VP HR & Employment Law

Job Summary

WellBe Senior Medical was founded in 2019 to provide a more effective and personalized healthcare experience for patients living with chronic conditions. Our home-based medical visits nurture all aspects of a patient’s well-being so they can live better, feel healthier, and stay independent longer. With our mission at the forefront of everything we do, we aim to build our team with the most capable and compassionate individuals we can find. Named a Best Place to Work from Modern Healthcare, WellBe is a leading provider of in-home medical care and mental health services across the country!

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement HR strategies that support WellBe’s growth and ongoing operations, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor, role model, and coach to leaders to drive critical talent-related business decisions, including organization design, employee relations, succession planning, and change management to make employee-related decisions in a high growth environment
• In partnership with the VP Talent Management & Development, lead talent review discussions; provide strategic HR insight into business unit realignments, succession planning, talent assessment, talent development, and leadership pipelines
• Develop and execute on strategic workforce plan for business in partnership with COEs
• Monitor overall effectiveness of HR programs and services by monitoring key talent metrics to identify and analyze People related issues, root causes, and possible levers for solutions
• Collaborate with various People Team functions (Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Total Rewards, etc.) in the policy development, design, implementation, and measurement of people programs
• Contribute a clear vision, direction, and leadership within the HR function that is service-oriented and maintains best practices that lead to excellence in departmental execution
• Promote a positive and inclusive workplace culture that emphasizes employee engagement and People First.
• Interact with/direct outside counsel and manage outside counsel spend
• Develop and review employment contracts, including employment agreements, severance agreements, incentive plan documentation, etc.
• Serve as WellBe expert on employment law and related decisions regarding workplace investigations and employee relations as well as other employer obligations (including compliance with applicable employment regulations)
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, as well as internal policies. Proactively identify and manage HR-related risks.

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Educational and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field and Juris Doctor (JD)
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive HR experience or experience practicing Labor/Employment law either in house or in a law firm setting; with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of HR best practices, labor laws, and regulations.
• Experience in change management and employee relations initiatives

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Strong business acumen and aptitude in the areas of problem solving, operational management, and strategic planning
• Ability to influence culture and create alignment between business goals and behaviors
• Strong consultative style with ability to support all levels of employees and management
• Has a tactical and strategic lens to make decisions
• Action-oriented, adaptable, and able and thrive in a high growth environment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and operate with high ethical standards
• Capable of measuring the results of various HR programs
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to develop and maintain effective coaching plans with leadership and employees

Travel requirements: Up to 20% domestic travel

Supervisory Responsibility: 

• 2 Direct Reports

Work Conditions: Ability to lift up to 20lbs. WellBe currently supports a hybrid in-person in the office (Chicago) and remote working environment.

The preceding functions may not be comprehensive in scope regarding work performed by an employee assigned to this position classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of this position. Management also reserves the right to make reasonable accommodation so that a qualified employee(s) can perform the essential functions of this role.