People Operations Manager jobs in Ankeny, IA

What an incredible time to serve as a human resource professional!  And even more – it’s an amazing time to be part of our movement to defeat ageism and create a work environment where team members create thousands of moments of joy!

We are looking for an energetic, resilient, and experienced HR professional who is ready to impact our mission and advance a work culture that is focused on people, relationships, and driving organizational outcomes.

Our Director of People Operations serves a critical leadership role with high visibility to executive leadership as well as to leaders across the organization.  They will drive people practices designed to set individuals and teams up for success.  This position reports directly to WesleyLife's Chief Culture Officer and in collaboration with leadership across the organization, will implement and sustain people systems that celebrate, develop, engage, and retain talented leaders and team members. 

We will count on you to:

• Lead the execution of WesleyLife's people strategies in close partnership with the Chief Culture Officer to ensure WesleyLife is a great place to work and is continually grounded in our purpose, our mission and our values.
• Engage in WesleyLife’s short- and long-term people and culture strategies by identifying, creating and executing annual people plans to drive toward results including achieving budgeted labor expenses, high engagement, high retention, and team member health and well-being outcomes.
• Be people-oriented while also able to generate data and interpret information for the purposes of decision making and driving outcomes.
• Model positive leadership behaviors, with a clear alignment to our mission and our health & well-being philosophies.
• Lead priorities related to diversity and inclusion through the creation of welcoming work environment that celebrates everyone.
• Pro-actively identify solutions, tools, and approaches to address gaps, with the ability to effectively implement action plans and projects to influence change and improve processes or systems.
• Provide ongoing support and mentorship to the People and Culture team who serve within our Communities for Healthy Living and Home-Based Services. 
• Serve as our technical expert in areas such as employee relations, FMLA/ADA, workers’ compensation, diversity matters, and other tactical HR areas to assure not only alignment with WesleyLife’s standards, but compliance with applicable rules, laws and regulations.
• Partner with our Director of Organizational Learning to build, enhance, and execute broad workforce, learning and development strategies.
• Partners with our Director of Talent Acquisition to consistently deliver best practices in team member recruitment and onboarding.
• Serve as the primary People and Culture leader for the Network Support Center in Johnston, Iowa.  This includes providing employee relations, recruitment and other tactical HR support for the “home office” of the organization. 

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• More than 7 years of HR experience with at least 3 years of formal leadership experience in a fast paced, high-performing organization; experience working in a non-profit, senior living or healthcare organization is highly preferred.  Demonstrated experience leading in a multi-site organization is also preferred.
• A Bachelor's Degree in HR or a highly related field is a minimum requirement.  HR Certification highly preferred with deep subject matter expertise in core HR competencies. 
• Demonstrated knowledge in at least three of the following HR areas:  Employee Relations, Diversity & Inclusion, Performance Management, HR Compliance, Benefits Design & Administration, Compensation Design & Administration, Workers’ Compensation
• Track record of achieving results and meeting organizational goals and mentoring/coaching others to do the same.
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building, communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with a variety of stakeholders, including leaders at the senior leadership level. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to present to large and small groups.
• Demonstrated success in influencing and driving change through both formal and informal leadership with a high degree of situational awareness, discernment, confidentiality, and integrity.
• Ability to manage a large and varied workload through effective use of time and solid project management skills.

Our Director of People Operations must be a mission-focused and values-based leader who has a focus on results.  The ability to inspire and support the team around a shared set of expectations and outcomes as well as excellent communication and people skills are important for this role.    The Total Rewards for this position include:

• Competitive compensation 
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k
• A generous time off bank
• A variety of voluntary benefits
• Access to Tuition Reimbursement and ongoing learning support
• Free access to wellness centers at our corporate office and in our CHL's
• FANTASTIC atmosphere and ability to work with a great team!