Vice President of Human Resources in Madison, Wisconsin at IRWIN A AND ROBERT D GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER

Reports to: President

Position Type: Salaried

FLSA Status: Exempt

Benefits: Eligible

Position Type: Onsite, Full-Time, 40 Hours per week

Direct Reports: HR Business Partner & HR Administrator

Position Summary

The Vice President of Human Resources serves as the senior leader responsible for the strategic direction, organizational development, workforce planning, employee relations oversight, culture initiatives, leadership support, and operational effectiveness of the People & Culture function at Goodman Community Center.

Why This Role Is Important

Goodman Community Center operates in a complex environment that includes mission-driven programming, youth workforce participation, community-centered operations, participant employment integration, and a multi-department organizational structure.

Reporting directly to the President and providing leadership to the HR Business Partner and Human Resources Assistant positions, this role is critical to ensuring the organization maintains:

• Stable and effective workforce systems
• Strong leadership accountability
• Healthy organizational culture
• Sustainable staffing structures
• Legal and regulatory compliance
• Employee development and retention strategies
• Consistent employee relations practices
• Effective organizational communication and change management
• Alignment between workforce operations and mission outcomes

This role is critical to ensuring the organization maintains strong workforce systems, leadership accountability, organizational culture, employee development, workforce sustainability, and legal compliance while supporting mission-aligned operations and long-term organizational effectiveness.

Essential Responsibilities

Executive Leadership & Organizational Strategy

• Serve as a member of the executive leadership team
• Lead workforce planning and organizational staffing strategy
• Provide executive leadership consultation regarding organizational structure, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, employee relations, and organizational risk
• Lead organizational performance management, accountability, and work performance measurement frameworks
• Lead organizational culture, values, and mission alignment strategy
• Lead organizational change management initiatives
• Lead succession planning and high-potential employee development initiatives
• Develop employee and leadership development strategies
• Conduct workforce risk assessments and organizational climate monitoring
• Lead cross-functional operational planning and organizational alignment initiatives
• Develop organizational structure recommendations
• Lead HR process design and continuous improvement initiatives across the employee lifecycle
• Lead alignment between workforce practices, program leadership, and mission-based employment initiatives
• Ensure workforce strategies align with organizational mission and participant outcomes

Employee Relations & Leadership Support

• Provide leadership coaching and strategic support to organizational leaders
• Lead escalated employee relations matters and workplace investigations
• Serve as the primary organizational liaison for employment counsel and workforce-related legal matters
• Support leadership communication effectiveness during organizational change and workforce initiatives
• Lead annual organizational performance appraisal and compensation review processes
• Lead compensation strategy, pay equity review, benchmarking analysis, and compensation recommendations

Organizational Operations & Compliance Oversight

• Oversee HR policy and SOP governance
• Review workforce analytics, executive reporting, turnover analysis, and staffing trends
• Lead HR budget planning and workforce forecasting activities
• Oversee HRIS vendor relationships and People & Culture vendor partnerships
• Ensure organizational compliance with employment laws, labor regulations, leave administration requirements, and workforce-related compliance standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master's degree is preferred
• Minimum 7 years of progressive HR or organizational leadership experience
• Experience with employee relations, organizational development, workforce planning, and compliance oversight
• Professional HR certification required

Benefits

• Goodman Community Center offers generous health and dental plans as well as vision, life insurance, short-term disability, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and a team member assistance program.
• Free onsite childcare for all employees upon hire, pending program availability (ages 3+)
• Free access to on-site Lussier Fitness Center
• Employee discount on room rental
• Generous PTO

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a standard office environment
• Ability to move throughout organizational facilities as needed

Black, Indigenous, people of color, women, trans, nonbinary, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We value the unique blend of lived experiences and diverse perspectives that comes from non-traditional education pathways and the variety of transferrable skills each candidate brings to the table. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Even if every item on the job posting doesn’t match your experience perfectly, we encourage you to apply and share how your skills and experience can best serve our community.

Goodman Community Center (GCC) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. We strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.