System Vice President Talent

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Summary

The System Vice President of Talent is a senior HR leader responsible for designing and executing an integrated talent strategy across the healthcare system. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for recruitment, talent development, talent mobility, and coaching - ensuring the organization attracts, develops, and retains a highly engaged, mission-driven workforce.

The Vice President of Talent partners closely with HR executives, system executives, and clinical leaders to align talent strategy with organizational priorities, including quality, patient experience, growth, and financial performance, while ensuring all talent practices meet applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive, system-wide talent strategy spanning recruitment, development, mobility, and coaching, built to support current and future workforce needs across all entities (hospitals, clinics, ambulatory sites, and corporate functions). Serve as a strategic advisor on talent-related issues, trends, and risks. Use workforce analytics and labor market data to inform decisions across the talent lifecycle. Align talent initiatives with organizational priorities such as clinical excellence, patient safety, access, and growth.

Recruitment & Workforce Planning: Provide executive oversight of recruitment and talent acquisition across the system, including clinical, non-clinical, leadership, and hard-to-fill roles. Lead workforce and staffing recruitment plans that address short- and long-term needs - including nursing, allied health, and physician/APP recruitment - in partnership with medical staff leadership. Drive sourcing strategy, employer branding, and candidate experience that reflect the organization's mission and values. Monitor and improve key performance indicators such as time-to-fill, quality of hire, turnover, and cost-per-hire.

Talent Development & Leadership Programs: Lead the design and execution of talent development strategies that build critical capabilities at every level of the organization. Oversee leadership development programs for emerging, mid-level, and senior leaders, including succession planning for key roles. Scale enterprise coaching capability to support leader effectiveness and high-potential growth. Ensure robust performance management and coaching practices that drive accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement. Foster a culture of learning, feedback, and career growth across the system.

Talent Mobility & Internal Career Pathways: Develop and oversee internal mobility strategy, creating clear career pathways for team members. Implement programs supporting internal transfers, cross-training, and redeployment in response to shifting patient volumes and service needs. Partner with HR Business Partners and operational leaders to move high-potential talent into critical roles, ensuring continuity and bench strength. Support succession planning and talent reviews to identify future leaders and critical talent pools. Ensure mobility processes are transparent, equitable, and aligned organizational goals.

Operations, Governance, & Compliance: Lead and develop a high-performing Talent team across recruitment, talent development, coaching, and mobility. Establish policies, procedures, and standards that ensure consistent, compliant talent practices system-wide. Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and accreditation requirements (e.g., EEOC, Joint Commission, CMS, state licensing boards). Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and contracts related to recruitment, learning, coaching, and talent technology. Report talent metrics, trends, and outcomes regularly to executive leadership and governance bodies.

Leading Change: Serves as the people leader of the Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and Talent Mobility Teams within UNC Health’s HR operations. Leads people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Provides an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Treats sensitive or confidential information appropriately and oversees strategies to ensure all personnel data is secure. Works to improve and reinforce performance of others. Delegates assignments, clarifies expectations and holds others accountable for achieving results related to their area of responsibility. Encourages workforce engagement by building a commitment to excellence. Develops partnerships with key System leaders to work collaboratively toward solutions that accomplish organizational objectives.

Leading People: Evaluates metrics to continuously enhance the performance of the Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and Talent Mobility teams. Manages the change process, taking steps to remove barriers or accelerate its pace. Identifies opportunities for strategic improvements to support positive organizational change. Communicates a compelling vision and need for change that generates excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment to the process and challenges HR teammates to support this vision through their daily work activities. Uses partnerships and knowledge of best practices to deliberately develop and clearly communicate the direction, required performance, and challenges of change to all involved parties. Collaborates with key stakeholders across UNC Health to move change forward. Develops a reputation as a trusted resource and expert on HR operations and develops the HR team to earn that reputation as well. Obtains and provides resources to implement change initiatives. Serves as a role model by demonstrating commitment to innovation and continuous improvement in organizational performance.

Results Driven: Exceeds departmental and organizational goals and customer expectations. Delivers on promise to provide exceptional customer service to teammates utilizing HR services. Makes decisions that produce high-quality results by applying knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Delivers high-quality services and is committed to continuous improvement. Understands the overall operational performance of the organization and uses expertise in HR operations to advance the mission and performance of the organization. Evaluates leadership feedback, organizational performance, data, and metrics to monitor and enhance the success and outcomes of UNC Health.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• Master's degree required.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• None required.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Requires twelve (12) years of progressively responsible experience, including ten (10) years of management experience.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• Strong and proven strategic thinking and communication skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in the development of trusting relationships and partnerships.
• Proven ability to execute complex organizational change.
• Excellent project management and negotiating skills.
• Understands and applies knowledge of the healthcare space along with applicable regulations and policies.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: Talent Acquisition

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC: Morrisville

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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