Vice President of Human Resources
 
I am working with a growing services-based organization that is seeking a Vice President of Human Resources to help grow the organization and be both a tactical and strategic leader within the executive group. This organization has a long history of organic growth and is also looking at growth through additional acquisitions. This industrial services organization operates in multiple states and requires a person who's managed a diverse and disparate workforce.

Major Responsibilities 

• Construct and manage the detailed Human resources roadmap to support the execution of the organizations vision.
• Provide focused, business-minded HR leadership, emphasizing HR’s measurable contribution to business success and business metrics (revenue growth, profitability, market share, customer service, expense, etc.).
• Recruit, motivate and develop a superior staff. Build and lead a talented, flexible, responsive world-class systems organization that has a high sense of urgency, is customer-oriented and exceptionally responsive.
• Establish credibility throughout the headquarter and field organizations and set an example as a proactive senior leader and change agent who earns respect by demonstrating a sound understanding of business objectives and goals.
• Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct and evaluate the organization's human resource function and performance.
• Participate in the development of the corporation's plans and programs as a strategic partner but particularly from the perspective of the impact on people.
• Translate the strategic and tactical business plans into HR strategic and operational plans.
• Evaluate and advise on the impact of long-range planning of new programs/strategies and regulatory action as those items impact the attraction, motivation, development and retention of the people resources of the corporation.
• Develop human resource planning models to identify competency, knowledge and talent gaps and develop specific programs for the filling of the gaps. Areas of activity will include talent management through proper succession planning programs for key contributor and management positions, training and development programs for preparing employees for more significant responsibilities and general business development programs to enhance employee knowledge and understanding of the business of the company and the software industry.
• Develop staffing strategies and implementation plans and programs to identify talent within and outside the corporation for positions of responsibility. Identify appropriate and effective external sources for candidates for all levels within the company. 

Ideal Experience 

• Fifteen or more years of progressive HR management experience in a fast-paced, high growth services business with hands-on knowledge of the unique demands of a distributed workforce with a customer-centric business is required. Healthcare, services, retail or other relevant business experience would be ideal.
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources management, or a related field
• Must have minimum of three years at the senior management or executive level in an organization of similar or larger size. SPHR Preferred
• Special skills which are required include, business acumen, strategic planning, organizational assessment, highly developed leadership and interpersonal skills, and quantitative analytical abilities
• Additional requirements TBD
• Multi-site/Multi State Experience required
• Acquisition/Integration experience required
• BS/BA Degree required