Vice President, People & Organizational Effectiveness
$115,000–$125,000 year
HybridChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Lead the full human resources portfolio including talent acquisition, employee relations, labor relations, compensation, benefits, payroll, and performance management while developing an integrated people strategy aligned with CPA's Forward to 40 mission. Assess organizational health to recommend improvements in structure, role clarity, decision rights, and workflows, partnering with the CEO to design an operating model supporting the enterprise's evolving scale. Build a resilient leadership development framework and succession planning processes while establishing an enterprise KPI framework and recurring performance cadence. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and provide clear reporting on workforce trends and material people risks to the CEO and Board.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, business, public administration, psychology, or a related field
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience across human resources, organizational development, people strategy, or organizational effectiveness
- At least five years at a senior or executive level
- Demonstrated command of employee relations, employment law, compensation, benefits, performance management, workforce planning, HR operations, and organizational risk
- Proven success leading organizational change, redesign, leadership development, culture, or enterprise performance initiatives
- Experience advising a CEO and executive team on complex, high-stakes organizational and people decisions
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate senior teams, structure ambiguous problems, establish performance frameworks, and convert strategy into coordinated action
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Exceptional judgment, discretion, written and verbal communication, and executive presence
- Ability to travel between agency locations and attend meetings, events, and training as needed
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in organizational development, human resources, business administration, public administration, or a related discipline
- SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or comparable senior-level professional certification
- Experience in nonprofit human services, behavioral health, education, or another highly regulated, mission-driven environment
- Experience supporting a multi-site, diverse, and operationally complex workforce
- Experience with labor relations, HRIS implementation or optimization, executive compensation, Board reporting, and strategic planning
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