Executive Vice President of People & Culture

Strategic HR Client Job Openings; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development support

Relocation assistance (possible)

Job summary

The Buckeye Ranch in Columbus, Ohio seeks an Executive Vice President of People & Culture to lead enterprise HR strategy across HR, Talent Acquisition, DEI, and Professional Development. Reporting to the CEO, this leader will forecast workforce needs, drive inclusive talent practices, and strengthen leadership capacity for growth and impact.

The role offers a hybrid schedule, strong focus on people analytics, and a mission-driven environment dedicated to serving children and families.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university.
• 10-15 years of progressive HR management experience across employee relations, talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion, total rewards, training and development, and performance management.
• Experience partnering with senior executives in complex organizations; nonprofit or human services experience is relevant.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; SPHR/PHR/SHRM-SCP or SHRM-CP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise people strategy across HR, Talent Acquisition, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Professional Development.
• Partner with CEO and senior leaders to anticipate workforce needs, risks, and opportunities.
• Strengthen organizational design, succession planning, leadership development, and performance management.
• Oversee compensation, total rewards, recruiting, onboarding, engagement, and employee experience.
• Guide HR technology, budgeting, data governance, and internal controls to improve service and accuracy.
• Lead change initiatives with clear communication and accountability.

Skills

Executive HR leadership

Leadership communication

Analytical skills

Education

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Executive Vice President of People & Culture

Columbus, Ohio

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.

If you are energized by the opportunity to shape the future of a mission-driven organization and lead people strategies that support sustainable growth, innovation, and organizational excellence, we invite you to apply.

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.

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.

The Buckeye Ranch

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.

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.

Join a mission-driven organization where proactive, strategic, and data-informed people leadership directly supports the employees who serve children and families.

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