Chief People Officer

Our Chief People Officer (CPO) will be responsible for reimagining HC Brands people function, culture, structure, and policies. S/he will drive key Human Resources (HR) best practices and initiatives and provide strategic direction and expertise for the full scope of the HR function, across all locations across the United States. The CPO will develop and execute the HR strategy for the organization and partner with the Senior Management Team to execute on the company’s vision. The CPO will serve as a thought partner to the Executive Leadership team, provide HR advisory services with regards to leadership, coaching, employee relations, talent acquisition, engagement, culture, compensation, organizational design and change, performance management, learning and development. The incumbent will also oversee the development of an HR team and be responsible for leading, assessing, mentoring, and supporting team members to ensure daily HR operations are handled timely and appropriately.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic

• Develop and implement a human resources plan that aligns with the overall mission and strategy of the organization, resulting in innovative, best practices and policies that will service the full range of HC Brands HR needs and help build a high-performing culture of success, accountability, transparency, and collaboration.
• Gain an understanding of the organization and participate fully in all strategic deliberations. Act as a strategic partner to all members of the Senior Management Team (SMT), and provide insightful, innovative thinking and problem solving on critical HR issues.
• Optimize the HR function/team, modernize and refine key processes and activities aligned toward achieving strategic objectives.
• Provide HR guidance on special projects, HR analytics & reporting, talent reviews, training, change management, organizational design, diversity, and inclusion.

Operational

• Proactively manage resource allocation and maintain a competitive approach to recruiting and assimilating high-potential talent throughout the world. Advise on people programs and processes to enhance talent attraction, retention, development, and succession. Partner with Finance in overseeing departmental budget and headcount.
• Develop comprehensive approaches to employee development, retention and onboarding by refining or creating compensation and benefits, career paths and employee development, succession planning, and learning opportunities as appropriate to the needs of HC Brands
• Oversee compensation practices and philosophy to ensure salary benchmarking and surveys are handled on a regular basis.
• Respond to the HR demands of a global, highly matrixed organization with geographically distributed field offices; assist in articulating global HR policy at the country and regional level.
• Guide the HR team in supporting Performance Management, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Engagement, Benefits, Rewards, Visa and Immigration, Policy and Compliance.
• Partner with IT on HRIS and related systems, protocols, capabilities, and upgrades.
• Interact with vendors and external partners to create and maintain relationships and negotiate contracts.
• Partner with Legal to ensure compliance & mitigate organizational risks.

Culture and Development

• Develop relationships with the employees of HC Brands and become someone who is sought for advice and counsel on HR, cultural, and organizational issues. Facilitate integration of diverse workgroups, cultures, and newly acquired assets.
• Coach and counsel SMT in developing themselves and their teams to achieve improved performance and engagement
• Counsel, coach and guide managers and staff in addressing concerns and complaints to assure fair and equitable treatment while ensuring compliance with regulations and practices.
• Coach and mentor fellow colleagues/managers and develop leadership bench strength capable of addressing the challenges of a highly dynamic organization.
• Mediate employee relations and performance issues and provide counsel to fellow managers on appropriate methods of performance management
• Role model HC Brands core values and demonstrate leadership consistently with all members of the HC Brands community.