Vice President, Human Resources

The Vice President of Human Resources is the enterprise HR Leader responsible for designing and executing the people strategy that enables growth while protecting clinical quality, regulatory compliance, workforce stability, and culture. This leader will operate as a strategic advisor to the hospital president and executive team, ensuring HR programs and operations deliver measurable outcomes across staffing capacity, retention, leadership effectiveness, employee relations, and workforce compliance.

This role is ideal for a hands‑on, high‑impact executive who can build scalable HR infrastructure, lead through change, and partner deeply with operations and clinical leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree required (HR, Business, Public Administration, Organizational Psychology, or related).
• 10 - 15+ years progressive HR leadership, including enterprise-level responsibility.
• Demonstrated success scaling HR in a complex organization (preferably healthcare, provider networks, hospitals, community health, or similarly regulated settings).
• Proven experience leading multiple HR functions: HRBP/employee relations, TA, total rewards, HR operations, L&D, HRIS.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law, ER best practices, investigations, and risk mitigation.
• Track record building high‑performing teams and influencing senior leaders.

• Master’s degree (MBA, MHA, MPA, MS HR/OD) and/or SPHR/SHRM‑SCP.
• Experience implementing HRIS/ATS modernization and analytics‑driven HR operating models.

• Strategic Enterprise Operator:
  Defines a clear people and labor vision, builds scalable systems and governance, and delivers measurable outcomes aligned to organizational growth, financial discipline, and patient care priorities.
• Culture, Change, & Transformation Leader:
  Leads confidently through enterprise transformation; builds alignment across executives, clinicians, unions, and managers through disciplined communication and change execution.
• Clinical & Operations Partner:
  Understands the realities of frontline care delivery, staffing models, and 24/7 operations; partners with clinical and operational leaders to balance workforce stability, quality, and productivity.
• Data‑Driven:
  Uses metrics and insights to prioritize and drive performance.
• Trusted Coach:
  Develops leaders at all levels—especially frontline and middle managers—while modeling integrity, fairness, sound judgment, and accountability in high‑stakes environments.
• Employee Experience Architect:
  Builds a consistent, respectful, and compliant employee experience across sites and departments; reinforces culture through systems, leader behavior, clear expectations, and equitable people practices.

Disclaimer:
Job descriptions are not intended, nor should they be construed to be, exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of the principal duties and responsibilities of this position. These responsibilities and competencies listed below may change from time to time.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Hospital President, Board, and executive team on workforce strategy, labor risk, organizational design, and culture.
• Lead the development and execution of Waterbury’s people and labor strategy aligned to growth and care delivery models.
• Act as the senior escalation point for workforce risk, labor disputes, and sensitive employee relations matters.

• Own and lead enterprise labor relations strategy across multiple unions, contracts, and bargaining units.
• Serve as chief spokesperson or executive sponsor for collective bargaining negotiations, in partnership with legal counsel.
• Ensure consistent contract interpretation, grievance handling, arbitration preparation, and labor risk mitigation.
• Partner with Operations and Finance to balance staffing flexibility, productivity, and contract compliance.
• Build labor relations capability across HRBPs and operational leaders.
• Design and lead a scalable HR operating model (HRBPs, Centers of Excellence, Shared Services).
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