U Mass Memorial Health Hiring for HR Strategy Director at Worcester, Massachusetts Full Time

This position is primarily responsible for ensuring alignment of all HR processes and initiatives with the organization’s vision while facilitating the organization’s development and growth. This role will have clear sight of UMass Memorial Health’s business plans, taking into account projected growth to determine future staffing, hierarchical, and reward/recognition needs. In collaboration with the Human Resources Centers of Expertise the HR Strategy Director will build Human Resources plans which address, management structures, learning and development needs, reward/recognition opportunities and organizational development. This position will require the incumbent to instigate, drive and implement change.

The duties and responsibilities stated are a general summary and not all inclusive.

Major Responsibilities:

% of Time Responsibility

• 30% Translate business strategy and organizational needs into contemporary organizational performance solutions including organizational design, talent management and culture change.
• 10% Leverage business strategy, people strategy, external best practices, and organizational insights to recommend and deliver bold and innovative organizational and talent solutions.
• 10% Lead change for effectiveness of organization performance with metrics and analytics in a way that drives business performance.
• 10% Apply judgement to data insights and trends to support business talent and organization decisions that drives organizational effectiveness and innovative workforce planning, engagement strategies and succession management.
• 10% Collaborate with the Human Resources Centers of Expertise to monitor external environment and define future workforce requirements as well as identifying and articulating UMass Memorial’s Human Resources needs to the COE’s and develops programs and processes in ways that bring value to the business.
• 10% Facilitate quarterly operational review with the HR leadership team, highlighting progress, and identifying risks to the plan to drive greater effectiveness.
• 10% Prioritize critical business change management needs through partnerships with management while engaging stakeholders and driving change strategy to execution.
• 10% Deliver system wide change management strategies and plans that maximize change adoption while considering impacts of organizational change from a cultural lens.
• n/a In addition to the above, standard management level responsibilities may include directing and supervising assigned personnel, conducting performance appraisals, scheduling and training. Makes decisions on hiring, transfers, firing, budget, and departmental goals. Carries out entity and system level strategy, fosters a culture of continuous improvement, and promotes the standards of respect. Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies and all health and safety programs.
• n/a All other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field.

Preferred:

• Advanced degree (MBA or MA) in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience/Skill:

Required:

• Minimum 5 to 7 years in defining strategy, change management, leading execution, and tracking success measurements, preferably in healthcare.
• Strong business acumen and strategic, systems thinking. Can translate business acumen into solid frameworks to get buy in from all stakeholders.
• Experience developing clear, concise, and logically written business communications, as well as delivering recommendations effectively to all stakeholders
• Ability to work with and influence cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization
• Outcome driven with ability to work autonomously towards those outcomes

Preferred

• Knowledge of and experience in healthcare.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.