Vice President of People and Culture

JOB SUMMARY

The Vice President, People & Culture will lead global internal recruitment and people strategies across the Advanced Group businesses, focused on fostering a thriving culture, engaged and high performing teams, and a more productive, agile, and profitable business. The VP leads a team of experienced staff across Recruitment, People Operations, and Business Partner roles. The VP works closely with all levels of the organization to inform, reinforce, and put into practice the behaviors that support our culture and, ultimately, enhance productivity and the achievement of our strategy.

The VP will oversee the strategy and delivery of an exceptional employee experience; one that develops and retains the best talent and creates a culture of inclusivity and transformation. This includes cultivating and implementing strategies related to talent management, talent pipeline and succession planning, manager/leader development, team effectiveness, and overall employee engagement.

In addition, the VP is the primary leadership business partner to Advanced Clinical, Advanced Group's largest business unit. This role collaborates with Advanced Clinical's President & CEO and Business Leader team, aligning People initiatives with business strategy to ensure business objectives are met.

Functionally, this position reports to the Chief People Officer and will collaborate closely with HR and Executive Leaders to solve complex organizational challenges through people-related solutions, and to implement global best practices and programs that support the continuity and growth of our business. This role will require a comfortability in challenging convention, as well as a hands-on, strategic approach to business partnership.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

People Strategy and Transformation:

• In partnership with the Chief People Officer, Executive Leadership Team and Business Unit senior leadership teams, clearly define and execute talent strategies, programs, and policies to achieve short and long-term business objectives
• Design globally relevant talent strategies that incorporate local nuances to effectively support and engage a diverse, worldwide workforce
• Partner with leadership on workforce planning efforts to create an organizational structure that facilitates coordinated work across the company and internal mobility. Oversee and advise recruitment efforts through internal and outsourced recruitment teams
• Drive results aligned to business priorities through effective management and enhancement of our people programs and practices, including performance management, rewards and recognition, engagement, diversity & inclusion, onboarding/offboarding, and retention. Partner with People & Culture team to collaborate on program roll-out of initiatives across all divisions
• Analyze and leverage employee data, including turnover, employee engagement and exit interviews, to drive action plans to foster an environment that leverages diversity and builds in best practices for collaboration and inclusion

Team Leadership and Leadership Coaching:

• Act as a trusted advisor, consultant, and confidant to = senior leadership teams, proactively offering advice, counsel and thought partnership related to HR challenges
• Advise and coach senior leaders and people managers as they build and develop their teams, coaching them through change management, performance management, compensation, engagement, and employee relations issues
• Continuously evaluate and strive to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the extended leadership team, sharing compelling research on the future of leadership, culture, talent development and diversity, equality, and inclusion and on how senior executives should prepare for the journey
• Create a vision and a roadmap of how effective leaders can promote transformational organizational changes and address continuous cultural change

People Relations and Development:

• Provide proactive leadership, direction, and professional expertise in all areas of human resources management as a business partner within the organization. Deliver strategy to business unit employee populations (including temporary and freelancer workforce)
• Provide oversight on employment and workplace investigations with the highest level of professionalism, integrity and confidentiality. Prioritize prompt and thorough investigations, conducted objectively and free from bias
• Own the employee experience and serve as an advocate for all team members, including the collecting, analyzing, and sharing metrics to keep the "pulse" of the current culture and team member satisfaction. Own initiatives to continually improve culture and satisfaction metrics
• Participate in the development, implementation and effective communication of HR policies and procedures. Maintain responsibility for compliance with federal, state, and local legislation pertaining to all personnel matters, policies, and procedures
• In partnership with the Learning and Development team, implement onboarding and ongoing learning programs that support the organization's culture and business initiatives
• Continue to build and evolve Advanced Group's talent development processes including organizational core competencies, goal setting, performance metrics, 360-degree feedback, coaching, and performance evaluations
• Partner with leadership to identify the capabilities needed to support the strategic intent of the business; improve the annual performance management process to identify, assess and develop successors and high-potential performers; strengthen the process for evaluating the skills, performance and potential of talent in all areas

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Certification in HR (PHR/SPHR and/or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP) preferred
• Minimum of 12 years Human Resources experience, with a minimum of 7 years' experience as a strategic HR Leader in a global, fast-paced, high rate-of-change environment
• Experience in the Clinical Research or Life Sciences industry preferred, with direct oversight of a global HR function
• Experience leading People & Culture strategies in international settings, particularly Europe and Asia, preferred
• Leadership experience across varied cultural and regulatory environments
• Strong knowledge of international, federal, state, and local HR related laws and regulations. Established knowledge of ADA/ADAAA, FMLA and all relevant DOL employer requirements
• Proven experience in handling complex employee relations issues; can quickly investigate and uncover, and adeptly address root cause issues with manager and employees
• Results-driven, agile change agent with demonstrated ability to manage execution of large-scale projects or programs
• Strong leadership presence with the proven ability to influence and drive change with senior leaders in a scaling organization, aligning the people strategy with business goals and growth
• Unquestionable personal integrity, fairness and credibility. Able to manage confidential information and act with discretion.
• Listens well and empathizes with others
• Ability to deal with conflict and have difficult conversations
• Ability to communicate with conviction, clearly and effectively
• Project Management skills, multitask and easily prioritizes

Advanced Group leverages over 30 years of expertise in talent acquisition, staffing, and outsourcing solutions to operate the award-winning Advanced Group family of brands, including Advanced Clinical, Catena Solutions, Advanced RPO, and WunderLand Group. Together, with mastery across professional disciplines and global markets, we're dedicated to make a difference, every day, for our clients, our candidates, each other, and our communities. Advanced Group's Shared Services team provides corporate services such as Marketing, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, IT, and Operations to each of our brands. Our employees are the foundation of our energetic and collaborative environment, where constant learning and service to others take top priority. We seek dynamic, hard-working team members who are inspired to work amongst diverse backgrounds and perspectives. From our altruistic mission to outstanding career development opportunities, there's no better place to grow your career than Advanced Group.