HR Director

The HR Director leads the people strategy and HR operations for Oak Orchard Health, serving as a trusted partner to the CEO and executive team. This role designs and drives compensation strategy, leadership development, workforce planning, payroll and HR governance while ensuring reliable HR service delivery across the organization.

Primary Responsibilities & Duties:
? Leads HR operations and strategy, aligning people priorities to organizational goals and the strategic plan.

? Serves as the primary HR advisor to the CEO and executive team, translating people data into strategic recommendations.

? Designs and manages the total rewards program including compensation structure, market benchmarking, job evaluation, and pay governance.

? Oversees manager development programs.

? Establishes HR policies, compliance oversight, risk mitigation, and vendor relationships (payroll, benefits, LMS, assessments).

? Defines HR metrics and dashboard and delivers monthly operational and quarterly strategic reports to the CEO.

? Owns change management and culture initiatives supporting major organizational transitions.

? Responsible for recruitment, hiring, supervision, training and coaching of HR staff as authorized by the CEO; sets service levels, workflows, and continuous improvement priorities.

? Serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors’ Human Resources Committee.

? Oversees recruitment and retention strategy and efforts; Ensures applications, interviewing, hiring and orientation materials are accurate and within compliance

? Ensures completion of pre-employment health and physical screening and background checks for staff and students / interns.

? Maintains knowledge base in Human Resources through participation in local, regional, and national conferences and/or membership in professional human resource organizations.

? Ensures employee handbook is updated and compliant.

? Serves as an employee advocate.

? Proposes changes in benefit levels and prepares an annual fringe benefit budget.

? Oversees the processing of job status change forms; Serves as a liaison with external insurance and other benefits providers.

? Coordinates the development and updating of job descriptions.

? Manages the performance evaluation program.

? Ensures employee rosters are up to date.

? Ensures OSHA 300 logs, Workers Compensation and injury reports are current.

? Other Duties as Assigned

Skills & Qualifications:
? Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, or related field; master’s preferred.

? 8+ years HR experience with progressive leadership; nonprofit or mission-driven organization experience strongly preferred.

? SPHR-CP or SPHR-SCP preferred.

? Demonstrated experience designing compensation programs and leading leadership development.

? Strong knowledge of employment law, benefits, payroll practices, and HRIS systems.