Senior Director of Human Capital

WHO WE AREIntrepid College Prep is a network of free, college preparatory public charter schools located in the Antioch area of Greater Nashville, Tennessee. We educate scholars at two campuses: Opportunity Academy Middle School and Independence Academy High School. Our 5-12 model ensures that scholars have the opportunity to engage in a rigorous, college-preparatory education for eight years prior to their transition to college and the professional opportunities that follow. We are an open-enrollment school, which means that our scholars do not have to take an entrance test or pay tuition to enroll.Our Mission: Intrepid College Prep is committed to ensuring our scholars, educators, and families have the opportunity to unlock an unlimited future. By providing rigorous academic instruction and creating powerful relationships amongst our community’s members, we ignite passion, seek knowledge, and inspire the bravery needed to have a profound impact in our world.Our core values are Ignite Passion, Seek Knowledge, and Inspire Bravery. While we ground our instruction in these values, we also strive to live them out as adults in our interactions with one another. We believe that professional development and intentional coaching can allow any person to develop the skills necessary to be an effective team member, but we know that rests upon the bedrock of these essential values. WHO YOU AREOur Core Value: Ignite Passion What does this core value mean to Intrepid? You are DISCIPLINED. You hold yourself to a high standard and you take pride in your ability to take initiative. You have strong personal organization skills and are intentional about how you use your time. You are MISSION ALIGNED. You believe in helping to unlock the unlimited potential in all students through a college preparatory education. You believe that each and every student, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, religion, or immigration status is deserving of an excellent education and capable of achieving it. Our Core Value: Seek Knowledge What does this core value mean to Intrepid? You are HUNGRY FOR FEEDBACK. You want to grow as a person and a professional. You want to learn from your peers and your coaches, even when it challenges you to put aside your ego. You are NERDY. You have a deep love for your area of expertise and a genuine excitement to share it with others. Our Core Value: Inspire Bravery What does this core value mean to Intrepid? You are DRIVEN BY EQUITY. You are committed to being actively anti-racist in your interactions with fellow staff, students and families. You believe that education is inherently social justice work that requires us to begin with ourselves and our own biases. You are INTROSPECTIVE. You are committed to personal development and prioritize your own wellness. You are reflective about your impact on others and feel comfortable acknowledging your own mistakes and quirks. Qualifications- Experience: Proven success in a senior leadership role, overseeing a functional area or large-scale organizational initiatives; prior success managing directors/managers and driving team results.- Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to work at the senior leadership level and engage a wide range of stakeholders to drive organizational priorities.- Strategic Leadership: Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and assess organizational strategies that improve culture, performance, and compliance- .Demonstrating evidence of consistent ranking as “Excelling” on the ICP Leadership Competencies rubric. $90,000 - $147,000 a yearWHAT YOU'LL DOThe Senior Director of Human Capital is a key member of the RISE Senior Leadership Team and is the strategic leader responsible for Intrepid’s people strategy. This role oversees all human capital systems, policies, and practices that support the recruitment, development, engagement, and retention of high-performing staff. As a cross-functional senior leader, the Senior Director ensures that Human Capital work is aligned to organizational goals, drives strategic initiatives, and promotes a cohesive “one school” culture across campuses and teams.This role manages the Human Capital team, partners closely with business unit leaders, and plays a central role in organizational effectiveness, culture, compliance, and succession planning.General Responsibilities: Functional Team Leadership -Lead the vision, strategy, and execution for the Human Capital function, ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic priorities.-Manage and develop the Human Capital team (including directors, managers, and other HC staff), fostering a high-performance culture focused on accountability, innovation, and service.-Establish ambitious goals for the Human Capital team; monitor progress through systems that promote data-driven decision-making.-Design and implement systems to evaluate team and staff performance, ensuring clear expectations, accountability, and continuous improvement.-Oversee departmental planning, budgeting, workflow design, and operational rhythms.Lateral Leadership -Partner with senior leaders across school-based and network teams to drive cross-functional projects that strengthen operations, culture, compliance, and organizational effectiveness.-Lead large-scale organizational initiatives that intersect multiple business units (, compensation strategy, annual slates & staffing strategy, policy updates, performance management cycles).-Provide strategic coaching and guidance to other senior leaders on people strategy, decision-making, change management, and conflict resolution.-Strengthen internal communication systems across teams, ensuring consistent messaging and alignment on key policies, deadlines, and organizational expectations.Organizational Leadership-Serve as a senior representative of leadership, modeling the organization’s mission, vision, and values.-Lead the development and execution of the organizational people strategy, ensuring that hiring, onboarding, development, performance management, compensation, and culture systems support strategic goals.-Champion a “one school” organizational mindset by aligning HC strategy across campuses, teams, and functional areas.-Utilize HR and organizational data to influence decision-making and monitor progress toward goals.-Influence key stakeholders and drive change management processes to strengthen culture, talent sustainability, compliance, and organizational health.Specific Responsibilities: The Senior Director oversees all Human Capital functional areas, delegating and managing execution through the HC team.Talent Acquisition & Retention-Oversee the full recruitment and selection strategy for all staff, ensuring high-quality processes that attract and retain excellent talent.-Ensure talent pipelines align to school and network staffing needs and long-term succession planning.-Oversee the development and execution of equitable, competency-based selection processes.Performance Management & Leadership Development -Design and oversee the performance evaluation systems for all staff (teachers, leaders, network staff).-Ensure consistent performance review cycles, feedback structures, and development pathways.-Partner with senior leaders to support leadership development, succession planning, and internal pipeline growth.Total Rewards (Compensation + Benefits)-Oversee development of competitive compensation structures and annual compensation audits.-Lead benefits strategy, plan selection, vendor relationships, and annual renewals.-Ensure that compensation and benefits structures are equitable, transparent, and strategically aligned to talent needs.HRIS, Data, & Compliance-Oversee HRIS management, ensuring data accuracy, reporting, and compliance.-Ensure certification compliance for all instructional staff, including systems for monitoring progress, communicating requirements, and reporting to MNPS/TDOE.-Oversee onboarding/offboarding systems, recordkeeping, and employment verification processes.-Ensure full compliance with labor laws, district/state requirements, and organizational policy.-Organizational PolicyLead the creation, revision, implementation, and communication of employment policies.-Ensure policy fidelity across all teams and campuses.-Partner with legal and compliance stakeholders when necessary.Culture, Engagement, & Employee Relations-Foster a positive, inclusive, and mission-aligned work environment.-Implement systems and strategies to support staff belonging, engagement, and organizational culture.-Address employee concerns, mediate conflicts, and guide leaders in resolving issues equitably and effectively.-Lead or oversee initiatives that promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.Commitment to DiversityIntrepid College Prep is an equal opportunity employer. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.CompensationWe offer a generous compensation package, including full health benefits. All staff members are equipped with the tools needed to succeed, including a dedicated work space, laptop computer, email, high-speed internet access, and all necessary supplies. Compensation is highly competitive; teachers are eligible to participate in the MNPS Retirement System. Base salaries are determined by the ICP salary scale. Placement on the salary scale is determined by years of relevant, teaching experience. We do not negotiate salaries because of research that demonstrates the resulting impact of inequitable pay, primarily for women and people of color. Placement on the salary scale is solely determined by relevant experience. Starting salary (Year 0) for a teacher with zero years of experience starts at $51,292. Please reach out to the hiring team for inquires regarding the salary scale.