Vice President, Human Resources

Description

The Vice President of Human Resources (HR) provides executive-level leadership and guidance to the company and partnering clinics. The Vice President is responsible for setting, enforcing, and evaluating legally compliant human resources policies, procedures, and best practices. In addition, this position identifies and implements strategic talent management goals which include compensation, benefits, recruiting, payroll, and employee relations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with executive leadership to define the organizations long-term mission and goals; identifies ways to support this mission through talent management.
• Identifies key performance indicators for the organizations human resource and talent management functions; assesses the organizations success and market competitiveness based on these metrics.
• Researches, develops, and implements competitive compensation, benefits, and performance assessments.
• Provides guidance and leadership to the human resources director and team; assists with resolution of compensation, benefit, and employee relation questions, concerns, and issues.
• Ensures compliance with employment, benefits, compensation, and other laws, regulations, and requirements.
• Maintains knowledge of laws, regulations, and best practices in employment law, human resources, and talent management.
• Drafts and implements company-wide polices and employee handbook.
• Drafts and implements the budget for the human resources department as well as collaborates with senior leadership and finance to develop company-wide total compensation budget.
• Utilizes all equipment, supplies, facilities, and resources of the Company in a prudent and ethical manner.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality.
• Participates in department quality improvement activities, staff educational programs, attends departmental meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Technical Skills - Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
• Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs.
• Interpersonal Skills – Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Communication – Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Quality Management - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; develops and implements cost saving measures; contributes to profits and revenue; conserves organizational resources.
• Diversity - Promotes a harassment-free environment.
• Ethics - Keeps commitments; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
• Judgment - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Professionalism - Reacts well under pressure; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability - Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Dependability - Keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.

Education and/or Experience Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources. Masters degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or law highly preferred. Minimum of (10) years’ experience in HR management with strategic, talent management, and/or business development experience highly preferred. SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP Certification strongly preferred.

Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, the individual should have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Physical Demands 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee may be required to occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. The employee may be exposed to infectious or contagious diseases and a variety of electromechanical hazards. The employee may also handle emergency and/or crisis situations.