People Operations Director: Multistate Healthcare HR Leader

OneTogether Solutions; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

OneTogether Solutions (OTS) seeks a Director of People Operations to lead day‑to‑day HR delivery for OTS and tribal partner clinics. You will shape enterprise people strategy, coach clinic leaders, and guide the HR team through complex workforce challenges in a culturally respectful, multi‑jurisdictional environment.

You will report to the Chief People Officer and collaborate with tribal nations, ensure compliant HR operations, and build scalable processes to support growth across sites while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• 7+ progressive HR years, including 2+ years supervising HR staff
• Multi-state employment law; full-function HR scope (compensation, benefits, open enrollment, payroll coordination, recruiting)
• Healthcare, behavioral health, or opioid treatment program (OTP) experience; Tribal nations/enterprises/healthcare experience strongly preferred
• Proficiency in HRIS/ATS/performance tools; experience with Lattice, Lever, ADP, Paycom, or Monday.com helpful
• High accessibility/responsiveness across time zones; composure/fairness in high-stakes/emotional/ambiguous situations
• Influence without direct authority across client leadership and cross-functional peers
• Structure-building capability in ambiguous environments; differentiation of one-time vs. systemic issues
• Investigation-grade written communication and strict confidential/discretion standards
• Readiness for 25%–40% travel (including overnight) to clinic sites and Tribal communities
• SHRM‑SCP, SHRM‑CP, SPHR, or PHR preferred
• Tribal Human Resources Professional certification preferred/willingness to obtain

Responsibilities

• Partner with clinic directors/medical directors via standing weekly HR meetings; deliver direct employee relations, accommodations, leave, corrective actions, and separations
• Codify/standardize OTS HR approaches across sites; deploy corporate HR resources (training, recruiting, payroll/benefits support) based on documented needs; support new clinic launches
• Own end‑to‑end employee lifecycle, policy governance frameworks, HR technology/reporting optimization, and service model measurement
• Coach leaders through performance management and progressive discipline; conduct/document harassment, discrimination, and retaliation investigations (engaging legal counsel when warranted)
• Maintain retention‑compliant complaint/case tracking; ensure multi‑jurisdictional compliance across federal, state, and Tribal requirements (including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 confidentiality)
• Navigate processes requiring sovereign Tribal partner approval (position requests, compensation changes, accommodations, job descriptions) with realistic timeline management
• Operate within Management Services Agreements; maintain working knowledge of partner systems, governance schedules, and HRIS platforms with cultural humility
• Oversee recruiting strategy/execution, structured hiring equity, and employer branding; partner on job leveling, FLSA classifications, market benchmarking, and pay equity/transparency compliance
• Lead annual compensation/open-payroll/benefits cycles, driving multi-entity payroll accuracy and ACA/ERISA/COBRA/wage‑and‑hour compliance
• Supervise, evaluate, and develop HR team members (including HR Business Partners), building clear divisions of labor, remote‑site collaboration, and SHRM/Tribal HR certification paths

Skills

Leadership

Employee relations

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Policy governance

HR analytics

Staff development

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

SHRM-CP/PHR preferred

Tools

Lattice

ADP

Paycom

Lever

HRIS/ATS

Job description

OneTogether Solutions (OTS) seeks a Director of People Operations to lead day‑to‑day HR delivery for OTS and tribal partner clinics. You will shape enterprise people strategy, coach clinic leaders, and guide the HR team through complex workforce challenges in a culturally respectful, multi‑jurisdictional environment.

You will report to the Chief People Officer and collaborate with tribal nations, ensure compliant HR operations, and build scalable processes to support growth across sites while