VP of HR Shopping Solutions Plus Evanston, IL

Jamdanceacademy; Evanston (IL); Hybrid; USD 215,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Relocation flexibility

Job summary

Shopping Solutions Plus, based in Evanston, IL, seeks a proven VP of HR to lead strategic people initiatives, optimize compensation, and partner with executives. You’ll shape policies, drive talent strategy, and mentor teams while maintaining a hands-on, results-focused mindset.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, scaling HR processes, and preserving a culture that rewards performance, with a clear path to senior leadership and impact on margins.

Qualifications

• Senior VP HR experience with 14+ years
• Strong Evanston network or ability to build one
• Experience translating Compensation Benchmarking for non-technical audience

Responsibilities

• Coach VP stakeholders through the math behind a hard reallocation
• Walk a contract client through renewal terms that keep both sides whole
• Spearhead initiatives that improve operational margins year over year
• Design dashboards that track revenue, retention, and unit economics
• Facilitate cross-departmental projects from kickoff through delivery
• Turn a recurring exception into a rule the system handles itself
• Argue the high-growth option even when the room already loves the safe one
• Build the pricing logic that a contract sales rep can explain in one breath

Skills

VP HR leadership

Networking (Evanston)

Stakeholder engagement

Compensation benchmarking

Job description

12 years from now you'll point to deals you shaped here as a VP of HR; that's the kind of role this is. The bargain is plain — your 14 years and FMLA Administration for $215,000 - $335,000, plus a business team that hands over the reins.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach vp stakeholders through the math behind a hard reallocation
• Walk a contract client through renewal terms that keep both sides whole
• Spearhead initiatives that improve operational margins year over year
• Design dashboards that track revenue, retention, and unit economics
• Facilitate cross-departmental projects from kickoff through delivery
• Turn a recurring exception into a rule the system handles itself
• Argue the high-growth option even when the room already loves the safe one
• Build the pricing logic that a contract sales rep can explain in one breath

What You'll Bring

• A candor-rich bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• Judgment seasoned by at least 14 years of real consequences
• An Evanston network, or the hustle to build one from scratch
• Roughly 14+ years operating in a similar VP of HR positionThe instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
• Experience translating Compensation Benchmarking complexity for a non-technical audience

The agile minds at Shopping Solutions Plus have made Evanston, IL an unlikely hub for serious Goal Setting and Applicant Tracking Systems work. New hires ship something real in week one, because we'd rather you learn by doing.

We start the conversation at $215,000 - $335,000 and end it with mentorship, benefits, and the flexibility to grow without relocating from IL.

New applicants this week join a hiring cycle that is already in motion.