Vice President Human Resources

DEPARTMENT: Human Resources

POSITION SUMMARY

The Vice President of Human Resources (HR) provides executive-level leadership and guidance to the organization’s HR operations. The Vice President is responsible for setting, enforcing, and evaluating legally compliant human resources policies, procedures, and best practices, and identifying and implementing long-range strategic talent management goals.

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains management-level HR staff.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Maintains knowledge of laws, regulations, and best practices in employment law, human resources, and talent management.
• Ensures compliance with employment, benefits, insurance, safety, and other laws, regulations, and requirements.
• Provides guidance and leadership to the human resource management team; assists with resolution of human resource, compensation, and benefits questions, concerns, and issues.
• Researches, develops, and implements competitive compensation, benefits, performance appraisal, and employee incentive programs.
• Collaborates with executive leadership to define the organization’s long-term mission and goals; identifies ways to support this mission through talent management.
• Drafts and implements the organization’s staffing budget, and the budget for the human resource department.
• Participates in professional development and networking conferences and events.
• Identifies key performance indicators for the organization’s human resource and talent management functions; assesses the organization’s success and market competitiveness based on these metrics.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in human resource management or related field. Master’s degree, preferably in human resource management or related field, preferred.

Experience:

• Certifications: Society for Human Resources Management- Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) or ability to become certified within 12 months of hiring
• Experience: Ten (10) years progressive leader responsibilities in a complex organization required
• Supervisory: Seven (7) experience in supervising professionals required

Skills & Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of and experience with varied human resource information systems.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.