Vice President of Human Resources

Description

The Team

We are looking for a Vice President of Human Resources to join our corporate team in Irvine, CA. International Education Corporation (IEC) is the parent company for UEI College, United Education Institute, Sage Truck Driving Schools, US Colleges and US Academy. Our mission is to drive personal and community transformation by empowering students to make a positive and enduring life change. We are consistently searching for like-minded compassionate professionals who strive to be the best in their respective fields. Our top candidates share our commitment to helping students build the skills to create a future of which they can be proud. We operate with a vigilant focus on five strategies and drivers of success: growth, quality, regulatory compliance, one standard of excellence, and financial effectiveness.

Position Summary

The VP of Human of Resources is a strategic leader responsible for overseeing and managing all HR operations, ensuring compliance, and driving initiatives to support organizational goals. This role requires expertise in recruitment and talent development, employee and labor relations, employee benefits administration, compliance and policy training, and employee engagement. The VP of Human Resources is also tasked with fostering a culture of accountability, high performance, and continuous improvement.

Primary/Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide HR Leadership: Oversee all core functions of human resources and corresponding HR team members, including recruitment and talent development, employee and labor relations, employee benefits administration, providing guidance on leaves/accommodations, managing separations, compliance and policy training, and employee engagement.
• Develop, implement, and maintain HR policies ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements while aligning with the company’s strategic goals.
• Maintain familiarity with laws and regulations such as ADA, ADEA, FMLA, OSHA, FLSA, and CFRA.
• Manage employee and labor relations, employee performance, workplace investigations, employee separations, corrective performance measures, and ensure a smooth on-boarding process for new hires, all while maintaining a strong organizational culture.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing the overall effectiveness of the HR function as well as organizational-wide approach to culture, employee engagement, and talent retention.
• Drive the talent management process and work with leadership to ensure the execution of individual development plans and succession plans.
• Continually assess the competitiveness of all programs and practices against the relevant comparable companies, industries and markets.
• Lead and mentor the HR team, drive performance management, and collaborate with senior leadership to address business challenges.
• Partner with legal on escalated employee issues, employee claims and litigated matters.
• Manage the budget and other financial measures and metrics of the Human Resources Department.
• Contribute to the company’s short and long-term strategic operating plan.
• Maintain responsibility for the department-wide budgeting process and reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field.
• Preference to candidates that maintain credentials as a Certified Human Resources Professional (SHRM-CP or SPHR).
• 10-15 years experience as a high level HR executive.
• Experience working in a professional, corporate environment with minimum 1,500 employees.
• Preferred experience in a diverse workforce of a multi-state organization.
• Excellent in MS Office applications.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Accurate, organized and detail oriented.
• Strong team player, reliable and efficient.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to maintain highest level of confidentiality.

Want to join us? Apply Now!

At IEC, we don't just embrace diversity we crave it. We have purposefully built a team of talented people not only with different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, but professional diversity as well. We believe that a team of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences bring different perspectives and ideas to the table as we endeavor to help our students succeed. What will you bring?

Our students are making an investment in their futures, and joining the IEC team is an investment in your future. We are an employee-owned company with mentorship, training, and career pathways in every department. You chart your own success at IEC.

The Perks

We are engaged in meaningful, purposeful work that is transforming lives and communities every day. In addition, our team members enjoy a host of perks including ownership in the company. What does that mean? IEC has a structured Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), where employees earn shares of the company every year; the longer you're part of our team, the more shares you earn. When you're ready to retire, IEC buys those shares back so you can live out your retirement dreams. Other employee benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance; a generously matched 401(k) plan; and accrued paid-time-off and 10 company holidays every year. The biggest perk of all? The monumental sense of pride as you help students overcome obstacles to improve their lives. We live for that.

Salary : $140,000 - $160,000