Vice President of Human Resources

Job Title: Vice President of Human Resources

Company: Charlestowne Hotels

Location: Mt. Pleasant SC

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

About Us:

Charlestowne Hotels is a full-service hospitality management company dedicated to creating and operating exceptional hotel experiences across a diverse portfolio of independent lifestyle and branded properties. We believe our people both in the home office and at our hotels are central to our success and to the guest experiences we create every day.

Position Overview:

Charlestowne Hotels is seeking an experienced strategic and hands-on Vice President of Human Resources to lead the companys people function and support the continued growth and complexity of our portfolio.

The VP of HR will oversee human resources strategy employee relations compliance recruiting benefits payroll coordination performance management leadership development and HR systems across the home office and managed properties. This role will serve as a key partner to executive leadership operations property leaders and ownership stakeholders ensuring Charlestownes people practices are scalable compliant consistent and aligned with the companys culture and business objectives.

The ideal candidate brings strong multi-state HR leadership experience sound judgment hospitality or service-sector experience and the ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution in a fast-moving operating environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead HR strategies programs and initiatives that support Charlestownes business goals operating model and continued growth.
• Provide executive-level oversight of HR practices across the home office and managed properties ensuring consistency while recognizing the unique needs of individual hotels and markets.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership operations leaders and property teams on employee relations organizational structure workforce planning compliance and people strategy.
• Lead employee relations strategy including investigations conflict resolution documentation standards corrective action practices and escalation protocols.
• Ensure compliance with federal state and local employment laws across all jurisdictions where Charlestowne operates including wage and hour leave administration workplace safety employment practices pay transparency and other evolving requirements.
• Oversee talent acquisition strategy in partnership with the Corporate Recruiting Manager with a focus on leadership pipeline development hard-to-fill roles recruiting process consistency and employer brand.
• Support succession planning leadership development onboarding and training initiatives that strengthen property-level and home office leadership capability.
• Oversee performance management processes that drive accountability support employee development and reinforce high performance across the organization.
• Partner with leadership on compensation practices incentive plans job structure pay equity and market competitiveness.
• Lead HR systems strategy data integrity reporting and people analytics to support informed decision-making and improved visibility into workforce trends.
• Oversee benefits payroll coordination employee records HR policies handbooks and related administrative practices.
• Evaluate and improve HR processes tools and resources to better support managers employees and property teams.
• Manage the HR department budget and oversee the work of the HR team including the Corporate Director of Human Resources Corporate Human Resource Manager Corporate Recruiting Manager and Corporate Payroll & Benefits Administrator.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Vice President of Human Resources senior HR leader or similar role preferably in hospitality hotel management restaurants retail or another multi-unit service environment.
• Experience supporting a multi-state workforce with decentralized operations.
• Strong knowledge of employment law HR compliance employee relations wage and hour practices leave administration and HR best practices.
• Demonstrated experience leading HR strategy while remaining comfortable with hands-on execution when needed.
• Experience overseeing recruiting employee relations performance management benefits payroll-related processes HR systems and leadership development.

We Offer:

Charlestowne Hotels offers a competitive salary and benefits package including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) paid time off professional development opportunities and a collaborative work environment within a growing hospitality management company.

To Apply:

If you are a strategic and experienced human resources leader who is excited by the opportunity to support a dynamic hospitality organization please submit your resume and cover letter to

Charlestowne Hotels is an equal opportunity employer.

Required Experience:

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