VP, Talent and Organizational Development

Guardian Pharmacy • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Guardian Pharmacy is seeking a visionary, hands-on Vice President, Talent & Organizational Development to lead its enterprise talent strategy and build the leadership, workforce, and organizational capabilities needed for continued growth and long-term success. As a trusted advisor to executive, support services, and pharmacy leaders, this role oversees Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Learning & Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Change Leadership, Instructional Design, and Internal Communications. The position ensures talent strategies, leadership initiatives, workforce planning, organizational development programs, and communications align with business objectives and support organizational performance.

The executive balances strategic leadership with direct contribution by leading critical initiatives, solving complex organizational challenges, and partnering with senior leaders to strengthen culture, leadership capability, and workforce readiness. The role leads and develops a high-performing team, establishes priorities and resources, and builds partnerships across Human Resources, Support Services, and Pharmacy Operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in talent management, organizational development, leadership development, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, or related disciplines.
• At least 10 years of leadership experience leading enterprise-level talent and organizational development functions.
• Demonstrated success leading one or more of the following: Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Learning & Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Change Management, or Internal Communications.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership teams to address complex workforce, leadership, culture, and organizational challenges.
• Proven success leading large-scale organizational change and transformation efforts.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate business strategy into workforce, leadership, talent, and organizational priorities.
• Deep understanding of organizational effectiveness, leadership development, talent management, change leadership, and workforce planning.
• Ability to connect organizational strategy, culture, talent, structure, leadership capability, and business outcomes.
• Ability to advise executive leaders on sensitive and complex organizational matters; strong executive facilitation and consultation skills.
• Ability to influence decisions and create alignment across diverse stakeholder groups without direct authority.
• Experience using workforce, talent, and organizational data to inform decisions and evaluate business impact.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project leadership, organizational planning, and accountability skills.
• Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and executive communication skills, including the ability to communicate with frontline employees and executive leadership.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance long-term strategy with hands-on execution, lead multiple complex priorities, work through ambiguity, and drive sustainable organizational change.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or a related field.
• SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent senior-level certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead an integrated enterprise talent strategy aligned with business objectives, culture, workforce needs, and growth plans.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify future workforce requirements, talent risks, succession needs, and capability gaps.
• Develop workforce planning strategies that create sustainable internal and external talent pipelines.
• Establish enterprise talent metrics and dashboards and use workforce data, talent insights, and business trends to guide strategy and priorities.
• Lead talent management, including talent reviews, succession planning, leadership assessments, executive coaching, high-potential development, career development, and individual development planning.
• Facilitate executive talent review and succession planning discussions.
• Oversee enterprise leadership competencies, performance enablement frameworks, career pathways, and succession processes.
• Provide strategic leadership for leadership development and employee growth initiatives, and partner with leaders to develop future organizational leaders.
• Provide strategic direction and oversight for Talent Acquisition, including recruiting strategies, staffing plans, employer branding, service delivery, candidate experience, recruiting capabilities, and talent pipelines.
• Advise leaders on organizational design, workforce effectiveness, leadership capability, team performance, accountability, and change readiness.
• Lead organizational effectiveness and change management initiatives that improve decision-making, operational efficiency, team performance, leadership effectiveness, and adoption of strategic initiatives.
• Partner with executive leadership to strengthen organizational culture, employee engagement, and alignment with company values.
• Lead the enterprise Internal Communications function and strategy; ensure messaging is timely, transparent, aligned, and supportive of business priorities.
• Develop communication strategies that improve employee engagement, leadership visibility, and organizational alignment, including communications for organizational changes and strategic initiatives.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Talent & Organizational Development team, set priorities, align resources, and ensure execution across areas of responsibility.
• Develop future leaders within the function through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
• Provide direct leadership for critical enterprise projects and organizational priorities.
• Build partnerships across Human Resources, Support Services, and Pharmacy Operations to implement talent strategies effectively.
• Maintain awareness of trends, best practices, and innovations in talent management, organizational development, leadership development, workforce planning, and employee experience.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week
• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company-paid basic life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
• Company-paid long-term disability and optional short-term disability
• Voluntary employee and dependent life, accident, and critical illness coverage
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Guardian Angels employee assistance fund
• Paid holidays and sick days
• Vacation benefits based on years of service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive