Vice President Human Resources (CPG/Healthcare Services)

Executive Search Announcement

VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Our client is a global professional services firm that is making a valuable and important contribution to global commerce and supply chains. We seek a Vice President, Human Resources who is motivated to make a significant impact and contribution to the betterment of an already highly regarded and well respected global organization.

TITLE: Vice President of Human Resources (JH18590)

REPORTS TO: Chief Financial & Administration Officer

LOCATION: Princeton, New Jersey

The VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES will have primary responsibility for leading a transformation effort to exponentially heighten employee engagement, collaboration and satisfaction within the company culture and team members located around the globe to a next level continuously improving high performance and best company to work for organization.

Responsible for leading all human resource organization development, employee engagement initiatives, training programs, outreach and engagement across the globe to >100 executives and professionals who serve clients in North America, Europe and Asia.

Key Accountabilities

~80% Enable the transformation of the organization into one of the best companies to work for. Be the change agent to oversee all organizational development activities.

· Develop, plan and lead the delivery of a global cultural people transformation that drives continuous improvement of employee engagement that results in exponential improvement in employee satisfaction.

~20% Lead the Human Resources function for the 100+ person executive/professional population of 100+ employees (based in US, EMEA, and other locations).

· Lead the development and implementing HR strategic plans and policies, e.g. compensation and benefits, staffing & recruitment, performance management, talent management & career development, succession planning, employee termination, etc.

· Facilitate and provide guidance to people managers on HR matters.

Ideal Experience

· 20+ years’ experience with best in class companies

· Proven experience in organization development and in transforming an organization culture into a best in class company to work for and a high-performance organization

· Maintained awareness of industry/functional best practices and business levers (nationally and globally).

· International experience acquired ideally through international assignments, or through international roles.

· University / College degree or equivalent. MBA an advantage

· Fluency in English, oral and written is mandatory. Multi-lingual a plus.

· Willing and able to travel internationally w/frequency.

Critical Competencies for Success

· Superior emotional and people intelligence; builds trust through actions.

· Results focus: Prioritizes the right initiatives to deliver results aligned with desired organizational outcomes.

· Collaboration: Excels in matrix environments (internal and external) and builds strong working relationships and partnerships.

· Leadership/Company Stewardship: Builds genuine passion, commitment and enthusiasm in others. Leads through influence versus authority.

· Exceptional project management and multi-tasking skills.

· Excellent leadership and team motivator.

· Excellent project management skills and change management expertise – including large & complex projects

· Strong business and financial acumen – seasoned business leader in addition to a human resources subject matter expert.

· Excellent people judgment skills and superior interpersonal skills; is a relationship builder; seen as a trusted business partner; can effectively facilitate and resolve conflict.

· Strategic thinker and inspirational leader.

· Hands-on and pragmatic.

· Excellent team work and collaboration.

· Diplomacy, discretion and creativity.

· Able to operate within an evolving and sometimes ambiguous business environment.

· Service oriented yet assertive/persuasive.

· Lives by the values of the organization; makes tough decisions that reinforce the cultural priorities of the organization.

· Engagement Management – Manage engagement risk, project economics including planning and budgeting, defining deliverable content, and ensuring buy-in of proposed solutions from all constituents.

· Inspirational Leadership to engage and align global communities.

· Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly at an executive level, with excellent planning, written and oral presentation skills.

· Ability to work with and lead globally distributed teams.

· Mature political sensitivity to work across a diverse community of interests and cultures.

· Ability to effectively communicate with both highly-technical and non-technical persons seamlessly.

· Excellent time management skills.

· Attention to detail.

· High drive and energy.

Hunt Executive Search Project Team

Joe Hunt

Managing Partner

212-861-2680