Human Resources

Century Housing Corporation is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and a premier nonprofit lender providing financing to developers of affordable and workforce housing. Our group also builds and operates affordable and supportive housing communities through Century Affordable Development, Inc. and Century Oasis Residential Services. Our flagship supportive housing community is Century Villages at Cabrillo, a 27-acre campus in Long Beach with more than 1,500 residents, including formerly unhoused Veterans, families, and individuals with acute mental health needs.

Along with our partners, Century is also a lead developer with The Veterans Collective, which is creating the nation’s largest supportive housing community for Veterans at the West LA VA campus; and One San Pedro, which is redeveloping Rancho San Pedro into a vibrant mixed-use, mixed-income, multigenerational village. Lastly, we create positive change through the Century Community Fund, which makes impact-driven investments and grants that improve the lives of our community members.

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Lynx Employer Resources is proud to support Century Housing Corporation in their search for a Senior Vice President of People & Organizational Effectiveness!

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About the Position

The Senior Vice President, People & Organizational Effectiveness serves as Century’s senior people leader and a member of the executive team. This role is responsible for designing and implementing organization-wide systems that align workforce strategy, performance architecture, compensation frameworks, and organizational design with Century’s long-term strategic priorities.

This SVP partners closely with executive leadership to strengthen accountability, clarify performance standards, support leadership development, and build durable infrastructure that enables sustainable growth across multiple business lines and varied roles.

This is a transformational leadership opportunity. The SVP will shape how talent is attracted, developed, measured, and retained — directly influencing organizational effectiveness, culture, company growth, and long-term sustainability. This is an onsite role located in Culver City, CA.

Performance, Compensation & Organizational Effectiveness

• Partner with executive leadership on workforce planning and organization design.
• Lead change management initiatives that support operational growth and alignment.
• Ensure succession planning and leadership pipeline development across key roles.
• Establish consistent performance standards and calibration processes across diverse business lines and varied roles.
• Oversee structured goal-setting performance cycles, and talent review processes.
• Lead the design and governance of a total compensation system that supports strong retention strategies and is aligned with job leveling, division-specific roles, and equitable, market-aligned pay practices.
• Partner with the CFO on compensation benchmarking, salary band development, and pay equity analysis.
• Support leadership in structured performance management.
• Establish data-driven approaches to employee engagement and retention.

Organizational Design and Workforce Planning

• Develop job architecture and leveling frameworks across diverse functions.
• Align workforce planning with strategic and financial objectives.
• Build transparent career pathways and succession planning processes.
• Assess and recommend structural improvements that support clarity, accountability, and…