[Hiring] Vice President, HR and Talent @Relay Graduate School of Education

Role Description

The Vice President, HR and Talent owns the organization's HR and Talent department, running consistent processes, governing accurate and accessible people data, and acting as a strategic partner that helps leaders, managers, and team members navigate their own people decisions. This role owns the vision for HR and Talent across four functional pillars:

• Talent Attraction & Acquisition
• People Operations & Compliance
• Compensation & Benefits
• Business Partnership & Employee Relations

As Relay and Teaching Lab integrate, the VP owns the HR and Talent aspects of integration, ensuring one coherent people function across the combined organization. This role shapes organization-wide strategy and resolves cross-departmental tradeoffs on workforce planning, organizational design, and compensation, in partnership with the Chief Operating Officer and the Executive Team. The VP is accountable for the performance, sustainability, and results of the HR and Talent department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Organizational Psychology, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressively responsible HR experience, including 5+ years at the Director level or above leading HR operations and employee programs throughout the employee lifecycle
• 5+ years managing people, including experience managing other people managers
• 5+ years of experience aligning and supporting business operations for a geographically dispersed, multi-entity workforce
• 5+ years advising leaders on complex employee relations matters related to conduct and/or performance
• Professional HR certification (e.g., PHR, SHRM-CP, or a senior-level equivalent)
• Multi-state HR experience, with knowledge of compliance across varied jurisdictions
• Demonstrated experience setting multi-year HR Talent strategy and building durable, scalable systems (e.g., HRIS, compensation architecture, compliance systems)
• Demonstrated experience leading HR through a merger, acquisition, or large-scale organizational integration
• Demonstrated ability to lead inclusion and belonging initiatives, including equitable hiring practices, pay equity audits, and employee inclusion programs, using metrics to track success
• Advanced knowledge of and experience applying Federal and State employment law across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience managing HR systems (HRIS/HRM) and overseeing HR systems integrations
• Proficient with Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite

Requirements

• Own HR and Talent Department Strategy & Integration
• Own the vision and multi-year strategy for the HR and Talent department
• Own the HR aspects of the Relay/Teaching Lab integration
• Shape organization-wide strategy and resolve cross-departmental tradeoffs
• Hold accountability for the performance, sustainability, and results of the HR and Talent department
• Compensation & Benefits Strategy
• Own compensation philosophy, job architecture, and pay equity practices
• Own total rewards strategy in partnership with the Executive Team
• Oversee benefits design, eligibility, and ACA compliance
• Talent Attraction & Acquisition Strategy
• Set the vision and strategic direction for talent acquisition
• Establish an org-wide talent strategy
• Shape workforce planning and talent forecasting
• Define principles, standards, and success measures for equitable hiring practices
• Evaluate talent acquisition effectiveness using data
• People Operations & Compliance Strategy
• Set the vision and strategic direction for people policies
• Set the vision and strategic direction for people data and data integrity
• Oversee the compliance calendar and lead efforts to manage organizational risk
• Set the vision and strategic direction for onboarding and offboarding
• Oversee management of the performance review cycle
• Business Partnership & Employee Relations Strategy
• Set the vision and strategic direction for HR and Talent Business Partners
• Set the vision for the organization's approach to employee relations
• Oversee calibration of performance conversations and ratings
• Provide guidance on complex employee relations matters
• People Leadership: Lead Directors and Senior Directors
• Provide vision, direction, and oversight for direct reports
• Model people-manager competencies
• Ensure direct reports achieve annual goals
• Monitor team capacity and workload
• Oversee hiring for open roles within the team
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Collaborate with the Executive Team and department leaders
• Provide HR and Talent written updates
• Serve as the primary point of contact for HR and Talent matters
• Lead efforts that build inclusion and belonging
• Continuous Learning
• Stay abreast of key research and guidance in HR
• Continuously update job knowledge
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Health insurance benefits
• Disability and life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Professional development
• Gym reimbursement
• Adoption assistance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Parental leave

Company Description

Relay Graduate School of Education (Relay) is an accredited not-for-profit institution of higher education serving thousands of educators from across the country, from pre-service teachers to system-level leaders. Relay is integrating with Teaching Lab, a leading national education non-profit providing teacher and leader coaching. Together, Relay and Teaching Lab help school system partners build coherent systems that support educators throughout their educator journey, from a first-year teacher finding their footing to experienced instructional, school, and system leaders.