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Compass Surgical Partners · 1 day ago

Vice President of People Operations

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

12+ years exp

Compass Surgical Partners is a leading, independent, full-service ambulatory surgery center development and management partner. The Vice President of People Operations is responsible for building and scaling the company’s people infrastructure to support growth and integration of acquired ASCs, operating as a strategic partner to executive leadership while overseeing people processes across the enterprise.

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Responsibilities

Design and execute Compass’s People Operations strategy aligned to growth, margin expansion, and integration objectives

Build a scalable operating model supporting acquisitions, de novos, and joint ventures across multiple states

Translate Compass’s strategic priorities into clear performance expectations, incentives, and leadership standards

Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership Team on workforce planning, org design, leadership capability, and succession

Lead the end-to-end transition from PEO to a fully in-house People Operations function

Stand up internal capabilities across payroll, benefits administration, employee data management, and HRIS selection and governance

Develop and maintain policies, handbooks, and standardized employment documentation

Ensure a seamless employee experience during the transition with no disruption to operations or compliance

Establish enterprise talent governance and standards, ensuring recruiting and onboarding practices are consistent, scalable, and aligned to Compass’s operating model

Partner with executive leadership to define leadership profiles, success outcomes, and role clarity for critical roles, setting the bar for hiring and development

Own workforce planning and organizational design, aligning headcount, leadership capacity, and role structure to growth forecasts, case volume, and EBITDA targets

Enforce role approval processes, decision rights, and hiring discipline to prevent ad hoc hiring, role creep, and misaligned organizational growth

Design and own an enterprise performance management framework, including goals, evaluations, and consequences

Align compensation, bonus, and incentive structures to EBITDA growth, operational excellence, and quality/compliance outcomes

Partner with Finance and Legal on salary bands, leveling, incentive design, and employment-related considerations

Establish and enforce consistent accountability while ensuring fairness and defensibility

Own employee relations strategy, investigations, and issue resolution in partnership with Legal and Compliance

Ensure consistent, defensible employment practices across all states and ASCs

Oversee leave administration, accommodations, discipline, and terminations

Reduce litigation, turnover, and regulatory risk through process, documentation, and leadership accountability

Lead People Operations workstreams for acquisitions and integrations, including onboarding, title/pay/benefit harmonization, and cultural alignment

Act as a change leader during periods of rapid growth and organizational transformation

Ensure acquired entities meet Compass people standards quickly and predictably

Build and reinforce a culture rooted in ownership, accountability, execution, and respect for physicians and teammates

Shift Compass from relationship-based exceptions to clear enterprise standards

Reinforce that People Operations exists to enable performance and business results

Qualification

HR leadership experiencePEO-to-in-house transitionMulti-state employment lawTalent strategyPerformance managementEmployee relationsExecutive presenceChange managementOrganizational designCulture building