Director of Human Resources

Description:

If you thrive in balancing big-picture strategy with practical implementation and have a passion for creating an engaged, high-performing workforce, our client is searching for a dynamic and versatile Director of Human Resources to join their team!

Our client is a growing organization seeking a dynamic Director of Human Resources to establish and lead their HR function from the ground up. This is a pivotal new role that will shape the people strategy and culture as we scale. This role demands a seasoned HR leader with the ability to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, provide executive coaching, and drive workforce planning initiatives that support long-term organizational success. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable shaping culture and leading change as they are managing day-to-day HR operations with a strong generalist foundation.

• Position is Fully Remote - Preferred location West Coast

Requirements:

The following duties are essential to the successful and satisfactory performance of this job.

• Provide coaching and counsel to executive senior leadership and managers throughout the enterprise to maximize the effectiveness of their teams to meet company deliverables and/or solve complex organizational and people matters
• Oversee the development and maintenance of an employee handbook, ensure consistent use of the handbook, and support the ideation, development, and implementation of human resource policies and procedures as appropriate
• Project-manage workforce changes and culture impact initiatives including strategic staffing plans, organizational (re)structure, and development activities
• Work with organization leaders to define role clarity, craft job descriptions, and align career leveling with internal benchmarks and compensation structure
• Attract, enable, and retain high performing employees: establish a scalable recruitment and onboarding process to ensure compliance with a positive candidate and new hire experience
• Lead research, analysis and selection of, and later oversee and administer enterprise benefits programs, including annual open enrollment and benefits cost analysis in partnership with Finance
• Partner with Finance to support enterprise payroll processes
• Establishes process and protocol for managing employee relations, including conducting investigations and offering support and counsel to internal leaders and managers to navigate complex employee issues in a fair and compliant manner
• Develop and deliver employee training programs, ensuring compliance with federal and state-required trainings in addition to leadership, behavioral and developmental training
• Define and execute talent management processes to assess talent and deploy development programs such as career pathing and succession planning
• Establish forums and processes to garner employee feedback and identify mechanisms to foster employee engagement
• Demonstrate an integrated approach to learn, interact, and know the talent within functional teams, and provide objective guidance on team dynamics, maximizing skill sets, and overall culture shaping
• Ensure fair and consistent employee practices through strong understanding and application of employment and labor laws and regulations at the federal, state and local levels including FLSA, Title VII, ADA, FMLA, and NLRA
• May perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to collaborate strategically in a professional manner in a growth-driven and cross-functional operating environment across a spectrum of key stakeholders and various levels of workforce
• Ability to adapt to changes rapidly and perform in a fast-paced work environment
• Results-oriented with high drive to independently achieve deliverables and standards
• Ability to consult, influence, and diffuse complicated, conditional, and emotional employee matters
• Demonstrated ability to build policies, processes and procedures from the ground up with effective deployment and implementation
• Excellent ability to understand, interpret, and apply federal, state, and local employment and labor laws
• Excellent ability to draw synergy and cohesion across all states of the employment and talent lifecycle
• Ability to remain tactful, calm, and persuasive in controversial and/or confrontational situations
• High level of personal integrity, accountability, and the ability to maintain confidentiality

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in human resource management, Business, Communications, or related field of study, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Advanced degree and/or related certification(s), such as PHR, SPHR, HRCI, etc., a plus
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in medium to large company with progressive HR generalist experience and teams and with demonstrated experience building the foundation of a HR function
• Demonstrated experience and functional knowledge in recruiting, organization design and workforce planning, HR compliance, employee relations, total rewards, payroll processing, performance management, and change management
• Experience in the financial services, insurance, banking sector(s), a plus
• Experience in project management
• Experience with HRIS and payroll systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite or related software

Red Envelope Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.