What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President Human Resources position at Venteon?
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Organizational Development
- Build and execute an HR strategy that supports continued growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation in a PE-backed environment.
- Modernize HR processes, systems, and reporting to support a multi-state, multi-site workforce of 1,500 employees.
- Partner with senior leadership and field operations to drive consistency, scalability, and compliance across all locations.
- Serve as a strategic advisor on organizational design, workforce planning, M&A integration, and cultural alignment.
Employee Relations & Field Support
- Lead an HR model where field employees often rely on HR for guidance, issue escalation, and general support—acting as part HR, part customer-service function.
- Implement structured processes for employee concerns, performance issues, investigations, and corrective action across a decentralized workforce.
- Coach field leaders who may have limited prior corporate or HR experience to adopt consistent practices.
HR Operations & Compliance
- Oversee employee relations, compliance, benefits, payroll, recruiting, and general HR operations.
- Ensure HR policies and processes meet multi-state regulatory requirements and align with organizational goals.
- Monitor key HR metrics and provide data-driven insights to leadership and private-equity partners.
People Leadership
- Lead and develop a 10 member HR team
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Executive HR leadership within a private-equity–backed, multi-state organization
- Proven success leading HR in environments with decentralized operations and long-tenured employees unfamiliar with corporate processes.
- Strong experience in employee relations, organizational development, change management, and building scalable HR frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with field operations, corporate leadership, and PE stakeholders.
- Experience supporting organizations of comparable size (1,000 – 3,000 employees, 100 sites).
- Capability to influence at all levels, drive cultural alignment, and modernize HR operations.