Vice President of People Operations

The Vice President of People Operations is a key leader within the organization, responsible for driving operational excellence across all people-related functions.  This role focuses on optimizing HR processes, enhancing employee experience, and ensuring alignment between the organization’s strategy and workforce management. The VP will oversee HR operations, technology, analytics, compliance and other initiatives to create a high performing, people-centric organization.

Pay for this position:  $140000 / yr - 167000 / yr

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above range represents the organization's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting

Heritage Christian Services has retained EDI Executive Search to assist in recruiting for this position. Please visit their website to apply.

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Strategic HR Operations and Leadership

• Partner with leadership to execute a people operations strategy that aligns with organizational goals.
• Lead HR operations, including, but not limited to, HRIS, compliance, talent acquisition, workforce planning.
• Oversee the implementation and optimization of HR technologies and automation.
• Drive continuous improvement in HR processes, policies and employee experience.
• Work to improve practices associated with meeting the strategic and operational people issues of the organization.

Talent and Organizational Development

• Partner with the HR leadership team in developing and implementing talent acquisition, retention and succession planning strategies.
• Establish metrics to ensure that learning and development programs drive leadership and career growth.
• Collaborate with business leaders to enhance performance management and feedback systems and establish appropriate metrics to measure success.
• Operationalize and collaborate with relevant responsible teams on staff development through high-potential talent and skill gap assessments.
• Develop, maintain and/or collaborate on effective programs for workforce retention, promotion and succession planning.
• Work to scale training systems throughout the organization to allow employees to grow within the organization.

Employee Experience and Culture

• Design and implement initiatives that improve employee engagement and satisfaction.
• Work closely and organizational leaders to foster a culture of inclusion, innovation and high performance.
• Enhance diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in alignment with business objectives.
• Ensure HR policies comply with all relevant employment laws, regulations and best practices.

HR Analytics and Technology

• In partnership with the Business Intelligence and Analytics team, ensure the implementation of people analytics dashboards and other data visualizations, including collection and coordination of aggregate data for the workforce; translate those data into insights and identification of organizational trends that drive deliberate action plans and help leadership make strategic decisions.
• In collaboration with the Information Technology team, drive the implementation and optimization of HR technologies and automation.
• Evaluate internal metrics and continue to learn about external best practices as it relates to the organization.
• Ensure that HR data integrity is maintained to support organizational analytics and strategic decision-making.
• Discover and build systems that address root causes of employee, cultural, or organizational pain points, not just symptoms.

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree in business, human resources or related fields, preferred.
• 7 or more years’ progressive experience in human resource management, with a minimum of five years of strategic HR leadership, performance management, employee relations, and business development.
• Proven ability to scale people operations in a fast-paced or high growth environment.
• Expertise in HR systems, analytics, compliance and process optimization.
• Experience with ADP, particularly in modules such as Onboarding, Performance Management and Benefits Administration.
• HR certification preferred.
• A valid NYS driver’s license that complies with agency standards.

Our Commitment to Equity and Justice

We believe that people are entitled to dignity, respect, equity and justice. We champion a society that removes barriers. We reject racism and discrimination of any kind. We protest systemic and political inequities that marginalize people, recognizing that there is a history of structural racism in the United States. We will continue to learn and change to achieve justice. We know that strength comes from unity.