Executive Director, HR

Major Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Proactively partnering with HR Business Partners to shape strategy, manage change, improve processes, redesign organizational structures, identify and coach key talent, and realign/shift cultures assuring high performing, engaged and inclusive teams.
• Support change management efforts through impact analysis, key stakeholder identification, communications planning, executive coaching and thought partnership.
• Conduct organization needs assessments to identify opportunities and drive desired changes and outcomes.
• Design and facilitate development training/experiences, off sites and team development sessions.
• Empower employees, managers, and leaders to feel ownership of their professional and personal growth through impactful programming and delivery of self-service and ready to use OD toolkits and resources.
• Conduct internal executive coaching and manage external executive coaching engagements; including facilitation of 360 feedback, assessments and related interventions.
• Build on enterprise offerings to provide tailored approaches for the business that promotes a learning culture; including design and delivery of a suite of learning programs, vendor management, resources and budget allocation.
• Leverage data to evaluate strategies and programs measuring the achievement of established goals and action plans.
• Lead and leverage HR processes and influence key HR initiatives, such as performance management, succession planning, training and development, organizational effectiveness and employee/labor relations.
• Work with leaders and employees to establish and maintain a positive work environment, which encourages the full use of diverse talents and abilities; act as an employee advocate; help drive various corporate and division business initiatives.
• Provide coaching to employees & managers, offering feedback and advice on issues in a proactive and compassionate manner.
• Demonstrate effective and appropriate influencing skills with management and HR Business Partners to build strong relationships and thorough organizational understanding.
• Ensures the HR Business Partners are equipped with the right skills, tools, and talents necessary for executing their duties.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum Education (Indicate minimum education or degree required.) 10 + years’ of Human Resources experience
• Strong organizational communication and collaboration skills
• Preferred Education (Indicate Preferred Education Or Degree Required.) Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Learning development and training certification highly desired
• Healthcare or Health Insurance industry experience preferred
• Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications (Indicate minimum years of job experience, skills or abilities required for the job.) Client focused with strong customer orientation
• Actively partners and collaborates towards best solutions
• Enlists others and leads change through building rapport and demonstrating passion
• Self-starter that demonstrates leadership with or without formal authority, evidences strong influencing skills
• Translates talent development and OD methodologies into practical business applications
• Possesses a high degree of emotional intelligence and can be flexible and adapt easily
• Inquisitive and able to drill down to find root cause of performance issues – excellent listening skills
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment and deliver in a matrix organization
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Must be able to work in a union environment.

Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications

• Experience developing learning and development curriculum and utilizing multiple, state-of-the-art delivery methods and distance learning options
• Strong platform / facilitation skills
• Branding or employee communications background is a strong advantage
• Experience as a leader having had past oversight of direct reports and first hand understanding of P&L responsibility highly desired

Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation

• List any licensure or certification required and specify name of agency.) Current Los Angeles County Fire Card required (within 30 days of hire).
• Assault Response Competency (ARC) required (within 30 days of hire)