Chief People Architect for Multistate Growth

Caring for Portland, LLC; Redmond (OR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Health insurance (company contribution

401(k) with employer match

Professional development

Job summary

Caring for Portland, LLC is seeking a VP of Human Resources and Talent to drive our people strategy across multiple states and entities. You will own org design, HR systems, and enterprise growth initiatives, reporting to the CEO and partnering with the CFO.

This architecture role emphasizes building scalable HR infrastructure and governance to support rapid expansion. You will lead an HR leadership team, set the operating model, ensure payroll accuracy, manage complex employee relations, and

Qualifications

• Senior HR executive with proven multi-state leadership.
• Expertise in employee relations, compliance, payroll, HRIS, benefits.
• Strategic partner to CEOs/boards with hands-on execution.
• Data-driven governance and KPI focus.
• Experience with M&A and multi-entity integration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team, shaping workforce strategy, organizational design, and enterprise growth initiatives
• Own the HR function's seat at the leadership table, translating business strategy into people strategy and reporting on workforce health to ownership and executive leadership
• Build and lead a high-performing HR leadership team, establishing scalable structure and clear accountability across a multi-state, multi-entity organization
• Set the enterprise-wide HR operating model — governing infrastructure, SOPs, and processes that scale with rapid growth and acquisitions
• Ensure payroll accuracy and optimize HRIS, ATS, and benefits platforms for scale
• Provide executive oversight of complex employee relations, investigations, and performance management, ensuring sound judgment and full legal compliance at scale
• Own total rewards strategy — payroll integrity, benefits design, compensation equity, and HR systems — for efficiency and long-term scalability
• Drive the organization's talent and culture strategy across the full employee lifecycle, including succession planning and leadership development
• Leverage workforce data and analytics to deliver executive-level insights, informing board and leadership decisions
• Lead due diligence and HR integration efforts for new markets, acquisitions, partnerships, or entity expansion
• Standardize HR practices across all locations and entities, embedding a culture of accountability, performance, and continuous improvement at an enterprise level

Skills

Senior HR executive

Multi-state experience

HR leadership

Data-driven KPIs

Governance

Tools

HRIS

ATS

Payroll systems

Job description

Caring for Portland, LLC is seeking a VP of Human Resources and Talent to drive our people strategy across multiple states and entities. You will own org design, HR systems, and enterprise growth initiatives, reporting to the CEO and partnering with the CFO.

This architecture role emphasizes building scalable HR infrastructure and governance to support rapid expansion. You will lead an HR leadership team, set the operating model, ensure payroll accuracy, manage complex employee relations, and