Divisional Vice President of Human Resources

Divisional VP of Human Resources, WarHorse Gaming

Summary
The Divisional Vice President (DVP) will act as a consultant and adviser to senior leadership across WarHorse Gaming to ensure delivery of specific solutions to drive organizational effectiveness. As part of the HR Leadership Team and reporting directly to the Corporate Vice President of Human Resources, this DVP, will drive comprehensive and progressive Human Resources strategies through the organization and will align employees with the organization's culture, strategies, and vision. Aligns HRBP team as strategic business partners to understand business goals, issues and needs, and proactively identify and resolve opportunities impacting team and individual performance and ways of working. Drives consistent implementation and integration of human resource solutions as well as the evaluation of their impact on meeting strategic goals and objectives in collaboration with Ho-Chunk, Inc.

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Continuous collaboration and partnership with function leaders and Ho-Chunk, Inc. with consideration of ongoing impacts
• Provides strategic direction for company programs in collaboration with Ho-Chunk, Inc.
• Develop and execute, in collaboration with Ho-Chunk, Inc. and Function leaders, policies, practices, tools, and developmental resources.
• Leads continuous improvement and enhancement efforts based on market and industry trends to support ongoing business growth.
• Oversees design and development of workforce strategies, policies, procedures, and programs in areas of organizational development, employee benefit programs (including health & welfare plans, retirement plans, workers' compensation and employee health), compensation, staffing & workforce planning to align with organizational philosophy and business objectives
• Provides guidance to Executive Team in understanding Organizational Development, HR, Compensation, Benefits, and other workforce strategies and programs.
• Creates and executes strategies to improve employee engagement and wellbeing.
• Recommends appropriate actions to ensure Federal, state, and local compliance.
• Partner with in-house Legal Counsel and external attorneys regarding employee and labor relations strategy, planning, and organizational compliance
• Assess need, build, and develop the HR department to support current and future division objectives and strategies.
• Lead the development and maintenance of policies and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) to streamline organizational processes and for best business practices.
• Direct strategic HR/OD projects. Design and provide reports and analysis for Executive Team.
• In collaboration with HCI, design and deliver compensation and benefit programs that support the company’s ability to attract, retain, and motivate employees.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including EEO, OFCCP, FLSA, ERISA, ADA, FMLA, Workers Comp, and OSHA, as well as legal requirements as they relate to payroll, benefits, and administrative policy compliance.
• Guide the development and implementation of learning opportunities, development plans, and competencies to support continuous employee growth and development.
• Provide coaching and guidance to company’s Executive Team, Directors and Program Managers regarding employment issues in such areas as policy and procedure interpretation/application, dispute resolution, corrective action, leaves of absence, harassment, and terminations. Analyze findings and review trends with senior management and recommend actions to ensure positive organizational changes.
• Identify diversity goals and work to eliminate unconscious bias across the organization. Develop metrics and assessment of programs and their impact.
• Executes a performance management program that integrates with the organization's values and core competencies.
• Provide a vision for achieving Ho-Chunk, Inc. and WarHorse Gaming mission and objectives through human capital strategy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies
• Leading Organization – CORE

Supervisory Responsibility
This position oversees the WarHorse HR Department with direct reports in functional areas. Provides leadership and guidance to other departments within WarHorse as it relates to human capital management.

Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk or sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, exempt level position. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Evening and weekend work is required, based on business need.

Travel
Travel is required up to 25-30% of the time. Travel can be expected during the business day, out-of-area, and overnight.

Required Experience
• Extensive (10+) years exempt level experience in human resources management.
• 8+ years’ work in gaming roles.
• Experience with federal & state government agencies.
• Experience in creating performance metrics for measuring program effectiveness
• Proven supervision, leadership and coaching skills.

Required Education
• Master’s Degree in Human Resource Strategy/Management, Business, or other related area preferred.
• PHR and/or SHRM-CP certification required. SPHR and/or SHRM-SCP preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
• Excellent project management skills
• Proficient in SharePoint & all Microsoft Office Suite applications
• Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, retention, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance/Gaming License
Ability to secure NE Gaming License required

AAP/EEO Statement
Ho-Chunk, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered without regard to age, sex, race, national origin, religion, marital status or physical disability. However, preference may be extended to persons of Indian descent in accordance with applicable laws.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.