Chief People & Culture Architect (Hybrid)

Clark Schaefer Hackett; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Employer retirement match

Employee assistance program

Caregiver resources

Time off & leave

Wellness program

Professional development

Job summary

The Buckeye Ranch in Columbus, OH, seeks an Executive Vice President of People & Culture to lead enterprise HR, talent acquisition, DEI, and professional development. This role partners with the CEO and senior leaders to align workforce strategy with organizational growth and mission-driven care.

The successful candidate will design inclusive talent practices, build leadership capacity, advance succession planning, and oversee HR analytics, compensation, and employee relations across our six

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• 10-15 years of progressive HR management experience across employee relations, talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion, total rewards, training and development, and performance management.
• Demonstrated enterprise-level HR leadership with experience shaping workforce strategy, organizational design, talent and succession, total rewards, culture, compliance, and people operations.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and working across complex, regulated, multifunctional organizations; experience in human services, behavioral health, nonprofit, or a comparable environment is especially relevant.
• Strong executive communication, change leadership, analytical, project management, and financial management skills, including the ability to use workforce data to identify trends and measure outcomes.
• Strategic and hands-on leadership style that is collaborative, approachable, data-informed, and confident enough to challenge assumptions and make difficult recommendations when needed.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required; SPHR, PHR, SHRM-SCP, or SHRM-CP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own an integrated, multiyear people and culture strategy with clear annual priorities, accountable leaders, resources, and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with the CEO, senior leadership team, finance, program leaders, and governance bodies to anticipate workforce needs, leadership capacity, critical skills, workforce costs, and organizational risks.
• Lead Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Professional Development, creating alignment and accountability across the people function.
• Strengthen organizational design, succession planning, leadership development, performance management, and internal talent pipelines to support continuity and sustainable growth.
• Advance recruiting, onboarding, engagement, retention, compensation and total rewards, recognition, wellness, and the overall employee experience.
• Provide thoughtful leadership on employee relations, investigations, corrective action, policies, accommodations, leaves, separations, employment compliance, and other complex people matters, balancing consistency, sound judgment, risk, and organizational values.
• Build and use workforce dashboards and HR analytics to identify trends early, measure progress, inform decisions, and recommend improvements before issues become larger organizational problems.
• Guide the HR technology roadmap, employee data governance, workforce processes, vendor relationships, budgeting, and internal controls to improve service, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Lead the people side of significant organizational change, including growth, restructuring, role clarity, and other enterprise initiatives, with clear communication and effective change leadership.
• Serve as a visible, responsive, and trusted executive who can appropriately challenge assumptions, make clear recommendations, and build accountability across the organization.

Skills

Executive leadership

HR strategy

Change management

Analytical skills

Financial management

Education

Master's degree

SPHR/PHR/SHRM-SCP/SHRM-CP preferred

Tools

Advanced Excel

Job description

The Buckeye Ranch in Columbus, OH, seeks an Executive Vice President of People & Culture to lead enterprise HR, talent acquisition, DEI, and professional development. This role partners with the CEO and senior leaders to align workforce strategy with organizational growth and mission-driven care.

The successful candidate will design inclusive talent practices, build leadership capacity, advance succession planning, and oversee HR analytics, compensation, and employee relations across our six