Job Title: Senior Director of Human Resources
Job Description
A mission-driven nonprofit organization is seeking an experienced Senior Director of Human Resources to provide both strategic leadership and hands-on execution across all HR functions. This leader will serve as a key business partner to executive leadership, driving initiatives in talent acquisition, retention, employee relations, organizational development, compliance, workforce planning, and culture. The role offers executive-level influence on organizational strategy while remaining deeply engaged in day-to-day HR operations to support a workforce that delivers critical community services.
Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on workforce planning, succession planning, organizational effectiveness, change management, employee engagement, and leadership development.
• Develop and implement HR strategies that support organizational goals and long-term workforce needs.
• Partner with Senior leaders to drive accountability, performance, and a healthy organizational culture.
• Lead initiatives that improve employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, and retention outcomes across the organization.
• Oversee recruiting, onboarding, retention, and workforce planning efforts to ensure the organization attracts and retains high-quality talent.
• Evaluate hiring processes, establish recruiting metrics, and enhance speed-to-fill and talent attraction strategies.
• Develop workforce plans that align staffing levels and skills with operational and service delivery needs.
• Lead employee relations matters, including workplace investigations, corrective action processes, conflict resolution, and leadership coaching.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, regulations, policies, accreditation standards, and internal controls.
• Support organizational audits, regulatory reviews, personnel file compliance, and documentation requirements.
• Partner closely with Quality, Risk Management, and operational leaders on compliance-related initiatives and risk mitigation.
• Lead leadership development, succession planning, training, performance management, and broader organizational development efforts.
• Utilize workforce analytics and HR metrics to inform strategic decisions and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, professionalism, collaboration, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Lead and develop the Human Resources team by providing coaching, mentorship, performance management, and professional development opportunities.
• Provide oversight of HR operations while ensuring exceptional service delivery to internal stakeholders and departments.
• Build and refine HR processes, metrics, and systems to improve efficiency, consistency, and operational results.
• Collaborate with a seasoned Senior leadership team to shape recruiting, retention, culture, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Champion HR best practices and ensure HR policies, procedures, and practices are consistently applied.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive Human Resources leadership experience, including significant Director-level or higher responsibility.
• Proven experience partnering with executive leadership and influencing organizational strategy.
• Demonstrated experience leading employee relations, talent acquisition, retention, organizational development, compliance, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR compliance requirements.
• Experience managing audits, investigations, policy administration, and regulatory compliance efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to build HR metrics, improve processes, and drive operational results.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on operational execution.
• Proficiency in employee relations, including conflict resolution, coaching, and corrective action.
• Experience in recruiting and talent acquisition, including developing and monitoring recruiting metrics.
• Experience in compliance management, including coordination with internal or external auditors.
• Strong leadership communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization.
• Experience working within nonprofit organizations or mission-driven environments.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous HR leadership experience within nonprofit organizations.
• Experience supporting behavioral health, mental health, human services, social services, healthcare, education, government, or other mission-driven organizations.
• Experience in highly regulated, audited, or compliance-driven environments.
• Master's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Leadership, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification preferred.
• Experience leading HR functions in organizations that prioritize community impact and critical social services.
• Comfort working in a collaborative Senior leadership environment that emphasizes shared accountability and a "first team" mindset.
• Interest in roles that combine strategic leadership with hands-on problem solving and operational involvement.

Work Environment
This role operates within a mission-driven nonprofit organization that provides critical community services in a highly regulated and audited environment. The Senior Director of Human Resources reports to the Vice President of Finance and serves as a key member of the leadership team with executive-level visibility across the organization. The position oversees an HR team that currently includes recruiting, training, and HR administration functions, ensuring cohesive and high-quality service delivery to internal stakeholders. The work environment emphasizes collaboration, professionalism, accountability, and continuous improvement, with close partnership across Quality, Risk Management, and operational leadership. The culture supports a first position team approach among Senior leaders, offering the opportunity to shape recruiting, retention, culture, and workforce planning in a setting where HR directly supports the mission and impact of the organization.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Clearwater, FL.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $100000.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Benefits available upon individual request from candidates
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Clearwater,FL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 1, 2026.