Vice President, Human Resources
About The Position
God’s Love We Deliver is seeking a strategic, hands-on, and collaborative Vice President of Human Resources to serve as the Chief Human Resources Officer’s key partner and second-in-command during a period of organizational transformation. The VP will translate organizational and People strategies into operational excellence and oversee the day-to-day leadership of the HR function. The role partners with the CHRO and leaders across the organization on talent, culture, workforce planning, employee relations, compliance, organizational effectiveness, and HR operations. The VP serves as an advisor to executives, a coach to managers, and a mentor to HR staff, building scalable people practices while supporting the organization’s inclusive, compassionate, mission-driven culture. This senior role is regularly based five days per week at one of the organization’s three office locations: SoHo, West Village, or Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Remote work is supported one day per week when needed. The position may require early mornings, evenings, and weekends as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum 8–10+ years of progressive Human Resources leadership experience, including at least five years managing HR teams and organizational initiatives.
- Experience as a senior HR business partner or HR executive in a complex, growing organization.
- Expertise in employee relations, talent acquisition, performance management, compensation, benefits, compliance, and organizational development.
- Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
- Experience leading organizational change and workforce growth initiatives.
- Ability to balance strategic priorities with operational execution.
- Strong analytical capabilities and ability to interpret workforce data and translate insights into action.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong coaching and influencing skills and ability to partner across organizational levels.
- Highly organized, with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
- Proficiency with HRIS systems, reporting tools, and Microsoft Office.
- Availability to work early mornings, evenings, and weekends as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree, JD, or advanced HR certification.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the CHRO’s primary partner and deputy in shaping and executing the organization’s People strategy.
- Lead initiatives supporting organizational growth, workforce planning, succession management, and talent development.
- Advise executives and department leaders on organizational, workforce, and people-related matters.
- Provide leadership continuity when the CHRO is absent and represent Human Resources in key meetings and organizational initiatives.
- Oversee daily HR operations and ensure effective, responsive, customer-centered service delivery.
- Partner with HR team leaders to set priorities, monitor performance, and execute departmental objectives.
- Improve HR systems, policies, workflows, and service standards.
- Use HR metrics and workforce analytics to identify trends, inform decisions, and improve organizational outcomes.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for complex employee relations matters; conduct investigations and guide fair, consistent, empathetic resolutions.
- Coach managers on employee performance, conflict resolution, workplace concerns, and engagement strategies.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations; partner with legal counsel and leadership to manage risk.
- Oversee compliance initiatives, audits, reporting requirements, and workforce policies.
- Partner with leadership on workforce strategies to attract, retain, and develop talent.
- Oversee recruiting operations and talent acquisition practices to support candidate experience and hiring outcomes.
- Strengthen onboarding, career development, leadership development, and succession planning programs.
- Promote accountability, feedback, professional growth, and continuous learning.
- Support the design, implementation, and administration of compensation and benefits programs.
- Partner with the CHRO on compensation planning, market benchmarking, promotion practices, and pay equity initiatives.
- Ensure performance management programs align with organizational goals and support employee development.
- Monitor industry trends and recommend practices to improve employee experience and retention.
- Champion employee engagement, wellness, belonging, and organizational culture initiatives.
- Advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and access through policies, programs, and leadership practices.
- Partner with leaders to foster a culture rooted in respect, accountability, collaboration, and mission alignment.
- Support change management efforts that help employees navigate organizational growth and transformation.
- Directly supervise and mentor HR team members; develop their leadership capability through coaching, development, and succession planning.
- Build a high-performing, collaborative HR team that supports the employee lifecycle.
- Support budget management and resource planning for the HR function.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
