Regional Human Resources Manager, Americas

Job overview

Regional Human Resources Manager, Americas is listed in Chicago, IL, and the posting describes Canonical as a remote-first, distributed-work company. Compensation is not specified. The role supports Canonical’s Americas region and its global People function. The manager leads regional HR professionals and delivers accurate, compliant, and scalable HR operations. The role partners with senior leaders and people managers across the employee lifecycle, using data and regional employment-law knowledge to support the company’s growth.

What you'll do

• Lead and scale the regional HR team
• deliver compliant HR operations
• coordinate processes with the broader People team
• oversee talent development, succession planning, performance assessments, onboarding, culture, and engagement
• advise managers on employee relations, organizational design, rewards, and workforce planning
• support training, diversity and inclusion initiatives, policies, and HR projects.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

regional hr manager

americas

canonical

human resources

people operations

employee relations

workforce planning

talent development

distributed work

open source software

ubuntu

annual bonus

learning budget

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget
• annual compensation review
• recognition rewards
• holiday leave
• parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• travel opportunities and upgrades for company events.

Why this role

The posting describes a distributed work environment with in-person team sprints and travel up to four times a year for internal events.

About the employer

Canonical is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.