Director of People

LivCor, a Blackstone portfolio company, is a real estate asset management business specializing in multi-family housing. Formed in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, LivCor is currently responsible for a portfolio of over 400 Class A and B properties comprising more than 150,000 units in markets across the United States.

Our business is focused on making real estate more valuable. But for us, it’s more than that. It’s people first, community always. It’s a life-filled career, not just a career-filled life. It’s doing good work, with good humans, and making a difference. It’s excellence in all its forms. Ultimately, we create great places to work, live, and grow. We do that by focusing on leaving people – and places – better than we found them.

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Only read further if you are:

• Kind
• Humble
• Honest
• Relentless
• Smart with Heart

You should be:

• Authentic. You do you. Together, we’ll do something amazing.
• A passionate person with a love for real estate and investing; and believes that helping others win is a noble cause, essential to our success.
• An excellent team player who enjoys working with others and has strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated, energetic, and organized

POSITION SUMMARY

We are looking for someone to join our People Team in the role of Director – People. This position is primarily in the Atlanta office but remote as schedules allow. This People leader will be a key partner to the business as we are rapidly growing. This role will play a critical role in building programs, processes and people practices. This role will be a strategic partner to leaders, a promoter of our culture and values and innovative partner for our people decisions in a transparent approach. This person will help navigate complex challenges and must be solution oriented with the ability to work across multiple teams. As an organization we will be evaluating, enhancing and implementing new processes and practices, continuously making improvements to the overall culture and team member experience.

Location: This position is based in Atlanta. Candidates open to relocation are encouraged to apply.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead a team representing the full scope of People.
• Build relationships with leaders and team members to offer thought leadership, people strategy and execution in our fast paced and growing business.
• Consult and execute a comprehensive people plan include providing strategic goals and action plans related to career pathing, performance management, coaching, data and analysis, compensation programs and rewards, learning and development, organizational design, leadership development and team member matters
• Partner with our leaders to forecast staffing growth plans, track, source, hire to ensure teams are appropriately staffed to meet growth demands
• Solve problems and address root causes of issues. Assess, design and quickly implement solutions to related people issues.
• Manage and resolve complex team issues (employee relations) including experience with conducting effective, thorough and objective investigations
• Document key People processes and procedures to ensure consistency throughout the organization.
• Creates space in the organization for development of individuals on the People team through meaningful assignments, development and coaching.
• Drives and innovates programs and initiatives to cultivate our culture throughout the organization
• Analyzes trends and metrics to develop solutions, programs and policies
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of our teams, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to people managers (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions)
• Works closely with leadership and team members to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention
• Promotes diversity & inclusion, collaboration, fairness, high-performance, innovation and integrity
• Identifies training needs for team members and individual executive coaching needs
• Works in conjunction with our shared services platform to administer leaves, process payroll, manage incident reporting, claims management and benefits administration.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Must have the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and the internet.
• Must have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
• Must have the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
• Prefer PHR, SPHR or equivalent certification in Human Resources.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.
• Travel requirement is 20-30% with overnights included.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related area
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources including employee relations, recruitment, training and development, compensation, and benefits programs, as well as application of legal and government compliance guidelines
• Minimum 5 years team leadership with a proven track record for developing people, processes and procedures.
• Prior experience in a multi-family owner/operator preferred but not required.
• Prior experience in direct compensation planning with a business unit
• Strong leadership and people management skills

Base Compensation Range:

$160,000.00 To $190,000.00 Annually. This represents the presently-anticipated low and high end of the Company’s base compensation range for this position. Actual base compensation range may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

Total Direct Compensation: This job is also eligible for discretionary bonus and incentive compensation on an annual basis.

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EEO Statement

LivCor is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email talent@revantage.com