Executive Vice President of People & Culture

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

Career Opportunity: Executive Vice President of People & Culture with The Buckeye Ranch - Greater Columbus, Ohio – Hybrid

Are you a visionary HR executive who understands that exceptional people strategy requires balancing today's priorities with tomorrow's opportunities? Do you excel at building on a strong workplace culture, developing leaders, and creating systems that support organizational growth and impact? As our workforce becomes increasingly multi-generational and geographically dispersed, we need a strategic leader who can build inclusive talent practices, foster engagement across locations and generations, and create a workplace culture where every employee can thrive.

The Buckeye Ranch is seeking an Executive Vice President of People & Culture to lead enterprise people strategy across Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Professional Development. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a strategic partner to the senior leadership team, this leader will anticipate workforce needs, identify risks and opportunities early, and continually strengthen the systems and practices that shape the employee experience and support quality care for children and families.

The Buckeye Ranch is a private, nonprofit provider that has been serving children and families in Ohio for over 64 years. Opening in 1961 as a treatment center for 10 young boys, it has now transitioned into a leading provider of behavioral health, mental health, education, and child welfare services for children and families. Each day, thousands of youth are in The Buckeye Ranch's care, receiving services designed to help them become successful within their families, schools and communities. With six locations and over 700 dedicated team members, our four service lines – Child Welfare Services, Community and Education-Based Mental Health Services, Residential Treatment Services, and Integrated Care Services – operate 21 programs for youth and families across the state of Ohio. Since the beginning, The Buckeye Ranch's mission has been to restore hope and provide healing for children and families.

Learn more: http://www.buckeyeranch.org

Salary Range: $175,000-$195,000 base salary, commensurate with experience, deferred compensation, plus up to a 20% incentive opportunity.

Schedule: Full-time, exempt position with a hybrid schedule, primarily based in the Grove City area. Regular meetings across teams and with the Board, along with some evening and weekend commitments, are expected. Relocation may be considered for the right candidate.

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including multiple medical plan options, dental and vision coverage, retirement savings with employer match, Employee Assistance Plan and caregiver resources, time off and leave benefits, wellness programming, and professional development and education assistance.

Employer is EOE/M/F/D/V. No third-party candidates please.

As the Executive Vice President of People & Culture, you will:

• 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.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university required.
• 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, healthcare, 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.