Job Description
The New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) was founded by the New York State Legislature in 1920 with 13,331 members. Today, NYCERS has grown into one of the largest municipal public employee retirement systems in the United States with more than 430,000 active/vested members, retirees and beneficiaries. NYCERS is a defined benefit retirement plan and a cost-sharing, multiple employer public employee retirement system. We are looking for individuals with passion, dedication and commitment to excellence and innovation who are interested in adding to our dynamic and collaborative work environment. Working for the City of New York, you will receive excellent benefits, including healthcare, vision benefits, dental benefits, as well as the opportunity to participate in the City's retirement plan. NYCERS offers a hybrid work environment with partial onsite work and partial telework.
Position Overview
The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) will serve as the senior strategic leader overseeing all aspects of Human Resources. Reports directly to the ED and serves as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and Strategic Governance Council, the CHRO will partner with organizational leaders to design and implement forward-thinking HR strategies that support a high-performing, mission-aligned, and people-focused organization. The ideal candidate is a seasoned HR executive who brings vision, operational discipline, and the ability to lead with empathy, innovation, and integrity. The CHRO leads a team of 18 professionals, including Human Resources and Learning & Development staff.
Key Responsibilities
-Execute a comprehensive HR People strategy aligned with the organization's long-term goals
-Serves as the organization's senior HR executive with authority over HR strategy, policy development, and organizational workforce planning.
-Oversee HR operations including Talent Acquisition, Labor Relations, Employee and Labor Engagement, Benefits, Compensation, HR Technology, Learning & Development, Performance Management and HR Compliance.
-Foster a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and employee engagement
-Oversee enterprise-wide leadership development, talent management initiatives to strengthen succession planning
-Partner with executives to anticipate workforce needs and drive organizational change
-Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and labor contracts
-Partner with DEIB Committee to champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts across the organization
-Modernize HR systems, processes, and data reporting to improve organizational transparency and efficiency
-Serves as a trusted advisor to executive and division leadership, managers, and employees
-Lead and mentor the HR team, ensuring professional growth and operational excellence
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Qualifications
1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, auditing, statistics, mathematics, actuarial science, data analysis, information technology, information security, communications, project management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, psychology, sociology, human resources, political science, urban studies, public relations, or a related field, or a juris doctor degree from an accredited law school, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience implementing the provisions of a retirement plan, or four years of satisfactory full-time experience in a related field that would support the work of implementing the provisions of a retirement plan. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or
- 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and five years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.
3. A satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience. However, all candidates must possess at least 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above and have high school graduation or evidence of having passed an examination for a high school equivalency diploma.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
