Regional Director, Human Resources - East Region (New York, NY)
Legends Hospitality
- New York City, NY
- $140,000-160,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Staffing & Retention – Develop staffing plan considering evolving business needs. Attract, select, onboard and retain a high performing, diverse workforce. Partner with General Managers to ensure proper onboarding of managers and hourly team members. Develop succession plans for key roles and development plans for top talent.
- Organizational Development – Ensure talent is developed within the organization to meet current and future business leadership needs. Partner with business leads to identify the training and development agenda.
- Talent Management – Manage performance review process. Partner with business leads to ensure employees are aware of broader organizational, as well as individual priorities. Reinforce a constant feedback culture. Review, guide and approve management recommendations for employment terminations.
- Employee Relations – Act as an employee advocate and champion, ensuring employee impact is considered as business decisions are made.
- Business Partnership- Successfully partner with venue General Managers and other regional and venue operations leaders to solve employee and operational problems in a collaborative manner
- Labor (unions and third party management) – Establish, negotiate and maintain long-term labor relations strategies that support the business objectives, while creating an environment of trust. Ensure appropriate polices and processes are in place to meet all legal obligations, minimize organizational risk, and provide a safe and secure work environment for employees. Ensure proper preparation of information requested, or required, for compliance with all state and federal laws. Participate in grievance, arbitration, and contract negotiation proceedings.
- The ideal candidate has a minimum of 7 years’ human resources experience, preferably in a high-volume hospitality environment (opening venue experience preferred).
- Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year College or University required, Master’s degree preferred.
- Must have the ability to travel into the business 3 days a week or based on event schedules. Must be able to travel 40% of the time across the business portfolio. Must be flexible to work extended hours due to business requirements including nights, weekends and holidays.
- The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills; effectively influence others, the ability to make decisions quickly and using fact based data, along with a high level of maturity.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, business acumen, organizational savvy, and have sensitivity dealing with confidential information.
- Employee relations experience, including conducting investigations and resolving grievances.
- Outstanding leadership skills with a high capacity for managing multiple projects simultaneously, influencing and gaining credibility with all levels of employees, management, union representatives and clients.
- Detail-oriented and extremely organized with the ability to learn new programs and procedures quickly.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience in a union work environment preferred, but not required.
- Experience managing and developing a team of HR professional at the venue level and or in a direct reporting relationship.
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