Senior Director – People & Culture

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Shape and guide EVC’s long-term People & Culture strategic vision in line with organizational values and objectives, consistently achieving results despite challenges.

• Act as a senior advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and leadership team on people-related strategies, risks, and decision-making processes.

• Establish clear decision-making frameworks to minimize bottlenecks and prevent over-centralization.

• Advocate for diversity and inclusion at a strategic level, ensuring equitable practices and collaboration among diverse groups.

• Oversee the employee relations strategy, which includes intake, triage, investigation, and resolution of workplace issues.

• Design and implement standardized protocols for investigations and corrective actions.

• Ensure mutual accountability among staff, managers, and leadership.

• Lead the design and execution of fair performance management, promotion, and compensation systems.

• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and resilience, exemplifying the embrace of feedback.

• Manage the People & Culture policy framework, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and governance.

• Directly supervise and mentor the People & Culture team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Progressive HR / People & Culture leadership experience at the senior or executive level.

• Proven success in leading HR within complex, high-accountability environments (e.g., rapid changes, high employee relations volume, labor/employee relations intensity).

• Extensive experience in employee relations and workplace investigations — adept at handling complex issues and establishing robust, defensible processes.

• Demonstrated capability to shape and drive strategic people initiatives organization-wide with minimal oversight.

• Experience in leading People & Culture functions in intricate or unionized environments.

• Strong judgment, executive presence, and the ability to advise and influence leaders at all levels, including the Board of Directors.

• Proven track record of rebuilding trust in low-trust organizational settings.

• Experience with budget management for a People & Culture function.

• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, JD, or equivalent credential is strongly preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off.

• 100% cost coverage of employee health benefit premiums.

• Dedicated weekly “Flex Day.”

• 401K with an automatic employer contribution regardless of employee contribution level.

• $1,000 per year towards Professional Development.

• Free virtual therapy.

• Stipend for ergonomic office setups.

• Generous extended medical and personal leave.