Human Resources Director

Position Description

Title: HR Director

Reports to: Kris Black - CFO

Benefits: Yes

Status: Exempt

Summary

SYM Financial Advisors is seeking an innovative, driven, and strategic-minded candidate to lead our HR department and initiatives. The HR Director will collaborate with multiple departmental and executive leaders to forecast, identify, develop, and implement proactive talent solutions that align with corporate growth strategies.

The Company

Since 1968, SYM Financial Advisors, a private, employee-owned, independent financial advisory firm, has remained dedicated to a client-centric philosophy of devoting the extra time, resources, and energy to uniquely know each client and their goals. Rooted in traditional values, SYM Financial Advisors serves as a trusted expert to our clients, using our team’s deep knowledge and vast experiences to be an advocate for our clients to help them achieve their vision of financial success. With over 70 employees and $4.8 billion of assets under management, SYM is dedicated to growing organically and remaining independently owned, which provides an advantage to our recruiting efforts. The firm’s high client and employee retention rates, combined with national workplace recognition establishes SYM as an employer of choice and enables continued opportunity for growth from within.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and proactive support in all areas of HR including talent acquisition, talent management, total rewards, and employee relations/engagement
• Hands-on leader with strong ability to build, lead and manage a team of dedicated HR professionals
• Recommend, create, and continuously review HR policies and procedures to ensure alignment with organizational needs, values, and culture across SYM’s five offices
• Implement employee engagement strategies, leadership development programs, and effective communication channels to ensure consistent messaging and alignment with culture across the workforce
• Drive an evidence-based approach to employee experience and build metrics that yield the insights necessary to guide and measure employee experience programs
• Oversee the performance management cycle and provide direction on improving coaching, career development, and disciplinary actions
• Support the search and acquisition of high-performing talent and provide a best-in-class recruitment and onboarding experience
• Implement and optimize talent management systems, standards, and tools to obtain workforce performance, desired culture, and individual effectiveness
• Ensure compliance with regulations and employment standards

Qualifications

• 15 years of human resources experience including a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR SHRM certification, or an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible work experience. Experience in the professional service industry with a 50-200 employee company is preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in business and talent strategy, workforce planning, data and analytics, and talent management
• Proven track record of progression to roles of increasing responsibility and management of others
• Excellent consultative interpersonal skills including the ability to build trust across the organization while championing core values
• Strong analytical, data, and technology skills as well as the ability to exercise good judgment
• Understanding of current HR challenges in the marketplace and contemporary HR practices and issues
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulatory requirements related to functional areas of human resources
• Demonstrated knowledge of compensation and factors that play a key role in comp decision-making processes

Salary and Benefits

In addition to traditional compensation (based on skill, experience, education, performance) and benefits packages, SYM offers affordable medical/dental coverage, health savings account with employer contributions, Health Reimbursement Arrangement, long term disability, 401k with 6% employer match, life insurance, tuition assistance, generous paid time off including 10 holidays