Regional Director, People and Culture
About The Position
The Director of People & Culture serves as a leader, mentor, and advisor to the organization, providing expertise and direction on people and culture practices and strategies. The role ensures that human resources functions support WesleyLife’s people strategies and align with the organization’s overall strategies and objectives. Key priorities include culture-building, team member wellbeing, organizational compliance, and delivering total rewards aligned with strategic goals. The position leads or contributes to people and culture priorities across the human resources discipline and partners with People & Culture and Operations teams to achieve broad people goals. The role leads team member and leadership support across the organization, provides hands-on management and consultation on day-to-day HR functions, and mentors a high-performance People & Culture team. It advises leaders on areas including strategy, performance management, employee relations, compliance, and legal issues; supports investigations when needed; establishes compliance auditing and monitoring; and reports HR performance indicators. It also collaborates on labor management, staffing models, benefits, and related expenses to support budget goals. Under the leadership of the Chief People & Culture Officer and in collaboration with the People & Culture Leadership team, the Director participates in developing and planning strategies. The role uses engagement, health and well-being, and labor-tracking data to identify organizational priorities; leads or participates in engagement and work-experience efforts; and plans, delivers, and reports on engagement and culture-building initiatives. It also advocates for practices that improve the work experience through communication, training, and monitoring. The Director serves as the leader for the Network Support Center in Johnston, Iowa, supporting onboarding, performance management, leave management, employee relations, and rewards management. The position leads the Culture Committee, participates in budget planning, and completes other assigned duties.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a similar field.
- At least 6 years of leadership experience in human resources.
- Exceptional working knowledge of HR core competencies, including employment regulations and laws, compliance practices, team member relations, and total rewards.
- Ability to effectively advise leaders on matters related to people practices.
- Ability to champion change and demonstrate proactive, future-focused problem-solving related to the workforce and business objectives.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to communicate verbally and in writing with team members and leaders at all levels.
- Ability to influence and negotiate effectively for the benefit of the team and organization.
- Advanced project management skills.
- Strong data analytics experience, including gathering, interpreting, and applying data to HR practices and priorities.
Nice To Haves
- HR certification is highly preferred.
- Previous experience with UKG is preferred.
- Prior experience in a senior living, health care, or hospitality company is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead team member and leadership support across the organization, focusing on a culture that attracts, retains, and grows people.
- Partner with organizational leaders to build HR capabilities through metrics, systems, communication, and training.
- Manage and consult on day-to-day HR functions and mentor a high-performance People & Culture team.
- Advise leaders on strategies, performance management, employee relations, compliance, and legal issues.
- Participate in investigations related to compliance issues or concerns when needed.
- Establish compliance auditing and monitoring to support organization-wide compliance.
- Complete and report HR key performance indicators, including retention, engagement, salary and benefits expenses, and efficiency metrics.
- Collaborate with the Chief People & Culture Officer and Operations on labor management, staffing models, benefits, and related expenses to meet budget goals.
- Participate in developing and planning strategies under the leadership of the Chief People & Culture Officer and with the People & Culture Leadership team.
- Use engagement, health and well-being, and labor-tracking data to identify organizational focus areas and opportunities.
- Participate in or lead engagement and work-experience efforts.
- Plan, deliver, and report on engagement and culture-building efforts, presenting information to leaders, executives, and board members when requested.
- Promote and deliver practices that positively impact the work experience through communication, training, and monitoring.
- Lead People & Culture matters for the Network Support Center in Johnston, Iowa, including onboarding, performance management, leave management, employee relations, and rewards management.
- Lead the Culture Committee and provide health and well-being, communication, and team activity opportunities.
- Participate in budget planning.
- Complete other duties as assigned or directed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
