Hansons is seeking a Vice President of Human Resources to lead all people, payroll, and workforce functions for a growing home remodeling organization. This role owns HR strategy and execution across payroll, benefits, compliance, employee relations, recruiting, compensation, and HR operations for a mixed W-2 and contract labor workforce.
The VP of HR is both a strategic leader and an operational owner. This role is expected to build structure, reduce risk, strengthen leadership capability, and ensure day-to-day HR excellence across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Executive HR Leadership
- Serve as the senior-most HR leader and strategic partner to executive leadership
- Align people strategy with business goals, growth plans, and operational needs
- Provide clear guidance to leaders on performance, risk, and workforce decisions
- Establish HR priorities, governance, and accountability across the organization
Payroll & HR Operations
- Provide executive oversight of payroll operations for W-2 employees and applicable contract labor
- Ensure payroll accuracy, timeliness, tax compliance, and audit readiness
- Lead and develop the payroll function to reduce errors and dependency risk
- Oversee HRIS, timekeeping, and workforce data integrity
- Ensure all HR and payroll processes are documented, standardized, and scalable
Benefits, Compensation & Total Rewards
- Own benefits strategy and administration, including plan design, renewals, and vendor management
- Ensure compliance with ACA, COBRA, ERISA, and related regulations
- Lead compensation philosophy, job architecture, and pay practices
- Partner with leadership on incentive plans, pay equity, and market competitiveness
- Improve employee understanding and utilization of total rewards offerings
Employee Relations & Compliance
- Act as the final escalation point for employee relations matters
- Lead or oversee investigations, corrective action, and performance management guidance
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws
- Maintain employee handbook, policies, and required postings
- Reduce legal and employee relations risk through proactive training and coaching
Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
- Provide executive leadership over recruiting and talent acquisition strategy
- Ensure recruiting processes support speed, quality, and compliance
- Partner with leaders on workforce planning, hiring priorities, and organizational design
- Oversee onboarding, orientation, background checks, and I-9 compliance
- Strengthen employment branding and candidate experience
HR Team Leadership & Development
- Lead, coach, and develop HR, payroll, recruiting, and front desk teams
- Set clear expectations, performance standards, and accountability
- Ensure timely performance reviews, goal setting, and development planning
- Build depth, succession, and resilience across HR functions
Office & Front Desk Oversight
- Provide leadership oversight for reception/front desk operations
- Ensure professional visitor experience and reliable coverage
- Align front desk responsibilities with HR and operational needs
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including senior-level responsibility
- Demonstrated ownership of payroll, benefits, employee relations, recruiting, and compliance
- Experience supporting both W-2 employees and contract labor
- Strong working knowledge of employment law and HR risk management
- Proven experience leading multi-function HR teams
- Ability to influence executives and hold leaders accountable
- Strong judgment, documentation, and execution skills
Preferred Qualifications
- HR certification (SPHR, SHRM-SCP strongly preferred)
- Experience in construction, home services, or operationally complex environments
- HR transformation or scale-up experience
- Strong HRIS and payroll systems expertise
What Success Looks Like
- Payroll and benefits operate cleanly with minimal executive escalation
- HR risk is proactively managed and reduced
- Leaders receive consistent, confident HR guidance
- Recruiting delivers predictable, high-quality talent
- HR processes are documented, scalable, and audit-ready
- The HR, payroll, and recruiting teams operate independently and effectively
Straight Talk (Why This Role Exists)
This VP role exists to stabilize, professionalize, and strengthen Hansons’ people operations. Success means fewer surprises, clearer leadership decisions, and an HR function that enables growth instead of reacting to problems.