthrough solutions for global challenges in the areas of energy, water, and waste. Endeavour companies are made up of passionate change-makers who want to leave the world better than the way we found it. Today, Endeavour is deploying solutions that are immediately scalable and deliver both high financial returns and positive impact, including EV charging, waterless data center cooling, and advanced energy systems. 

Edged US is a fast-growing, dynamic, privately held company. The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Edged US needs to be a strategic executive and conceptual thinker capable of leading day-to-day operations while shaping the organization to meet the needs of the future. In collaboration with senior leadership, the CHRO is responsible for developing and executing human resource strategy and scaling Edged US’s people, culture, and organizational capabilities in support of rapid growth and operational excellence. The CHRO serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring human capital strategy is tightly aligned with business objectives while fostering an inclusive, values-based high-performance culture.

This role owns the full employee lifecycle and leads a modern HR function fully operated in-house, encompassing total rewards, HR systems, talent acquisition,  compliance, learning and development, performance management, and employee experience.

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Key Responsibilities

Include but not limited to:

· Partner with CEO and senior leadership team to align people strategy with business growth, operational expansion, and long‑term organizational goals.

· Lead and elevate the Human Resources function, including Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, and HR Systems.

· Build and execute talent development, succession planning, and leadership development strategies, providing practical, measurable tools that enable managers to develop and assess talent effectively.

· Coach and advise leaders at all levels, strengthening leadership capability, decision‑making, and organizational effectiveness.

· Serve as a trusted advisor and objective voice of counsel, offering candid guidance and constructively challenging leadership to drive healthy organizational outcomes.

· Support a distributed, operational workforce, including both hourly (non‑exempt) and salaried (exempt) employees across multiple operating locations.

· Drive enterprise‑wide talent acquisition strategy, ensuring scalable, high‑quality hiring across technical, operational, and corporate roles.

· Oversee workforce planning, job architecture, leveling, internal mobility, and onboarding to support growth and succession needs.

· Promote, nurture and champion of the Company’s values, embedding them into leadership behaviors, performance management, and recognition programs.

· Foster a culture focused on employee sustainability, well‑being, and capacity management.

· Oversee compensation, benefits, and HR systems (including Dayforce), ensuring scalability, compliance, and strong manager self‑service.

· Ensure compliance with employment laws, audit readiness, and proactive risk management.

Basic Qualifications & Experience

· Experience leading an HR function in a high- growth, operationally complex organization, including scaling teams, processes and infrastructure.

· Experience designing and implementing talent development, succession planning, and/or leadership development programs that improved organizational capability or leader effectiveness.

· Expertise across talent strategy, compensation, benefits, learning, compliance, and HR systems.

· Experience partnering with senior leadership to influence decisions, shape organizational strategy, and drive alignment on people-related priorities.

· Experience translating business objectives into HR programs, processes or systems (e.g. workforce planning, performance management, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or certifications (MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP) preferred.

· Experience supporting a mixed workforce (hourly/non-exempt and salaried/exempt employees) within distributed or operational environments.

· Experience coaching and developing early-career or emerging leaders in a growing organization.

· Experience building or evolving HR functions in a transitioning organization (build → scale → optimize).

• A fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation.
• A flexible, autonomous work environment.
• A culture of respect, learning, and excellence.
• Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers.
• Growth and travel opportunities.
• A team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.

Contact: edcrecruiting@edged.us