Director of People & Culture

Department: Blue Mantis

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Description

The role of Director for People and Culture holds immense importance in our organization as it plays a pivotal role in advancing our high-performance culture, fostering employee engagement, and enhancing our talent acquisition and development framework. The Director for P+C will serve as a crucial strategic and operational ally to every member of our executive team, ensuring the creation of an environment that sustains top-tier engagement and development within the industry. Moreover, this role will also facilitate the effective execution of our company's goals and objectives.
 
 

Key Responsibilities

Key areas include; Partnering closely with senior leadership team to enhance and evolve company’s high-performing culture, talent acquisition, development and retention, benefits & compensation strategies, performance management, employee relations.

• Actively collaborate with senior leadership to craft both short- and long-term P+C and organizational strategies essential for enabling the realization of our business goals.
• Continuously evaluate and enhance key programs and practices by benchmarking against industry peers and market trends.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to leaders, managers, employees, and direct reports in crucial areas including culture, engagement, performance, leadership, teamwork, strategy, talent management, and performance excellence.
• Lead, coach, and nurture members of the Human Resources team.
• Establish a robust employee relations team that caters to the needs of business partners and employees across multiple physical and virtual office locations.
• Create staffing strategies, implementation plans, and programs aimed at identifying talent both within and outside the organization for key roles.
• Deliver services with unwavering commitment and integrity, serving as a catalyst for positive change.
• Play a pivotal role in supporting mergers and acquisitions by conducting cultural and people assessments and overseeing due diligence in the realm of people operations.
• Identify potential liabilities and risks, offering proactive strategic guidance for mitigation.
• Fulfill any other responsibilities related to people, culture, development, and strategy as necessary.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience including prior leadership/management roles
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a history of planning, designing, and implementing a comprehensive set of people initiatives that is tied to the business objectives of the company, and serve the needs of the employees
• Strong business acumen, experience in the professional services industry preferred
• Demonstrated ability to drive change
• Ability to deal tactfully and confidently with internal and external customers
• Knowledgeable of employment laws and regulations
• Master’s degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources or Business Administration preferred; SPHR or PHR certification also preferred

Working Environment:

•  Remote - with the ability to do Long-distance travel or air travel as needed periodically to Blue Mantis offices across MA/FL/NH

Agencies/3 Parties may not solicit to any employee of Blue Mantis. Any candidate information received from any Agency/3 Party will be considered a gift and property of Blue Mantis, unless the Agency/3 Party is an Authorized Vendor of Blue Mantis with an up-to-date Blue Mantis Contract in hand signed by Blue Mantis Talent Acquisition. No payment will be made to any Agency/3 Party who is not an Authorized Vendor, nor has specific approval in writing from Blue Mantis Talent Acquisition to engage in recruitment efforts for Blue Mantis. At this time we have no interest in onboarding any new staffing partners.