Grey Search + Strategy · 12 hours ago
Vice President Human Resources
Twin Cities Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
15+ years expGrey Search + Strategy is seeking a VP of HR/ HR Business Partner who will serve as a strategic partner and enterprise leader. This role involves translating business strategy into integrated people, organization, and culture solutions, while driving transformation and talent outcomes across a large, complex organization.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Ali Swegarden
Responsibilities
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, influencing business strategy through enterprise workforce planning, organization design, and leadership effectiveness
Translate business priorities into integrated people strategies aligned with enterprise direction, growth, and culture
Apply deep understanding of business drivers, field dynamics, and external market dynamics to anticipate workforce implications
Represent the business unit’s perspectives in enterprise-level talent, workforce, and organizational discussions
Lead the development and execution of end-to-end talent strategies, including leadership development, succession planning, critical role management, and capability building
Partner with leaders to identify future skills and organizational capabilities required to deliver strategy
Drive organizational design, role clarity, and decision-right alignment to enable agility, accountability, and execution at scale
Ensure consistent application of leadership standards and talent practices across the business unit while allowing for business-specific nuance
Lead large-scale change management and transformation initiatives within the business unit, ensuring adoption, engagement, and sustained outcomes
Shape and reinforce a culture that supports performance, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement
Coach senior leaders through complex change, workforce transitions, performance challenges and organizational tension
Balance enterprise consistency with business until operating realities during periods of growth, transformation, and pressure
Champion a differentiated employee experience that supports attraction, engagement, development, and retention of top talent
Use listening strategies, engagement data, and analytics to diagnose systemic issues and drive leader-owned action plans
Serve as a steward of employee relations, ensuring fair, consistent, and compliant people practices
Partner with leaders to address employee experience challenges through leadership behavior, not just programs or initiatives
Use people analytics and workforce insights to inform executive decision-making and organizational priorities
Establish and monitor success metrics for talent, engagement, and leadership effectiveness, and organizational health, translating into clear recommendations, actions and accountability for leaders
Elevate the use of predictive and scenario-based workforce planning to anticipate risk and opportunity
Lead and develop an HR Business Partner team, setting strategic direction, priorities, and expectations
Integrate enterprise HR strategy with business strategy to drive competitive advantage
Anticipates shifts in business needs, workforce trends, and external environments to proactively position the organization
Build strong, trust-based relationships across the enterprise and with external stakeholders
Influences outcomes through collaboration and data-backed recommendations
Operates with broad latitude in decision-making, judgment and problem-solving
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Minimum of 15 years' experience in a progressive Human Resources organization or relevant business environment
HR experience supporting commercial organizations
Comfortable working and collaborating in a matrixed, global growth-oriented environment
Ability to envision, drive and manage complex organizational change and development with relentless follow-through to ensure successful outcomes
Strong track record of people leadership, managing and developing HR teams. Demonstrated ability to deal with highly complex business challenges, both urgent short-term issues and long-term strategic actions
Experience with developing and implementing custom talent strategies across the various types of teams
A deep understanding of how to build talent in an organization both in terms of acquisition and development. Creating and deploying engagement and retention strategies
Commitment to defining and delivering diversity and inclusion strategies
Possess a deep understanding of diverse perspectives, an ability to create inclusive environments where all individuals feel valued and respected. Implementing initiatives that promote equity and belonging, as well as a track record of working effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds
Previous experience in guiding, coaching and leading senior executives as a credible business advisor
Proven ability to influence and build consensus among senior leadership, effectively securing commitment and support for key initiatives
Preferred
Exhibit an eagerness to challenge assumptions, stay informed about industry trends, and share insights to contribute to team growth and success
A proven track record of adapting to new information and technologies, coupled with a drive to deepen their knowledge in relevant domains, is essential for this role
Demonstrated ability and understanding of the need to collaborate globally, across divisions, regions, and global functions
Excellent communication skills and ability to build strong global networks
Outstanding operational ability to navigate successfully between strategic agenda and purposeful execution
Entrepreneurial mind-set: not overly reliant on big company programs and discipline, demonstrated ability to take risk and to create from scratch as needed
Lead with intellectually curiosity, demonstrate a strong passion for continuous learning and problem-solving. The ability to ask thoughtful questions, research and analyze complex issues, and proactively explore innovative solutions
Demonstrated ability to make tough decisions when needed, being decisive yet open
Company
Grey Search + Strategy
Grey Search + Strategy provides executive, mid-level and project-based recruiting retainers and strategic consulting for growth-oriented companies nationwide.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Alissa Henriksen
Co-President + Founder
Brett Rose
Associate Recruiting Partner
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