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Director of People

Clarity Clinic
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/18/2025
Job Title: Director of People

Position Type: Full-time

Department: Administration

Reports to: COO

FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary

Clarity Clinic is an interdisciplinary group private practice of Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Advanced Practice Providers (PAs, NPs), Psychologists, and Therapists. Our mission is to thoughtfully guide the whole person on their journey to find clarity and mental wellness by providing exceptional holistic care.

Our staff of Psychiatrists, Advanced Practice Providers, and Psychotherapists offer the latest medication, psychological assessment, and therapy treatment as we help guide our patients toward mental wellness and a balanced personal and professional lifestyle. Our team offers a broad range of specialties, services, and orientations to support and help everyone regardless of their place in life. This multidisciplinary approach allows us to provide holistic care in psychiatry, psychotherapy, and more.

Clarity Clinic is seeking a high-energy, compassionate leader of people to help enhance the roles and responsibilities of our dynamic team! Reporting to the COO, the Director of People is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive human resource function.

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Oversees the administration of human resource programs, including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, leave management, disciplinary matters, disputes and investigations, performance and talent management, recognition, culture, occupational health and safety, and training and development.
  • Collaborates with the executive team to understand and develop the organization's goals and strategy for talent acquisition and retention.
  • Research and analyze organizational trends, including reviewing reports and metrics from the organization's human resource information system (HRIS) or talent management system.
  • Monitor and ensure the organization's compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, recommend best practices, and review and modify policies and practices to maintain compliance.
  • Maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; apply this knowledge to communicate policy, practice, and resource changes to the executive team.
  • Oversee payroll processes, including tax management, reporting, and compliance for all entities.
  • Collaborate with supervisors in effectively managing employees.
  • Oversee the department's daily workflow and effectively manage HR personnel, operations, and budget.
  • Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field. Master’s Degree preferred.
  • 7 or more years of progressive experience required, with at least three years of related management experience. Healthcare experience preferred.
  • Expertise in HRIS and payroll systems (e.g., Paycom)
  • Strong knowledge of compensation methodologies, market analysis, and regulatory compliance
  • Strong knowledge of benefits administration
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to drive strategic decisions
  • Exceptional leadership and communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Competencies

  • Benefits Administration - Negotiates, implements, communicates, and controls the cost of benefits as part of the overall total rewards and retention strategies.
  • Change Management - Oversees and implements organizational change management strategies throughout the organization to provide direction and guidance through the change process.
  • Coaching - Provides advice to leadership staff on employee relations topics such as discussing salary, performance management, and organizational policy changes.
  • Communication - Effectively disseminates information throughout the organization to keep employees and leadership informed of organizational changes in a timely and professional manner
  • Compliance - Updates policies and processes proactively, as needed, to ensure compliance with state and federal laws related to the industry which may include audits, training, and policy revisions.
  • Continuous Improvement - Consistently striving and proactively finding ways to improve the employee experience and achieve organizational goals in more effective and productive ways.
  • Employee Experience - Proactively seeks out ways to improve the employee experience within the company to increase retention and job satisfaction for staff
  • Ethics - Upholds high ethical standards and maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive employee information.
  • People Strategy - Analyzes employee trends and data to create people strategies in alignment with business goals.
  • Problem-Solving - Effectively addresses issues and develops contingency plans and solutions to overcome unexpected obstacles.
  • Project Management - Effectively initiates, plans, executes, monitors, and finishes projects from initiation to completion, ensuring that goals are achieved within scope, time, and budget constraints.
  • Recruitment - Oversees recruitment efforts and creates the recruitment strategy that aligns to the business objectives and supports the needs of the Clinic to continue operating at optimum levels.
  • Retention - Creates, Implements, and upholds retention strategies to ensure competitiveness in the market, cost control, as well as the operational success of the Clinic
  • Risk Management - Identifies and addresses potential risks, assessing their impact, and developing mitigation strategies.
  • Systems - Demonstrates a strong understanding of navigating the HR systems, running reports, system configuration, and location of information pertaining to employees and employee data
  • Team Development - Develops the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the People Team staff through weekly 1:1s, effective feedback, and collaborating on development opportunities.
  • Total Rewards - Oversees the administration and management of company total rewards offerings for all employees.

Physical Requirements

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 talk or hear or effectively communicate with others. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use a keyboard. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Other Duties

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

We celebrate diversity when it comes to all backgrounds and identities, and we encourage applications from minorities, LGBTQ individuals, candidates of all ages, and nontraditional backgrounds.

Clarity Clinic an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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