Chief Human Resources Officer

Naaahrrva; Maine; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

MaineGeneral in Maine seeks an accomplished CHRO to shape the people strategy across the executive team and organization.

You will translate strategic priorities into integrated HR initiatives spanning talent acquisition, workforce planning, leadership development, Total Rewards, HR operations, and employee engagement.

The role requires healthcare experience, strong executive presence, and a track record of driving culture, leadership and succession in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Significant progressive HR leadership in a complex organization.
• Experience partnering with CEOs, Presidents and senior teams.
• Broad knowledge across major HR disciplines.
• Experience leading organizational change and transformation.
• Health care experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree and SHRM-SCP / SPHR preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise the President/CEO and senior leaders on workforce and people strategy.
• Translate strategic priorities into integrated HR and workforce plans.
• Lead HR functions across talent acquisition, planning, management, leadership development, employee relations, total rewards, HR operations and technology, and engagement.
• Advance engagement and retention strategies to improve the employee experience.
• Develop leadership strategy, succession planning and development programs.
• Lead workforce planning and sustainable talent pipelines.
• Oversee Total Rewards to support recruitment and retention.
• Partner through organizational transformation and Epic readiness.
• Leverage workforce data and analytics to inform decisions.
• Build and lead a high-performing HR leadership team.
• Ensure HR policies and compliance support regulatory and organizational needs.
• Champion MaineGeneral's culture and values across the workforce.

Skills

Executive HR leadership

Strategic workforce planning

Change management

Employee engagement

Talent management

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree or SHRM-SCP / SPHR

Tools

HRIS

Workforce analytics tools

Epic implementation experience

Job description

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the President and CEO, Senior Leadership Team and organizational leaders on workforce, culture, organizational effectiveness and people strategy.
• Translate MaineGeneral's strategic priorities into an integrated Human Resources and workforce strategy with measurable organizational outcomes.
• Provide executive leadership across talent acquisition, workforce planning, talent management, leadership development, employee relations, Total Rewards, HR operations and technology, employee engagement, and organizational development.
• Advance MaineGeneral's employee engagement and retention strategy, partnering with leaders to strengthen communication, collaboration, accountability and the overall employee experience.
• Continue development of an integrated leadership strategy encompassing leadership competencies, development, talent review and succession planning.
• Lead workforce planning and sustainable talent pipeline strategies that anticipate future workforce needs and strengthen access to critical and hard-to-fill talent.
• Advance a competitive and financially sustainable Total Rewards strategy that supports recruitment, retention and employee experience.
• Partner with executive and operational leaders through organizational transformation, including workforce restructuring, change management and workforce readiness associated with Epic implementation.
• Strengthen the use of workforce data, analytics and technology to identify trends, evaluate outcomes and inform organizational decisions.
• Develop and lead a high-performing HR leadership team capable of translating strategy into effective execution.
• Ensure HR policies, practices and programs support regulatory compliance, organizational consistency and effective workforce management.
• Champion MaineGeneral's culture and values while helping the organization evolve to meet the changing needs of its workforce, patients and communities.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will bring significant progressive Human Resources leadership experience within a complex organization, preferably within health care or another highly regulated, workforce-intensive environment. Experience as a CHRO, Chief People Officer, SVP/VP of Human Resources, or senior HR executive with broad functional responsibility will be considered.

Competitive candidates will demonstrate:

• Significant progressive HR leadership experience with enterprise or major operating-unit responsibility.
• Experience partnering directly with CEOs, Presidents, Boards and senior executive teams.
• Broad executive-level knowledge across the major Human Resources disciplines.
• Demonstrated success developing workforce, talent, engagement and organizational strategies tied to business priorities.
• Experience leading significant organizational change and transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to develop leadership capability and strengthen succession and talent pipelines.
• Experience using workforce data and analytics to inform executive decision-making.
• Strong executive presence, judgment and the ability to build credibility across clinical, operational and administrative leadership.
• Experience developing and leading high-performing HR teams and strengthening HR capabilities.
• Health care experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree and SHRM-SCP, SPHR or comparable professional certification preferred.