Chief Human Resources Officer

Job Summary:
MaineGeneral Health is seeking an experienced and strategic Chief Human Resources Officer to lead the organization's people and workforce strategy. Reporting directly to the President and CEO and serving as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the CHRO will provide executive leadership across the Human Resources function while partnering closely with clinical, operational and administrative leaders throughout the health system.

MaineGeneral is an independent, community-based health system serving Central Maine. As the organization advances its five-year strategic plan, the CHRO will play a critical role in strengthening MaineGeneral's position as an employer of choice, developing the workforce and leadership capabilities needed for the future, and ensuring people strategies remain closely aligned with organizational priorities.

The CHRO will lead the continued development and execution of an integrated people strategy across talent acquisition and workforce planning, talent and leadership development, employee relations, total rewards, HR operations and technology, employee engagement, organizational development, and HR compliance.

This leader will inherit significant work already underway across MaineGeneral's Workforce & Culture strategy, including employee engagement and retention, leadership development and succession planning, Total Rewards, and development of sustainable workforce pipelines. The CHRO will also serve as a key executive partner as MaineGeneral navigates significant organizational and technological transformation, including implementation of Epic.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the President and CEO, Senior Leadership Team and organizational leaders on workforce, culture, organizational effectiveness and people strategy.
• Translate MaineGeneral's strategic priorities into an integrated Human Resources and workforce strategy with measurable organizational outcomes.
• Provide executive leadership across talent acquisition, workforce planning, talent management, leadership development, employee relations, Total Rewards, HR operations and technology, employee engagement, and organizational development.
• Advance MaineGeneral's employee engagement and retention strategy, partnering with leaders to strengthen communication, collaboration, accountability and the overall employee experience.
• Continue development of an integrated leadership strategy encompassing leadership competencies, development, talent review and succession planning.
• Lead workforce planning and sustainable talent pipeline strategies that anticipate future workforce needs and strengthen access to critical and hard-to-fill talent.
• Advance a competitive and financially sustainable Total Rewards strategy that supports recruitment, retention and employee experience.
• Partner with executive and operational leaders through organizational transformation, including workforce restructuring, change management and workforce readiness associated with Epic implementation.
• Strengthen the use of workforce data, analytics and technology to identify trends, evaluate outcomes and inform organizational decisions.
• Develop and lead a high-performing HR leadership team capable of translating strategy into effective execution.
• Ensure HR policies, practices and programs support regulatory compliance, organizational consistency and effective workforce management.
• Champion MaineGeneral's culture and values while helping the organization evolve to meet the changing needs of its workforce, patients and communities.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will bring significant progressive Human Resources leadership experience within a complex organization, preferably within health care or another highly regulated, workforce-intensive environment. Experience as a CHRO, Chief People Officer, SVP/VP of Human Resources, or senior HR executive with broad functional responsibility will be considered.

Competitive candidates will demonstrate:

• Significant progressive HR leadership experience with enterprise or major operating-unit responsibility.
• Experience partnering directly with CEOs, Presidents, Boards and senior executive teams.
• Broad executive-level knowledge across the major Human Resources disciplines.
• Demonstrated success developing workforce, talent, engagement and organizational strategies tied to business priorities.
• Experience leading significant organizational change and transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to develop leadership capability and strengthen succession and talent pipelines.
• Experience using workforce data and analytics to inform executive decision-making.
• Strong executive presence, judgment and the ability to build credibility across clinical, operational and administrative leadership.
• Experience developing and leading high-performing HR teams and strengthening HR capabilities.
• Health care experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree and SHRM-SCP, SPHR or comparable professional certification preferred.

Compensation Information:

$300,000 - $360,000

The salary range shown reflects the base salary for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Job Exempt:
Yes

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees' wellness - physical, emotional and financial - is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
  
• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
  
• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
  

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• Access the wages you've already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
  
• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
  
• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
  
• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
  
• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
  

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource - they're how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at View phone number on click.appcast.io .