Overview
As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact! Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives as we remain devoted to a future of health and hope for everyone, everywhere. At the American Heart Association, your contribution matters, and so does your career.
We are hiring a Senior Human Resources Director in Texas. The Sr. Director will act as a strategic business partner for the region along with providing specialized leadership in the areas of employee relations, performance management and culture. You will lead employee relations investigations and ensure resolutions align with organization values. Develop effective strategies and implement processes to champion a positive employee culture including handling the performance management process to enable strong employee performance which supports the region in achieving its business goals. This is a remote position residing in Texas.
The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.
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Responsibilities
As the Sr. HR Director, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and ensure timely resolution of employee relations investigations including providing consultation and guidance to leaders and employees and providing recommendations to key business partners in alignment with American Heart Association values and policies and practices.
• Work closely with leaders to provide performance management guidance for areas such as employee coaching, disciplinary action, and performance reviews to ensure relevant feedback is provided to employees to improve performance.
• Responsible for ensuring The Association policies, practices, and programs are consistently applied across the region.
• Assist with administration and use of culture tools such as employee culture survey to assess employee morale and leverage tools to develop appropriate plans and solutions to enable positive culture.
• Design solutions to build morale, enhance engagement, and strengthen employee retention with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Leverage data to identify trends across areas of responsibility and partner with key business partners to formulate solutions and strategies to address root causes which result in positive employee culture and enhancing employee impact.
• Act as a trusted and collaborative partner in providing proactive coaching and thought partnership to leaders in accordance with regional initiatives and team objectives.
• May provide support to the employee onboarding process through conducting new hire touchpoints and leading information sessions with new hires.
• Assess training needs for staff according to areas of responsibility, designing and leading staff educational workshops and training as necessary
• May act as a strategic HR business partner across assigned teams providing guidance on various HR initiatives and functional areas.

Want to move your resume to the top so that you can become a "Relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives?" Here are some of the requirements:
Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Human Resources Management or a related field required.
• Minimum of 2-5 years' experience as a human resources business partner with a focus on employee relations.
• At least 2 years' experience providing employee and leadership coaching.
• Some travel required, approximately 20% -25%.
• Strong working knowledge and depth of human resource subject areas and standard processes (including, but not limited to employee relations and investigations, employee retention and engagement, performance management, compliance, and talent management).
• Working knowledge of employment laws such as FLSA, FMLA, Title VII, and ADA.
• Ability to tailor HR advice to client needs and in support of business needs.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Process management - experience developing quality processes which deliver the information, resources, and services necessary to enhance employee impact.
• Strong project manager - able to manage multiple competing tasks seamlessly and ensuring projects are completed according to outlined timeframes.
• Ability to accurately anticipate challenges, create strategies to meet and overcome them, and take appropriate action without the total picture.
• Solid problem solving, decision-making, and proven relationship-building skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Able to build relationships quickly and connect well at all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Compensation & Benefits
The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation - Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That's why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• Performance and Recognition - You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.
• Benefits - We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
• Professional Development - You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association's national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• Work-Life Harmonization - The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association's 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.
At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.
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