VP, Total Rewards and HR Systems - Hybrid (Finance)
Description
At Vitalant, our mission to save and improve lives through blood donation starts with empowering the people who make it happen. We're seeking a Vice President, Total Rewards & HR Systems to play a critical leadership role in shaping the employee experience across the organization. This role will drive the strategy, design, and administration of Total Rewards programs that attract and retain top talent while ensuring compliance and alignment with organizational goals. Additionally, you'll oversee the strategy and optimization of our integrated HR/Payroll systems, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience for candidates, employees, and leaders. As a key member of the senior HR leadership team, you'll collaborate closely with other HR leaders to enhance employee engagement, maintain data integrity, and deliver innovative HR solutions that support Vitalant's lifesaving mission.
What to Expect
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Work location: Hybrid. Employees living near a major Vitalant location can work in a hybrid environment combining remote work with in-office collaboration.
Our comprehensive total rewards support you, your family, and your future with:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401K + 5% company match
- Tuition assistance up to $5k per year
- Free basic life and AD&D insurance
- Free short-and-long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Employee Resource Groups
- Recognition and perks
- Develop and lead a forward-thinking Total Rewards strategy to align with business goals and enhance employee engagement and performance.
- Analyze market trends and best practices to maintain competitive and equitable compensation and benefits programs.
- Oversee compensation policies, job architecture, pay equity, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Manage the design, administration, and evaluation of enterprise-wide health, welfare, retirement, and leave programs, ensuring cost-effectiveness and compliance.
- Lead wellness initiatives to promote employee well-being and engagement.
- Partner with IT to drive HR/Payroll system strategy, ensuring data integrity, system stability, and effective records management.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to oversee third-party vendor relationships for benefits and compensation programs.
- Play a key role in annual budget planning, including managing benefits and salary/merit budgets.
- Lead HR projects, ensuring quality outcomes and effective implementation.
- Stay informed on industry regulations, trends, and standards, and guide necessary organizational changes.
Requirements
Knowledge/ Education
- Relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
- Knowledge of federal and state Wage and Hour and benefits laws/regulations (such as FLSA, ERISA, IRS, FML, ADAAA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA) required.
- Knowledge of wage and salary administration practices; job evaluation techniques, and automated HRSystems operations; Federal and state legislation regarding record keeping requirements (e.g., records retention, employee access, confidentiality, etc.) required.
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) or Human Capital Strategist (HCS) preferred.
Experience
- Ten years related experience required. To include:
- Six years leadership experience.
- Eight years compensation and benefits management experience including compliance and strategic total rewards program design.
- Five years of experience with HRIS.
- Multi-state environment experience required.
- Previous experience leading successful development and implementation of enterprise-wide solutions and projects is required.
- Prior experience interfacing with C-suite executives and influencing their decisions is required; interacting with the Board of Directors is preferred.
- Must possess the skills and abilities to successfully perform all assigned duties and responsibilities.
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality.
- Must have a participative management style, strong team development, coaching skills, and the ability to lead and motivate senior and executive-level managers.
- Effective oral and written business communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment and participate as an active member of management.
- Able to organize, prioritize, and execute a variable workload and multiple priorities.
- Must have analytical, statistical, personal organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Must have proficient computer skills.
Summary
About Us
Vitalant is one of the nation's largest nonprofit blood and biotherapies healthcare organizations, providing hospitals and patients across the U.S. a safe blood supply, specialized laboratory services, transfusion medicine expertise and world-renowned research. We have a network of 115 donation centers across the U.S. and host approximately 60,000 bl ood drives annually. Vitalant provides blood and special services to patients in more than 900 hospitals across the U.S. where millions of people depend on blood donations from our generous donors.
Vitalant is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace built on a foundation of respect, integrity, teamwork, and excellence. Through our DEI strategic plan, we create opportunities for employees of all backgrounds to feel valued, seen and heard. We believe this mission drives creativity and innovation, as employees experience an environment conducive to personal growth and career development.
EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Careers@vitalant.org to let us know the nature of your request.
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