About This Role
Directing the Human Resources team in various areas, including recruitment, performance management, and employee relations, is the core of this role. The position involves implementing the company's vision for human resources, optimizing team performance, and developing a philosophy for managing HR functions that align with best practices and the organizational mission. It suits a leader who can articulate HR needs and plans to executive management.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of service-oriented Human Resources strategies and programs that support the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization
- Collaborate with the CHRO of WVU Medicine and the Director of Talent Acquisition, WVU Medicine, to develop HR plans and strategies that ensure the organization has the talent, culture, and engaged workforce needed to achieve business objectives and support long-term strategy and goals
- Develop strategies for improving the workplace through engagement and retention programs
- Measure outcomes of programs in business terms to support program investments
- Serve as an advisor to the senior leadership team and a strategic advisor on human capital matters and their impact on organizational culture
- Assess, inspire, and develop an HR team to create an innovative HR function that supports the organization
- Provide leadership and oversight for HR programs and policies, ensuring that they are current, competitive, within financial constraints, and in compliance with legal requirements
- Work directly with Recruiters, Human Resources Business Partners, and HR Employee/Labor Relations staff in the creation and achievement of strategic goals and risk management for the organization
- Drive projects to completion
- Oversee the development of the annual operating budget for the HR Department
- Provide leadership, direction, evaluation, and support to the HR Department to discover creative ways to deliver services, achieve economies of scale, and incorporate best practices into the department operations
- Act as a liaison with WVU Medicine HR Shared Services to deliver the highest quality of HR services
- Work closely with staff to assist them in defining and achieving their operational and management goals and performance objectives
- Guide managers and senior leaders on complex employee relations matters for staff
- Monitor human resources indicators to identify problem areas and make recommendations to address deficiencies that will help better support the organization
- Implement change management plans to meet the continually changing needs of the organization
- Assist with the onboarding of newly hired or promoted senior leaders and directors
- Support mergers and acquisitions into WVUHS
