[Hiring] Director, People Partnership @ASPCA

Role Description

The Director of People Partnership (PP) guides organizational impact across the ASPCA with consistent processes, policies, and leadership that value our people, and support our mission, and keep staff engaged. With engaged and committed staff, we can move towards our overall vision that animals live good lives: where they are valued by society, protected by its laws, and free from cruelty, pain, and suffering.

By partnering directly with Department Heads, People Managers, and Individual Contributors, the Director, People Partnership will create meaningful opportunities for all staff to learn and grow. The Director will partner with internal client teams to maximize the contributions of each employee through engagement and career development opportunities.

This person will advise all levels of staff and needs to understand how to shift their approach accordingly while exercising exceptional judgment and discretion. In addition, the Director will work with other parts of the People Team, Legal Department, and Internal Communications to provide a cross-functional experience for the teams they support. This person needs to bring a neutral mindset with practical management experience to help drive overall strategy and facilitate challenging conversations to enable staff to complete their work effectively and efficiently. This will enable the Director to make connections across the organization to drive the ASPCA’s long-term goals forward.

Director, People Partnership, reports directly to the Senior Director, People Partnership and has no direct reports.

Qualifications

• Ability to partner with, engage and influence senior organizational leaders
• Proven ability to influence others without being part of the management hierarchy
• Excellent communication (both oral and written), and coaching skills
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• High level of resiliency and maintain a professional demeanor
• Ability to work evenings and weekends, as needed
• Ability to work two pre-planned on-call weekends a quarter to answer any pressing questions from all teams required
• Experience working with a remote workforce at varying levels preferred
• Comfortable with a certain level of legal involvement and risk associated with this work
• Ability to exemplify ASPCA’s core values, behavioral competencies

Requirements

• B.A./B.S. degree preferred or equivalent experience
• High School degree or GED required
• At least 3 years of HR business partner, people partner, or experience in an equivalent role directly advising leaders on employee relations (including investigations), performance management, and organizational effectiveness required
• At least 5 years of experience with and demonstrated success managing a team or equivalent experience required
• Knowledge of employment laws in the United States required
• Experience planning and facilitating meetings, trainings or workshops strongly preferred
• Experience tracking and analyzing data to guide work is preferred
• Proficiency with Airtable, Canva, Culture Amp, and the Microsoft Office Suite is a plus
• Experience managing organizational change/restructures required
• Experience advising and coaching leaders on complex employee performance, conduct, and team effectiveness matters highly preferred

Benefits

• Affordable health coverage, including medical, employer-paid dental, and optional vision coverage.
• Flexible time off that includes vacation time, sick and bereavement time, paid parental leave, 10 company paid holidays, and paid personal time off.
• Competitive financial incentives and retirement savings including a 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions.
• Robust professional development opportunities including classes, on-the-job training, coaching and mentorship.