Director, People Resolution

Anticipated End Date:

2026-05-09

Position Title:

Director, People Resolution

Job Description:

Director, People Resolution (Dir People Resolution)

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. Alternate locations may be considered if candidate resides within a commutable distance from an office.

The Director, People Resolution is responsible for leading enterprise strategy and governance for people resolution and workforce decision-making to reduce legal and reputational risk.

How you will make an impact:

• Establishes and enforces consistent frameworks, policies, and decision models that ensure compliant, defensible, and enterprise-aligned outcomes.
• Provides executive-level oversight and guidance on the most complex and high-risk employee relations and workforce cases.
• Identifies systemic trends and root causes to drive policy enhancements, process improvements, and preventative risk controls.
• Partners across HR, Legal, Compliance, and Centers of Excellence to align on risk thresholds, governance practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Designs scalable solutions that improve consistency, reduce escalations, and protect strategic HR capacity.
• Influences senior leaders on sensitive workforce decisions with significant organizational impact.
• Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates performance of direct reports.

Minmum Requirements:

Requires a BA/BS and 10 years of related experience, or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Experience in Employee Relations and HR consultation strongly preferred.
• Strong process improvement skills strongly preferred.
• Ability to incorporate AI and generate insights from data strongly preferred.
• Experience cross collaborating with Legal and HR Centers of Excellence strongly preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $156,200 to $234,300.

Locations: Illinois, Minnesota

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the company.  The company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Job Level:

Director

Workshift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Job Family:

HRS > HR Operations

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

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