*Remote position: Individual can sit in any state where Kaiser Permanente operates. (California, Hawaii, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., Illinois, etc.)

Job Summary:

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for driving enterprise-wide compensation strategies, partnering with executive HR leadership, ensuring alignment of compensation with other Human Resource initiatives, and directing the implementation and use of strategic talent planning models, tools, methodologies, and resources. This position also collaborates with senior leadership throughout KP to influence the development and execution of functional KP-wide policies and long-term goals. Additionally, this position is responsible for ensuring that KP has the necessary level of organizational capability as Kaiser evolves to meet new business challenges and driving the execution of internal processes associated with compensation planning and priorities. This position will act as a primary consultant to KP National leadership on compensation solutions matters and lead an enterprise-wide community of practice to design and embed consistent, strategic solutions across regions and national functions.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Models and drives continuous learning and maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning cross-functional resource plans with business objectives; overseeing the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; motivating and empowering teams; building organizational capacity and grooming high potentials for growth opportunities and advancement; staying current with industry trends, benchmarks, and best practices; providing guidance and leadership when difficult decisions need to be made; and ensuring performance management guidelines and expectations drive business needs.

• Oversees the operation of multiple units and departments by identifying customer and operational needs; analyzing resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; engaging strategic, cross-functional business units to champion and drive support for business plans and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; anticipating and removing obstacles that impact performance; addressing performance gaps and implementing contingency plans accordingly; ensuring products and/or services meet customer requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies; serving as a subject-matter expert and trusted source to executive leadership; and providing influence and consultation in the development of the larger organizational or business strategy.

• Develops strategic direction for the business in support of designated functional HR area by staying abreast of internal and external perspectives, data trends, HR laws and regulations, and best practices; partnering with HR and business leadership to evaluate current and future HR and business requirements, to include business cases, to support strategic goals; aligning and integrating HR and business strategies across business lines and shared services; aligning resources; overseeing the execution of strategic action plans; and monitoring performance against SLAs and other key performance indicators.

• Oversees the design, development, and execution of HR practices, programs, and initiatives by directing the development and implementation of tools, systems, and programs; ensuring the coordinated and timely execution of activities and ensuring buy-in across HR functions, project teams, and business partners; monitoring and identifying gaps in execution or communication; creating and deploying contingency plans to resolve implementation issues as appropriate; monitoring and measuring performance against plans and business objectives; and modifying design and implementation strategies as appropriate to accommodate continuously changing business demands.

  Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum five (5) years experience in compensation program and strategy design.

• Minimum six (6) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports, including at least 3 years formal supervisory experience.

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business, Social Science, Public Administration or related field and Minimum twelve (12) years experience in human resources, business operations, or a field specified in the job posting. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

  Additional Requirements:

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Senior Director, Compensation Strategy Compensation

LOCATION: Oakland, California

REQNUMBER: 1249349

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.