Chief People Officer

Gestalt Community Schools - Memphis, TN

Full-time

Memphis, TN

Educational Services

About the position

Gestalt Community Schools' first Chief People Officer (CPO) will play a vital role in shaping and sustaining our organization's culture, impact, and educational excellence. The CPO oversees a comprehensive human resources program, rich talent development, ongoing recruitment, and dedicated employee support. Gestalt Community Schools is aiming to evolve the Human Resources and Talent functions into a holistic approach that puts people first. The CPO strategy and programming execution will extend across every facet of the employee experience, from sourcing, recruitment, onboarding, performance, benefits, health & wellness, career development, employee relations, and support. By placing people at the heart of its strategic decision-making, Gestalt believes that the CPO will attract, engage, and retain top talent, which will drive educational excellence and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements people strategies that drive organizational growth, impact, employee satisfaction, and mission alignment.
• Leads, oversees, and monitors compliance, benefits, payroll, retirement, licensure, educator pipeline, substitute educators' programs, policies, and compensation strategy.
• Develops and executes the sourcing, vetting, hiring, onboarding, and retention of the best talent.
• Implements highly effective systems for individual goals, career development, and overall employee success.
• Creates and fosters a culture of inclusive hiring practices, equitable workplace policies and programs.
• Offers programs, resources, and support for the overall success and wellness of all staff members.

Requirements

• Driven by positive results and impact on children and families.
• The ability and inclination to take a strategic approach to solving complex problems and creating meaning in ambiguity.
• High cultural competency and great comfort working in a diverse community and organization.
• Exceptional organizational, project management, meeting facilitation, communications, and interpersonal skills.
• The capacity to identify, cultivate, and coach talent.
• Highly collaborative with the propensity to inspire and motivate staff.
• Continuous learning mindset and ability to use feedback to improve one's own work and others.
• Commitment to providing outstanding customer service.

Nice-to-haves

• A seasoned, senior leader with a track record of managing teams to ambitious goals.
• A proven track record of developing and implementing innovative and progressive human capital systems and deep experience in at least three or more of the following areas: sourcing talent, recruitment/selection strategies, human resources (including compensation, benefits, & labor relations), performance management, training/coaching, labor policy, and strategic partnerships.
• Demonstrated success in human resources, organizational leadership, non-profit leadership, and/or educational leadership.
• A reputation for having interpersonal and leadership skills required to reach across functional teams, break down silos, and accomplish organization-wide goals.
• Has 7-10 years of experience in Human Resources and/or talent management.
• Possesses an advanced degree.