VP, Human Resources & Talent Management
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
The VP Human Resources & Talent Management is a strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering human capital strategy across all of Waterton. This leader will oversee core facets of the employee lifecycle from attraction and recruitment to the development management and retention of top talent. This individual will serve as a trusted partner to the SVP-CHRO VP-Total Rewards & HR Operations and leaders throughout the business on all people-related matters.
- Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
- Lead the development and delivery of a proactive scalable recruiting strategy to attract diverse qualified candidates at all levels of the organization.
- Oversee full-cycle recruiting operations including sourcing interviewing selection and onboarding.
- Build and maintain employer brand initiatives and partnerships with universities professional organizations and staffing partners.
- Establish and track key recruiting metrics
- Responsible for managing budget and execution of annual internship program.
- Partner with external partners to contribute to learning opportunities to college students and early career professionals interested in commercial real estate careers.
- Support M&A Acquisition and Disposition activities related to separations and talent acquisition.
- Employee Experience & Engagement
- Champion a positive inclusive and high-performance workplace culture leveraging the Waterton Way.
- Establish comprehensive onboarding and offboarding processes
- Serve as an escalation point for complex employee relations matters including investigations performance management and workplace conflict resolution.
- Ensure consistent and fair application of company policies and HR practices across all departments
- Responsible for rolling out annual engagement surveys and analyzing results
- Oversight of employee lifecycle transactions from onboarding through offboarding
- Leading Onboarding/Offboarding Committee.
- Oversight of Day in the Life Program and Mentoring Program.
- Talent Management
- Conduct ongoing audits analysis and assess improvement opportunities
- Oversee corporate professional development program
- Evaluate and manage external training vendors e-learning platforms and professional development resources
- Manage the annual performance review process and corresponding annual compensation process
- Oversight of Collective Bargaining Agreements and union negotiations related to performance and employment
- Leadership
- Provide direction coaching and mentoring of assigned team members.
- Leads with and role models a focus on collaboration and responsiveness.
- Support M&A Acquisition and Disposition activities related to departures and talent acquisition.
- Lead with a project management mindset.
- Create disciplined processes with emphasis on leveraging Waterton approved technology as extensively as possible.
- Proactively participate in establishing and managing to annual budget.
- Bring a strong ethical approach to execution of work and leadership.
- Model a strong and practical sense of urgency.
- Leverage persuasive collaboration and communication skills
- Partner with HR Leadership Team Finance and other business stakeholders on cross-functional projects.
- Partner and lead activities and events that support Watertons culture and philanthropic activities as assigned.
- Bachelors degree in business finance human resources or related field.
- 10 years of relevant experience in multiple areas of human resources
- Demonstrated experience in sourcing and analyzing compensation market data.
- Experienced with implementation and configuration of applicant tracking performance management and other HR related systems.
- Advanced computer skills; proficient in all Microsoft Office products with advanced Excel skills.
- Demonstrated advanced analytical skills with a high degree of attention to detail.
- Extensive thorough knowledge of federal state and local laws governing equal employment opportunity and civil rights occupational safety and health workers compensation wage and hour issues labor relations and the following statutes and their state and local analogues (where applicable: Title VII ADEA Equal Pay Act Pregnancy Discrimination Act FLSA ADA OSHA FMLA ERISA and NLRA.
- Demonstrated experience with constantly shifting priorities with a high sense of urgency and without loss of efficiency.
- PHR (Professional HR Certification) preferred.
At Waterton we recognize that compensation and benefits are important to our associates. We offer a wide variety of benefits including:
- Competitive compensation and incentive program participation
- Full suite of benefits including Medical Dental Life Disability and even pet insurance
- 401k match
- Generous paid time off volunteer time off and paid holidays
- A commitment to life-long learning through learning plans that include internal and external trainings as well as consideration for tuition reimbursement.
- Employee discounts and wellness initiatives like an onsite gym.
- Hybrid work environment (based on business or position needs)
The typical base salary hiring range for this role is $185000.00-$225000.00 per year plus bonus program participation.
The pay range is a base pay only and does not include any additional compensation or bonuses that this position may be eligible for. The pay range is approximate and the actual pay may vary depending on related work experience certifications education and other job-related factors.
Waterton is an equal opportunity applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender perception or identity national origin age marital status protected veteran status or disability status.
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About Company
Waterton is a real estate investor and property management company with multifamily apartments and hotels in cities across the U.S.