Vice President, Human Resources Operations; Chicago​/Hybrid

Work. Serve. Thrive.

Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives. Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission. We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results.

Feeding America is the nation’s largest charity and the leading domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.

Learn more about Feeding America here.

This position is based out of Feeding America’s Chicago office. At Feeding America, we believe in offering a flexible work environment. Employees can be in the office an average of 2 days a week (when not travelling for work) and work from home on other days. Employees also have access to a 30-day “work anywhere” program during the course of each calendar year that can be combined with PTO and/or holidays.

The Vice President, Human Resources Operations directs all aspects of Feeding America’s Human Resources Operations including, benefits design and administration, HRIS and payroll, policy development and administration, employee engagement, employee relations, recruiting and onboarding/offboarding, office management and safety/compliance. Serves as the on the ground HR team lead ensuring the full spectrum of the HR lifecycle is operationalized in support of the organization’s Employee Value Proposition.

Leads risk mitigation and regulatory and legal compliance with respect to HR policies, practices and programs.

Here at Feeding America national organization, equality is central to our mission and is an integral part of our compensation policies and structures. As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges and clearly defined practices for how our team, including new hire salary offers, moves through these ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front based on these clearly defined pay practices with little room for negotiation.

We make exceptions for highly experienced (multiple years of at-level experience) new hires in accordance with our pay practices. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions.

Salary Range: $195,084 – $218,035 Based on Experience

• Oversees benefits development and administration (medical, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement), open enrollment, employee communications and broker/carrier relationships. Ensures that benefit plans and offerings support work-life balance for FANO staff and balance market competitiveness with sustainable cost.
• Ensures compliance with applicable benefits and leave regulations (e.g., ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, ACA, FMLA, state leave programs) and maintains accurate plan documentation.
• Oversees employee relations processes and practices that ensure an open, supportive and fair environment. Oversees Employee Relations partnering with HR Partners that promotes leadership accountability and supports effective team function. Manages employee relations escalations, investigations, documentation standards and risk mitigation. Serves as an HR Partner for assigned departments to provide consultation and guidance across the full spectrum of human resources processes, programs and issues.
• Designs, updates and socializes HR policies and SOPs that are fair and consistent and promotes an environment where all employees can thrive. Ensures consistent application across the organization and compliance with legal/regulatory requirements.
• Directs full-cycle talent acquisition, including…