Sr Director of Human Resources

Galen College of Nursing; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive eligible

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Galen College of Nursing seeks a strategic, people-focused Senior Director of Human Resources to shape the employee experience and drive organizational success across a growing mission-driven institution.

This senior HR leader partners with senior leadership to build programs that strengthen culture, engagement, performance, and leadership effectiveness while guiding enterprise-wide talent strategies and organizational readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience advising senior leaders and managing complex people-related matters.
• Expertise in talent management, workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, organizational effectiveness, and change management.
• Experience leading HR teams and driving enterprise-wide initiatives in a complex organization.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using workforce data and metrics to guide decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with executive and operational leaders to align workforce strategies with organizational priorities.
• Provide guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, talent strategy, employee engagement, and change management.
• Identify emerging workforce trends, risks, and opportunities, and recommend innovative solutions.
• Translate enterprise HR strategy into practical actions that drive results.
• Lead workforce planning efforts to ensure the organization is positioned for future talent needs.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and leaders to strengthen recruitment, onboarding, retention, and succession strategies.
• Advance talent review and succession planning processes to build leadership pipelines and organizational readiness.
• Leverage workforce analytics and people insights to inform business decisions and measure impact.
• Own and evolve Galen's performance management strategy, including goal setting, feedback practices, performance evaluations, and accountability.
• Champion employee engagement initiatives that strengthen culture, connection, and retention.
• Support leaders in fostering a workplace grounded in inclusion, respect, collaboration, and high performance.
• Help guide organizational change through effective communication, leadership readiness, and employee engagement strategies.
• Serve as a senior advisor on complex employee relations issues, workplace concerns, and organizational risk.
• Partner with leaders, Legal, Compliance, and HR stakeholders to address sensitive employee matters.
• Analyze trends and develop proactive solutions that improve leadership practices and reduce organizational risk.
• Ensure consistent application of policies and compliance with employment laws and institutional standards.
• Coach and develop leaders to strengthen communication, decision-making, team effectiveness, and change leadership.
• Support organizational design and restructuring efforts that improve efficiency and accountability.
• Facilitate high-impact talent and organizational discussions that drive meaningful action and results.
• Partner with HR colleagues to identify and address leadership development opportunities across the organization.
• Lead and develop HR Business Partners and other assigned HR professionals.
• Collaborate across Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, HR Operations, Learning & Development, and HR Systems to ensure alignment and exceptional service delivery.
• Foster a proactive, solutions-oriented HR team focused on partnership, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to enterprise HR strategy as a senior member of the HR leadership team.

Skills

Talent management

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Performance management

Organizational effectiveness

Change management

Leadership development

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Master's degree preferred

Job description

This position is incentive eligible.

Position Overview

We are seeking a strategic, people-focused Senior Director of Human Resources to help shape the employee experience and drive organizational success across a growing, mission-driven institution. This is an opportunity for an experienced HR leader to influence enterprise-wide talent strategies, partner directly with senior leadership, and build programs that strengthen culture, engagement, performance, and leadership effectiveness.

If you are passionate about developing leaders, solving complex organizational challenges, and creating workplaces where people can thrive, we'd love to meet you.

As a key member of the HR leadership team, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders while leading critical HR initiatives that support Galen's mission, culture, and long-term growth.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Collaborate with executive and operational leaders to align workforce strategies with organizational priorities.
• Provide guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, talent strategy, employee engagement, and change management.
• Identify emerging workforce trends, risks, and opportunities, and recommend innovative solutions.
• Translate enterprise HR strategy into practical actions that drive results.

Talent Management & Workforce Planning

• Lead workforce planning efforts to ensure the organization is positioned for future talent needs.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and leaders to strengthen recruitment, onboarding, retention, and succession strategies.
• Advance talent review and succession planning processes to build leadership pipelines and organizational readiness.
• Leverage workforce analytics and people insights to inform business decisions and measure impact.

Performance, Culture & Employee Engagement

• Own and evolve Galen's performance management strategy, including goal setting, feedback practices, performance evaluations, and accountability.
• Champion employee engagement initiatives that strengthen culture, connection, and retention.
• Support leaders in fostering a workplace grounded in inclusion, respect, collaboration, and high performance.
• Help guide organizational change through effective communication, leadership readiness, and employee engagement strategies.

Employee Relations & Organizational Risk

• Serve as a senior advisor on complex employee relations issues, workplace concerns, and organizational risk.
• Partner with leaders, Legal, Compliance, and HR stakeholders to address sensitive employee matters.
• Analyze trends and develop proactive solutions that improve leadership practices and reduce organizational risk.
• Ensure consistent application of policies and compliance with employment laws and institutional standards.

Leadership Development & Organizational Effectiveness

• Coach and develop leaders to strengthen communication, decision-making, team effectiveness, and change leadership.
• Support organizational design and restructuring efforts that improve efficiency and accountability.
• Facilitate high-impact talent and organizational discussions that drive meaningful action and results.
• Partner with HR colleagues to identify and address leadership development opportunities across the organization.

HR Leadership

• Lead and develop HR Business Partners and other assigned HR professionals.
• Collaborate across Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, HR Operations, Learning & Development, and HR Systems to ensure alignment and exceptional service delivery.
• Foster a proactive, solutions-oriented HR team focused on partnership, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to enterprise HR strategy as a senior member of the HR leadership team.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including advising senior leaders and managing complex people-related matters.
• Demonstrated expertise in talent management, workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, organizational effectiveness, and change management.
• Experience leading HR teams and driving enterprise-wide initiatives in a complex organization.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using workforce data and metrics to guide decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Experience in healthcare, higher education, or other complex multi-site organizations.
• Professional certification such as SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, SPHR, or PHR.

What Sets You Apart

You are a strategic thinker who can see the big picture while executing effectively. You build trust quickly, influence without authority, and are known for your sound judgment and ability to navigate complex situations with professionalism and confidence.

You also bring:

• Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
• Strong business acumen and strategic problem-solving ability
• Expertise in employment practices and employee relations
• Excellent coaching, facilitation, and communication skills
• A passion for leadership development and employee experience
• A commitment to accountability, continuous improvement, and organizational excellence

Why Galen?

At Galen, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the people who are educating the next generation of nurses. You'll join a mission-driven organization that values collaboration, innovation, continuous learning, and leadership development while helping shape the future of healthcare education.

Join us and help build an extraordinary workplace where people, leaders, and students can thrive.

Benefits

At Galen College of Nursing, we want to ensure your needs are met. We offer a comprehensive package of medical, dental, and vision plans, tuition discounts, along with unique benefits, including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial well-being
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for children, elders, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away from Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Galen College of Nursing is recognized as a 2023 National League of Nursing (NLN) Center of Excellence (COE).

Galen’s Compassionate Care Model Values

• Inclusivity: I foster an environment that provides opportunity for every individual to reach their full potential.
• Character: I act with integrity and compassion in all I do.
• Accountability: I own my role and accept responsibility for my actions.
• Respect: I value every person as an individual with unique contributions worthy of consideration.
• Excellence: I commit myself to the highest level of quality in everything I do.

Learn more about our vision and mission.

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Sr Director of Human Resources

Galen College of Nursing