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• Overview

  FutureTech Labs is hiring a HR Director in Duluth, MN.

• Role description

  Growth in MN created a hundred small inefficiencies, and FutureTech Labs is hiring a HR Director to hunt them down systematically. A freelance HR Director seat at FutureTech Labs that pairs $116,000 - $169,000 with ownership, collaboration, and a long-term growth track.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Translate $116,000 - $169,000-range investments into outcomes leadership can point to
  • Apply Labor Relations expertise to model scenarios and inform key decisions
  • Draft the business case that gets a refreshingly-candid initiative funded past committee
  • Walk a freelance client through renewal terms that keep both sides whole
  • Evaluate new initiatives through rigorous business cases and ROI analysis
  • Spearhead initiatives that improve operational margins year over year

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a freelance project
  • The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
  • A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume
  • A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame

  FutureTech Labs builds business tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Duluth, MN, and with a proudly-imperfect respect for the craft. You'll find a flat structure where the best argument wins, regardless of title.

  Our FutureTech Labs offer leans on substance: $116,000 - $169,000, mentorship, benefits, and a flexible schedule that respects Duluth life.

  Updated within the day, the HR Director position keeps welcoming resumes.

  We read every application that lands, so make yours count and tell us why HR Director is your fit.

• Required skills

  • Boolean Search
  • Labor Relations
  • Performance Management
  • Exit Interviews
  • Organizational Development
  • Headcount Planning
  • Project Management
  • Work-Life Balance

• Benefits & perks

  • Reservist support
  • Paid bereavement leave
  • Bring Your Dog to Work
  • Pet insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • 529 college savings plan
  • Standing desk and ergonomic equipment
  • Internet and phone reimbursement
  • Wellness stipend
  • Subscription to industry publications
  • Bike-to-work program
  • Employer pension contributions
  • Phantom stock plan
  • Commission structure
  • Paid jury and witness duty

• Apply before 2026-09-13

  Submit your application for this Freelance business position.