Vice President of Human Resources

1 week ago


Washington, Washington, D.C., United States American Hotel & Lodging Association Full time
Job Title: Vice President, Human Resources

About the Role:

The American Hotel & Lodging Association is seeking a seasoned Vice President of Human Resources to join our Senior Leadership Team. As a key member of our organization, you will serve as a strategic, innovative, and proactive thought leader on all human resources-related initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead long-range human resource strategic planning to anticipate and drive change initiatives that promote people productivity, organizational efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
  • Serve as a trusted strategic business partner to the Senior Leadership Team, providing expert guidance on HR-related matters.
  • Develop and implement programs to ensure a diverse and inclusive workplace environment and organizational culture.
  • Design and lead initiatives to create an energetic, high-performance culture anchored in trust, empowerment, and accountability.
  • Collaborate with leadership to develop best-practice driven staff recruitment and talent management strategies that support key business initiatives and financial strength.
  • Lead the HR and staff recruitment team to ensure best-in-class talent attraction, acquisition, and retention plans are in place to support continued growth and success.
  • Direct and implement Human Resources policies, practices, and objectives across all offices.
  • Lead the design and marketing of an employer brand that attracts top talent.
  • Proactively lead the design, development, coordination, and facilitation of training and professional development for all levels of the organization.
  • Ensure strategies are in place to attract, develop, and retain talented people to support the organization's mission, vision, and growth.
  • Ensure talent management plans are aligned with business needs and succession planning needs.
  • Develop compensation, incentive, and benefits programs and plans that support organizational objectives.
  • Guide the design, implementation, and testing of all human capital-related technology to achieve improvements in established goals and outcomes.
  • Direct the execution of standard and customized data analysis and reports useful to senior leadership.
  • Champion initiatives that enhance and improve the organization's goal of being a top workplace.
  • Formulate, recommend, and implement HR policies and objectives for the entire organization.
  • Create and administer a budget for the Human Resources function.
  • Determine and recommend employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer-employee relationship and promote a high level of employee morale, engagement, and productivity.
  • Identify legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting the HR function.
  • Monitor potential legal exposure of the organization related to HR matters.
  • Direct the preparation of information requested or required for compliance.
  • Act as the point of contact with labor and employment counsel and government agencies.
  • Direct a process of organizational planning that evaluates structure, job design, and manpower forecasting throughout the organization.
  • Makes employment-related best practice recommendations to senior management.
  • Keeps current on local and national HR trends.
  • Monitors all programs and plans for effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
  • Oversees all payroll functions.
  • Manages internal operations/facilities, including serving as the point of contact for the building manager, furniture, and physical office space.
  • Selects, coordinates, and oversees the use of HR consultants, insurance brokers, insurance carriers, training specialists, and other outside sources of HR expertise and services.
  • Conducts a continuing examination of all Human Resources policies, programs, and practices to ensure they are effective and contemporary.
  • Lead the external AHLA HR Committee (strategy, scheduling, minutes, etc.).
  • Co-lead internal DEI and Culture Task Forces.

Requirements:

Education and Experience:

  • Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent in Human Resources or related work experience; advanced degree in a human-resource related area or related work experience and SPHR certification strongly preferred.
  • Preferred ten (10) years of senior-level HR experience gained through increasingly responsible management positions within Human Resources and Organizational Development.

Skills and Attributes:

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: authentic, approachable, humble, and trustworthy.
  • Broad knowledge of recruiting, on-boarding, compensation, organizational design, organizational development, culture change, employee relations, training, and development.
  • Specialized training in organizational planning, compensation, and preventative labor relations.
  • Proven success building, leading, and developing an agile workforce that responds quickly and effectively to changing business situations and demands.
  • Proven track record as an HR leader managing a 100+ member workforce.
  • Natural leader and engaged team player with strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal capabilities.
  • A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • A proven track-record of advancing a corporate culture and successfully leading significant change management initiatives.
  • Exceptional leadership and management skills and unquestionable personal integrity.
  • Pragmatic, results-driven, and action-oriented executive.

Other:

  • Position based in Washington, DC area.
  • Minimal travel required.
  • Hybrid work schedule: In-office Tues-Thurs and one in-office Monday per month.
  • Salary: $150,000-$200,000

Benefits:

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development
  • Work From Home
  • Free Food & Snacks


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