HR, People Effectiveness & Optimization Director

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Our employees are our most valuable resource. Palmetto is a VC-backed high-growth company with a promote-from-within culture for talent development. We offer excellent benefits such as unlimited vacation/PTO, medical, dental, and vision coverage, parental leave, and retirement plans.

We are a remote-first company and are proud to have great people working for us all over the United States.

Summary of Role
In this Director HR, People Effectiveness & Optimization role, you’ll play a critical role on our People & Culture (HR) team by leading and managing multiple HR-related projects to successful completion. Working closely with the entire P&C team as well as other business units within Palmetto, you will identify project objectives, develop project plans, and manage timelines and budgets where appropriate.

Strategic & Tactical

In this Director HR, People Effectiveness & Optimization, you will:

• Develop, lead, and implement critical company projects including building out the strategy, managing the timelines and deliverables, and milestones.
• Manage the stakeholders across all levels of the Palmetto business
• Enhance and deliver the data analytics, weekly reports & communication of the project progress
• Coordinate and manage project teams and resources to ensure the successful completion of projects
• Key thought partnership with the head of HR & P&C organization
• Evaluate the employee experience and identify interdependencies of HR projects and programs to ensure stakeholder alignment and frictionless employee experiences.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and issues, escalate to the appropriate stakeholders
• Facilitate meetings and communications between project teams, stakeholders, and senior management
• Ensure compliance with HR policies and procedures
• Continuously evaluate and improve project processes and methodologies
• Stay current with industry best practices and trends in HR

Qualifications:
- Ability to deal with ambiguity, experience in multi-tasking and consistently delivering results. Working on multiple searches and projects should be the norm.
- Ability to be successfully self-organized and self-directed. We work in a remote environment with a growing company. This means we’re often shifting priorities and initiatives move quickly!
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in project management, with a focus on HR projects
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Hyper detail oriented and organized
- Experience with project management software and tools
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Experience with HR systems and processes
- PMP or other project management certification is a plus
- Proficiency or the ability to adapt quickly to a variety of software applications and tools, such as Google Suite, Zoom, LinkedIn, Indeed, ATS systems, Trello, Calendly, etc.
- HR Business Acumen - Knowledge of HR Practices, processes & standard metrics preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity
Palmetto embraces diversity and is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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