VP, Human Resources

About The Institutes
A not-for-profit organization located in beautiful Malvern PA The Institutes have been the leading provider of risk management and property-casualty insurance education for more than 100 years. By living our valuesPut the Customer First Do What You Say Work Together Be Innovative and Do the Right Thing our talented team delivers innovative solutions that best empower risk and insurance professionals to help those in need. In 2019 The Institutes was named a Top Workplace by for the fifth time. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide excellent benefits and a friendly and team-focused work environment to drive employee engagement.

Vice President Human Resources
The Vice President Human Resources is a strategic enterprise leader responsible for shaping and executing a futureâready people strategy that enables organizational growth innovation and sustained performance. This role serves as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team ensuring that talent culture leadership capability and workforce practices are aligned with business strategy and evolving market demands.

The VP Human Resources leads the transformation of HR through AI-enabled solutions change management excellence leadership development and employee engagement positioning the organization to adapt scale and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. This leader champions a high-performance values-driven culture and ensures employees are engaged developed and empowered to do their best work.

This role embodies and reinforces the organizations core values - do the right thing put the customer first do what you say work together and be innovative - and sets the tone for leadership behavior and decision-making across the enterprise.

What Youll Do:

Enterprise People & Culture Strategy

• Design and lead a comprehensive forward-looking people strategy aligned with organizational objectives growth plans and long-term sustainability.
• Serve as a key architect of organizational culture ensuring alignment between values behaviors leadership expectations and business outcomes.
• Partner with the CEO and executive leadership team to integrate talent and culture considerations into enterprise strategy and decision-making.

AI Enablement & HR Innovation

• Lead the strategic adoption and responsible implementation of AI and advanced technologies across HR and workforce processes (e.g. talent acquisition workforce planning learning performance management analytics).
• Leverage data insights and predictive analytics to improve decision-making employee experience and organizational effectiveness.
• Ensure ethical compliant and human-centered use of AI balancing innovation with trust transparency and risk management.

Change Management & Organizational Effectiveness

• Serve as the enterprise leader for change management building organizational capability to navigate transformation growth and complexity.
• Lead large-scale organizational change initiatives including restructuring integrations new operating models and digital transformation.
• Assess and evolve organizational design to ensure clarity of roles accountability collaboration and scalability.

Leadership Development & Succession

• Build a robust leadership development strategy that strengthens current leaders and prepares future leaders at all levels.
• Oversee succession planning for critical roles ensuring leadership continuity and bench strength.
• Coach and influence senior leaders to model inclusive adaptive and high-impact leadership behaviors.

Employee Engagement & Experience

• Champion a holistic employee engagement and experience strategy informed by data listening mechanisms and best practices.
• Strengthen employee voice inclusion well-being and connection to purpose particularly during periods of change.
• Continuously assess and enhance the employer brand to attract retain and engage top talent.

Talent Management Rewards & Compliance

• Provide executive oversight of talent acquisition performance management learning and development and workforce planning.
• Ensure compensation incentive and benefits strategies are competitive equitable and aligned with performance and organizational priorities.
• Oversee HR policies employee relations and compliance with employment laws and regulations ensuring risk mitigation and ethical practices.

Mergers Acquisitions & Integrations

• Lead people-related due diligence cultural assessment and integration planning for mergers acquisitions and affiliations.
• Ensure seamless integration of talent culture systems and policies while preserving engagement and performance.

HR Function Leadership

• Lead develop and mentor the Human Resources team fostering strategic thinking innovation and accountability.
• Build an agile modern HR function that operates as a strategic business partner and trusted advisor.

What Were Looking For:

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive human resources leadership experience including executive-level responsibility.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide transformation culture change and leadership development initiatives.
• Experience implementing HR technology analytics and AI-enabled solutions strongly preferred.
• Experience with mergers acquisitions or complex organizational integrations is a plus.

The Best Part The Benefits!

To enforce the importance of work-life balance employees enjoy excellent benefits including:

• 401(k) plan with company contribution up to 16%
• Generous time off package that includes paid vacation personal sick and holidays
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Medical dental vision and prescription coverage
• On our Malvern campus: Free lunch every day when working on campus onsite fitness center and a beautiful 1.25 mile walking path

Role is hybrid with at least two days each week in the office. Candidates should be able to commute to Malvern PA at least two days per week.

Required Experience:

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