Vice President, Human Resources
Remote
Our client is a high-growth, mission-driven owner and operator of education and enrichment-related businesses across the U.S. The organization is seeking an experienced people leader to join as Vice President, Human Resources.
This role will serve as a strategic partner to the COO and executive team, with responsibility for building the talent systems, culture, and HR infrastructure needed to support the company’s next phase of growth.
This is a full-time, remote position.
The Role
The Vice President, Human Resources will operate as a business leader first and an HR expert second: partnering with senior leaders to solve organizational challenges, building scalable people systems, and stewarding a culture that is central to the company’s continued success.
The role is intentionally weighted toward people strategy, including talent acquisition, development, engagement, and retention, while also owning the HR operations, compliance, and employee relations work required to support a multi-state, multi-site business.
Key Responsibilities
Talent & Culture
Design and lead a proactive talent acquisition strategy, including pipelines for frontline roles and leadership positions, employer value proposition development, and structured, bias-aware hiring processes
Build and oversee an enterprise learning and development strategy covering onboarding, role-specific skill building, leadership development, and continuous growth
Define, articulate, and steward the company’s culture and values, ensuring they are embedded in hiring, onboarding, performance management, and leadership behavior
Lead the annual engagement survey and action planning cycle, surfacing early signals of engagement risk and recommending interventions
Develop and manage a comprehensive retention strategy addressing compensation competitiveness, career pathing, manager quality, and working environment
Design and administer the performance management framework, including goal setting, feedback, reviews, and calibration
Lead succession planning for critical roles across the organization
HR Operations
Oversee total rewards programs, including base pay, variable incentives, and benefits, including annual compensation reviews, market benchmarking, and pay equity analysis
Ensure HR practices and employment decisions comply with applicable federal, state, and local law across a multi-state operating environment, including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, EEO, and OSHA
Work with Legal and Compliance to maintain the employee handbook, policies, and standard operating procedures
Partner with Legal and/or outside counsel on escalated employment matters
Oversee workplace investigations, including harassment, discrimination, and policy violations, with objectivity and timely resolution
Oversee HRIS platforms, workforce data integrity, and reporting accuracy
Equip managers with the skills and confidence to address employee issues early, fairly, and consistently
Qualifications
15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including at least 5 years in a senior HR role with broad functional accountability
HR leadership experience in service-oriented industries such as hospitality, healthcare, education, retail, logistics, professional services, or similar environments where workforce quality directly drives customer experience
Proven track record building talent acquisition functions in high-volume and/or multi-site environments
Hands-on experience designing learning and development programs and retention strategies with measurable outcomes
Solid experience managing total rewards, employee relations, and multi-state HR compliance
Strong business judgment, with the ability to connect people strategy to business outcomes and communicate in business language
Ability to drive change through persuasion, relationship-building, and credibility
Excellent communication skills across all levels, from frontline employees to executive stakeholders
Highly organized, with the ability to prioritize and execute in a fast-paced, distributed environment
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting M&A activity and integrating acquired businesses and their people
Experience in education, enrichment, arts, or mission-driven organizations
Proficiency with HRIS platforms such as Workday, Paycor, UKG, Dayforce/Ceridian, or similar systems
SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent senior HR certification
Benefits
The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, and additional benefits.
About the Company
Our client is a private, high-growth, mission-driven operator of education and enrichment businesses across the United States. The company partners with local operators and educators to preserve the quality and identity of each business while providing the infrastructure, administrative support, and people systems needed to scale.
This is an opportunity to join a values-driven organization at a meaningful stage of growth, with significant opportunity to shape HR strategy, talent infrastructure, and organizational culture.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.