[Hiring] Director of Human Resources @Marguerite Casey Foundation

Role Description

The Director of Human Resources (“HR”) leads HR operations at the Marguerite Casey Foundation (the “Foundation”), managing the full employee lifecycle for a distributed workforce. Reporting directly to the CHRO, this role translates strategic talent vision into compliant processes, scalable programs, and culturally coherent employee experiences.

• Drive and deliver all aspects of the employee life cycle for a distributed workforce.
• Oversee the Foundation’s core HR operations, multi-state compliance, values-aligned compensation and benefits plans, and HR policies.
• Support people managers through coaching and training programs, strategic workforce planning, and lead managers through change management execution.
• Partner with the Finance and Operations teams to deliver a best-in-class remote work environment.
• Collaborate with, manage, and develop the Foundation’s HR Generalist.
• Grow the employee experience, including continuous improvement of the Foundation’s ongoing performance management programming, formal onboarding and orientation frameworks, recruitment processes, and internal events.
• Learn the Foundation's internal operations and Talent Philosophy, adapting and optimizing HR systems to support a highly connected distributed workforce.
• Partner with the CHRO to map, refine, and implement organization design changes, informed by change management best practices.
• Work closely with the CHRO and the Foundation’s general counsel to implement best practices to manage organizational risk.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience (nonprofit is a nice-to-have).
• Bachelor's degree.
• Deep understanding of the full employee lifecycle.
• Proven track record of managing and developing direct reports.
• Experience translating high-level talent strategy into scalable operational plans.
• Strong technical acumen in compensation, benefits administration, and market benchmarking.
• Expert knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws, multi-state labor compliance standards, and organizational risk management.
• High integrity and discretion when managing sensitive and confidential information.
• Effective communication skills in writing and verbally with a variety of stakeholders.
• Commitment to the Foundation’s mission and values of belonging & representation, mutual respect, and trust.

Requirements

• Experience applying project and change management principles to build, refine, and modernize HR processes and software platforms (system implementation experience is a plus).
• Ability to navigate complex workplace conflict and sensitive employee relations matters with confidence, high emotional intelligence, and situational awareness.
• Ability to prioritize against competing demands for your time and communicate tradeoffs.
• Appreciation for working both independently and collaboratively.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Annual professional development funds.
• Donation matching.
• Retirement plans.
• 30 days of Paid-Time-Off annually.
• 11 paid holidays and two floating holidays.