Director, Human Resources

Oscar Health•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of HR is responsible for: enabling a culture of consistency with Oscar values, establishing strong employee support models, and leading HR practices with business-oriented pragmatism, while effectively managing the organization's human capital risk. This role will lead and manage core HR functions, including policy development and compliance, employee relations, workplace investigations, HR governance, health and safety, and various administrative duties. The Director of HR serves as a strategic partner to the department's HR business partners and to the company's executive leadership. The ideal candidate is an all-around HR general athlete with strong operational chops, excellent judgement, and the ability to quickly distill the most important information in any situation into a tight executive synthesis.

Requirements

8+ years of progressive HR
4+ years of leadership experience
3+ years of employee relations and policy design experience
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or commensurate experience

Nice To Haves

SHRM-SCP, SPHR or similar HR certifications
Experience it HR Acuity-ER platform
Experience building and presenting on executive level materials

Responsibilities

Assess, develop and deploy a vision and roadmap to support effective employee relations and HR compliance across the enterprise.
Ensure company-wide compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations leveraging key legal stakeholders for input and partnership.
Own continuous improvement of employee relations and HR governance process and tools with the ability to provide executive synthesis on complex and high-risk employee matters
Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to develop a strategic and solutions-focused approach, which includes developing scalable, standardized frameworks, and coaching HR & people leaders.
Establish trusted advisory rapport with leaders and colleagues on workplace concerns, and handle highly confidential matters in partnership with in-house and outside counsel.
Be proactive and anticipate change, providing critical and timely input about consequences and implications of local law and best practices to all internal stakeholders
Lead the HR team through strategy execution, and serve as an escalation point
Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and external partners including but not limited to People, IT, Comms, Legal, Security, Finance, and supporting vendors.
Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
Other duties as assigned