VP, Human Resources

Virginia Green; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Green is seeking a VP of Human Resources to lead HR strategy, organizational design, and leadership development across multiple markets. You will guide workforce planning for expansion, mergers and acquisitions, and talent acquisition while driving a high-performance culture and employee experience.

You will partner with the CEO and executive team to align HR with growth objectives, optimize HR technology, and manage total rewards and HR operating budgets across locations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the CEO, COO, and executive leadership team on workforce strategy, organizational design, succession planning, leadership effectiveness, and organizational health.
• Develop and execute a multi-year Human Resources strategy aligned with Virginia Green's growth objectives.
• Present workforce strategies, organizational metrics, and talent initiatives to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Lead workforce planning to support expansion, seasonal workforce demands, and long-term organizational growth.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence throughout the organization.
• Lead people strategy for mergers and acquisitions, including HR due diligence and integration.
• Develop scalable integration playbooks that ensure consistent associate experiences across newly acquired locations.
• Partner with operational leaders to integrate people, processes, systems, and culture while maintaining productivity and engagement.
• Support new market expansions and branch launches through proactive workforce planning and organizational readiness.
• Transform Talent Acquisition into a high-performing recruiting organization capable of supporting aggressive hiring goals across multiple markets.
• Strengthen Virginia Green's Employer Value Proposition to position the company as the employer of choice within the green industry.
• Build a robust leadership pipeline through succession planning, leadership development, mentoring, and career progression programs.
• Continue developing a high-performance culture focused on coaching, accountability, continuous feedback, and professional growth.
• Ensure managers are equipped with the skills and tools needed to effectively lead teams through growth and change.
• Champion Virginia Green's culture by aligning leadership behaviors, communication, recognition, and associate engagement across all locations.
• Lead enterprise-wide change management initiatives that support organizational growth, acquisitions, technology implementation, and business transformation.
• Develop strategies that improve associate engagement, retention, onboarding, and overall employee experience.
• Partner with Operations to create an effortless associate experience by simplifying HR processes and removing administrative barriers.
• Lead the continuous improvement of HR operations, ensuring efficient, scalable, and compliant people processes.
• Maximize the value of UKG and other HR technologies to automate processes, improve reporting, and provide actionable workforce analytics.
• Establish executive-level HR dashboards measuring key metrics including turnover, retention, hiring effectiveness, engagement, leadership development, labor costs, and workforce productivity.
• Oversee HR compliance, records management, policy administration, and HR operational excellence.
• Provide executive oversight of Virginia Green's self-insured health plan while balancing associate experience with financial sustainability.
• Develop competitive compensation and benefits strategies that attract and retain top talent across field and corporate roles.
• Oversee the HR operating budget, benefits expenditures, vendor relationships, and strategic HR investments.
• Utilize workforce analytics and market data to guide compensation strategy and total rewards decisions.

Job description

Job Description

The VP of Human Resources is a strategic executive and hands-on leader who will oversee all aspects of Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Total Rewards, HR Operations, and Employee Relations. Leading an established HR team of approximately 15 professionals, this individual will build scalable systems, strengthen leadership capability, drive organizational effectiveness, and ensure every associate experiences an exceptional workplace from recruitment through retirement.

Success in this role requires an executive who is equally comfortable discussing long-term business strategy in the boardroom, coaching leaders in the field, and leading change across a rapidly growing organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the CEO, COO, and executive leadership team on workforce strategy, organizational design, succession planning, leadership effectiveness, and organizational health.
• Develop and execute a multi-year Human Resources strategy aligned with Virginia Green's growth objectives.
• Present workforce strategies, organizational metrics, and talent initiatives to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Lead workforce planning to support expansion, seasonal workforce demands, and long-term organizational growth.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence throughout the organization.

Executive Leadership & Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the CEO, COO, and executive leadership team on workforce strategy, organizational design, succession planning, leadership effectiveness, and organizational health.
• Develop and execute a multi-year Human Resources strategy aligned with Virginia Green's growth objectives.
• Present workforce strategies, organizational metrics, and talent initiatives to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Lead workforce planning to support expansion, seasonal workforce demands, and long-term organizational growth.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence throughout the organization.

Growth Through Acquisitions

• Lead the people strategy for mergers and acquisitions, including HR due diligence, organizational assessments, workforce planning, onboarding, cultural integration, change management, and retention.
• Develop scalable integration playbooks that ensure consistent associate experiences across newly acquired locations.
• Partner with operational leaders to successfully integrate people, processes, systems, and culture while maintaining productivity and engagement.
• Support new market expansions and branch launches through proactive workforce planning and organizational readiness.

Talent Strategy & Leadership Development

• Transform Talent Acquisition into a high-performing recruiting organization capable of supporting aggressive hiring goals across multiple markets.
• Strengthen Virginia Green's Employer Value Proposition to position the company as the employer of choice within the green industry.
• Build a robust leadership pipeline through succession planning, leadership development, mentoring, and career progression programs.
• Continue developing a high-performance culture focused on coaching, accountability, continuous feedback, and professional growth.
• Ensure managers are equipped with the skills and tools needed to effectively lead teams through growth and change.

Organizational Effectiveness & Culture

• Champion Virginia Green's culture by aligning leadership behaviors, communication, recognition, and associate engagement across all locations.
• Lead enterprise-wide change management initiatives that support organizational growth, acquisitions, technology implementation, and business transformation.
• Develop strategies that improve associate engagement, retention, onboarding, and overall employee experience.
• Partner with Operations to create an effortless associate experience by simplifying HR processes and removing administrative barriers.

Human Resources Operations & Technology

• Lead the continuous improvement of HR operations, ensuring efficient, scalable, and compliant people processes.
• Maximize the value of UKG and other HR technologies to automate processes, improve reporting, and provide actionable workforce analytics.
• Establish executive-level HR dashboards measuring key metrics including turnover, retention, hiring effectiveness, engagement, leadership development, labor costs, and workforce productivity.
• Oversee HR compliance, records management, policy administration, and HR operational excellence.

Total Rewards & Financial Stewardship

• Provide executive oversight of Virginia Green's self-insured health plan while balancing associate experience with financial sustainability.
• Develop competitive compensation and benefits strategies that attract and retain top talent across field and corporate roles.
• Oversee the Human Resources operating budget, benefits expenditures, vendor relationships, and strategic HR investments.
• Utilize workforce analytics and market data to guide compensation strategy and total rewards decisions.