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Director, People and Culture

Job in Johnston, Polk County, Iowa, 50131, USA
Listing for: WesleyLife
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-31
Job specializations:
  • HR/Recruitment
    HR Generalist / Talent Management, HR Manager, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 - 150000 USD Yearly USD 120000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
  • Salary Range : $ USD to $ USD
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Network Support Center
Johnston, IA 50131, USA

Description

Position Summary

The Director of People & Culture serves as a leader, mentor and advisor to the organization, providing expertise and direction related to people and culture practices and strategies. The Director ensures the functional discipline of human resources is delivered in a way to ensure achievement of Wesley Life’s people strategies in full alignment with Wesley Life’s overall strategies and objectives. Key priorities are culture-building, team member wellbeing, organizational compliance and the delivery of total rewards aligned with the organization’s strategic goals.

This position will lead or be involved in the implementation of people and culture priorities across the full spectrum of human resources and will partner with the P&C and Operations teams to accomplish broad people goals.

Salary: $120,000-$150,000 based on experience

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

People Operations

  • Leadsthedeliveryof team member & leadership support across the organization with a focus on shaping a culture which attracts,retain sand grows people.
  • Partners effectively with leadership within the organization to build Wesley Life’s HR capabilities through metrics, systems, communication and training.
  • Provides hands-on management and consultation of day-to-day HR functions, including mentoring a high-performance People & Culture team.
  • Serves as an internal consultant to leaders across the organization including but not limited to strategies, performance management, employee relations, compliance, and legal issues.
  • Mayparticipatein investigations related to compliance issues or concerns, where needed.
  • Establishes appropriate compliance auditing and monitoring of the organization’s practices to ensure organizational-wide compliance.
  • Completes and reports key performance indicators for the HR function, including but not limited to retention, engagement, salary and benefits expenses, efficiency metrics.
  • Collaborates with the Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO) and operations around labor management / staffing models, benefits, and related expenses to ensure we are meeting budget goals.

People & Culture Strategies

  • Participates in the development and planning of strategies under the leadership of the CPCO and in collaboration with the People & Culture Leadership team.
  • Uses current data from

    Wesley

    Life’sengagement, health & well-being programs,and labor trackingsystemstoidentifyareas of focus and opportunity for the organization.
  • Participates in and/or leads

    Wesley

    Life’sengagement and work experience efforts.
  • Plans,deliver sand reports on engagement andculture-building efforts across

    Wesley

    Life, presenting this information in written and verbal presentation format to leaders, executives and board members when requested.
  • Advocates for – and thendeliversthrough communication,training and monitoring – practices that willpositivelyimpactthe work experience.

NSC People & Culture Support

  • Serves as the leaderfor the Network Support Center in Johnston, IA.
  • Supports all matters related to onboarding, performance management, leave management, employee relations, rewards management.
  • Leads Culture Committee to provide a variety of health and well-being, communication, and fun opportunities for the team.
  • Participate in budget planning.
  • Completes other duties as may be assignedor directed.

Education & Experience

  • ABachelor’s degree in human resources, business administrationor a similar fieldis required.

    HR certificationishighlypreferred.
  • 6+ years of leadership experienceinhumanresources
  • Previous experience with UKG is preferred
  • Must have exceptional working knowledge of general HRcore competencies including but not limitedto:employment regulations and laws, compliance practices, team member relations,total rewards.
  • Prior experience in asenior living,healthcareor hospitality company is preferred.
  • Mustdemonstratethe ability toeffectivelyadviseleaderson all matters related topeoplepractices.
  • Must be a champion of change demonstrating proactive, future-focused problem solving skills on matters related to the workforce and the achievement of our business objectives through our human resources.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills arerequiredwith the ability to effectively communicate(both verbally or in written form) with all levels ofteammembersandleadership positions.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to influence and negotiate effectively for the benefit of the team and the organization.
  • Advanced project management skills are required.
  • Strong data analytics experience - ableto gather, interpret and applythe data toour HR practices and priorities.

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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