Vice President of Human Resources
Seattle, WA - USA
Job Summary
WHAT YOULL DO
As a Vice President of Human Resourcesyoull be responsible for:
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute a company-wide Human Resources strategy that supports business goals operational scale leadership effectiveness and a consistent employee experience across a 500-person organization.
- Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the CEO Executive Team and Leadership Team bringing practical people insights data and recommendations to business planning and organizational decision-making.
- Lead organizational design workforce planning succession planning and leadership development efforts that ensure the company has the structure capabilities and bench strength needed for sustainable growth.
- Modernize and scale the Human Resources function including team structure service delivery policies systems reporting and governance to improve efficiency consistency and business partnership.
- Use people analytics engagement data retention trends and business metrics to identify root causes prioritize initiatives and measure the impact of Human Resources programs.
- Champion a values-driven inclusive culture by embedding company values accountability and leadership expectations into policies practices communication and manager behavior.
Operational
- Oversee core Human Resources programs including talent acquisition onboarding performance management employee relations learning and development total rewards benefits HR operations policy compliance and employee engagement.
- Lead the design and administration of compensation benefits and total rewards programs that are competitive equitable financially responsible and aligned with the companys talent strategy.
- Ensure the Human Resources team effectively supports a geographically distributed workforce with timely consistent and business-oriented service.
- Implement scalable HR processes documentation standards and employment practices that reduce risk improve manager effectiveness and support compliance with applicable labor and employment laws.
- Lead HR technology strategy including HRIS optimization reporting automation self-service tools and process improvements that enhance the employee and manager experience.
- Partner with Finance IT Legal Operations and external vendors to align people programs with business needs budget priorities systems capabilities and risk management requirements.
- Negotiate and manage key vendor and advisor relationships ensuring quality service cost effectiveness and alignment with company standards
Culture and Development
- Build trusted relationships across the organization and serve as an executive advisor on culture leadership effectiveness organizational health employee experience and change management.
- Develop manager and leadership capability through coaching training performance practices succession planning and clear expectations for people leadership.
- Guide leaders through employee relations performance and organizational issues with practical fair compliant and values-aligned recommendations.
- Lead culture engagement and change initiatives that strengthen communication accountability adaptability and trust across teams and locations.
- Model the companys values and set a leadership standard that reinforces integrity inclusion collaboration continuous improvement and ownership
To be successful as a Dowbuilts Vice President of Human Resources youll need:
- Bachelors degree required advanced degree in human resources business organizational development or a related field preferred.
- 12 years of progressive human resources people operations or organizational leadership experience including significant experience supporting a mid-sized or scaling organization.
- 7 years of people leadership experience including direct responsibility for leading an HR or Human Resources function and developing a high-performing team.
- Demonstrated ability to operate as both a strategic executive partner and a practical hands-on leader in a 500-person company environment.
- Proven success building scalable people systems policies programs and processes across talent acquisition employee relations performance management total rewards learning and development compliance and HR operations.
- Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to connect people priorities to business outcomes budgets workforce plans and organizational performance.
- Experience using HR data employee feedback and operational metrics to identify trends advise leaders and guide decision-making.
- Exceptional communication facilitation coaching and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence executives managers employees and external partners.
- MS Office Suite (Outlook Excel Word) experience required
- Experience with web-based solutions such as Smartsheet Egnyte and Slack
- Strong organizational skills and ability to juggle competing deadlines and projects
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Flexible and adaptable: the ability to switch gears and work well within ambiguous circumstance
- Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information
- Ability to manage stress and maintain composure in challenging situations
- US work authorization
- Must comply with Dowbuilts drug and alcohol policy
- Must pass a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen
- Demonstrate discretion and treat all proprietary company information as strictly confidential outside and in some cases within the company
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or masters degree in human resources or related field.
- HR Certification (SPHR SHRM-CP SHRM-SCP or other recognized certification)
- Certified Executive Coach
- Significant experience with HRIS tools and HRIS tool management
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The duties of this position require the employee to constantly operate a computer and other office equipment as well as the ability to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. The duties of this position also require the employee to frequently communicate with employees and clients and the employee must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. The ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds without assistance or restriction
WHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive pay commensurate with skills and experience
- 100% paid Medical Dental Vision short-term disability and $50k in basic life insurance for full-time employees 1stof the month following DOH
- 35% Medical and 30% Dental Vision coverage for eligible dependents
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with3% employer safe harborcontribution
- 8 paid holidays each year no waiting period
- Paid Time-Off (PTO) 2.31 hours per week to start (120 hours annually) with an increase to this accrual each January with years of service up to max 192 hours/24 days annually
- Mentorship and career development opportunities
- Annual discretionary bonus
WHO WE ARE
Dowbuilt is a construction company founded in 1980 and today our talented teams can be found from coast to coast. We excel at cutting-edge innovative never-been-done-before residential projects and home serviceall of which require precision and impeccable attention to detail. We work with top architects and our builds are regularly featured in publications such asArchitectural Digest Architectural Record and Dwell.
The Dowbuilt culture is one of carecare for our employees clients and the talented craftspeople we partner withresulting in care for the incredible designs we bring to life.
HOW YOULL MAKE AN IMPACT
Were committed to investing in our team members ongoing professional development and as a leader with Dowbuilt you play a big part in ensuring that your team has equal opportunity to play to their strengths fill gaps in knowledge and grow professionally.
Effective career development requires two-way open communication between employee and manager. This means expectation setting happens on both sides along with support mentorship and goal setting at regular intervals. Find out how you can take your own career to the next level and inspire the next generation of talent with Dowbuilt.
Dowbuilt is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.
Required Experience:
Senior Exec
About Company
Dowbuilt is a build firm that has been taking a design-focused approach to constructing inspired and amazing architecture since 2004. With a skilled team of superintendents, project managers, and craftsmen, Dowbuilt has earned a reputation for building complex projects of the highest ... View more