Vice President of Human Resources

Job Summary

The Vice-President of Human Resources is responsible for providing leadership in developing and executing human resources strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of succession planning, talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and compensation. The Vice-President of Human Resources provides strategic leadership by articulating Human Resource needs and plans to the executive management team, shareholders and to the board of directors.

Essential Function

• Establishes and implements HR efforts that effectively support the organization’s strategic vision.
• Develops HR plans and strategies to support the achievement of the overall organization’s business objectives.
• Functions as a strategic business advisor to the executive/senior management of each business unit or specialty group regarding key organizational and management issues.
• Working with the organization’s executive management, establishes a sound plan of management succession that corresponds to the strategy and objectives of the organization.
• Develops comprehensive strategic recruiting and retention plans to meet the human capital needs of strategic goals.
• Develops and implements comprehensive compensation and benefit plans that are competitive and cost effective for the Company.
• Provides overall leadership and guidance to HR function by overseeing talent acquisition, career development, succession planning, retention, training and leadership development, compensation, and benefits.
• Develops staffing strategies and implementation plans and programs to identify talent within and outside the corporation for positions of responsibility. Identify appropriate and effective external sources for candidates for all levels within the company.
• Continually assess the competitiveness of all programs and practices against the relevant comparable companies, industries, and markets.
• Establishes credibility throughout the organization with management and the employees in order to be an effective listener and problem solver of people issues.
• Develops appropriate policies and programs for effective management of the people resources of the corporation. Included in this area, but not limited only to the following would be programs for employee relations, affirmative action, sexual harassment, employee complaints, external education and career development.
• Will adhere to Armor’s Standards of Professional Conduct, and will incorporate and/or be supportive of Armor’s four core FISH! Philosophies – i.e. Play, Be There, Make Their Day and Choose Your Attitude.
• Respond to requests from Security Staff as well as Armor Staff in accordance with Armor and Facility Guidelines. This includes following the rules and regulations for employee conduct/behavior and chain of command set forth by the command staff at all times while working within the detention/correctional facility.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.