The Vice President of Talent is responsible for shaping and leading Alco’s talent strategy with a focus on employee support, engagement, and career development. This role supervises the Director of Human Resources, the Director of Learning & Development and the Culture and Engagement Strategist, ensuring strong alignment between policy and culture, employee support and development, and company growth and performance. Leading the Talent Division, the VP of Talent will set division goals and objectives and support the growth and performance of the department’s team members.
The VP of Talent will create clear pathways for professional development, ensure employees have the structure and support to succeed, and foster a culture that reflects Alco’s mission and values.
Key Responsibilities
Talent Strategy & Leadership
- Build and maintain a continual path of attraction, development, growth, and performance for each Alco position, ensuring high quality jobs in support of Alco’s overall mission
- Develop and implement strategies to attract, support, and retain top talent across the organization.
- Lead succession planning, leadership development, and workforce strategy efforts.
- Partner with senior leadership to build talent strategies aligned with organizational goals.
Team Management
- Lead the development and management of the talent division, including Human Resources, Learning & Development, and Culture & Engagement
- Create and implement departmental vision, strategy, and goals to drive team cohesion and corporate success
Employee Support & Engagement
- Design and lead initiatives that improve employee performance, engagement, and growth.
- Build programs for mentoring, coaching, and internal mobility.
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across all people practices.
- Design and support conflict resolution and employee relations work
Learning & Development
- Guide the head of Learning & Development in creating onboarding, training, and leadership development programs.
- Ensure employees have clear career pathways and access to professional growth opportunities.
- Regularly evaluate program effectiveness and adjust for impact.
Human Resources
- Supervise the Director of Human Resources and Administrative Services, ensuring strong partnership on compliance, benefits, and policy that supports employee development and engagement as well as corporate performance and growth.
- Together with Director of HR and Talent Acquisition Specialist, build a talent pipeline that starts with attracting and recruiting qualified and mission aligned candidates.
- Ensure compensation and total rewards packages support Alco’s mission of providing quality jobs for the long term
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Education Leadership, Business Administration, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- 10+ years of progressive HR/talent leadership experience, with emphasis on human resources, organizational development, or learning and development.
- Experience with large-scale financial management
- Demonstrated success in building and scaling employee support and development programs.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong change management experience.
- Experience in mission-driven organizations preferred.
Why Join ALCO Management?
- Lead the creation of a best-in-class employee experience strategy.
- Play a pivotal role in shaping careers and culture within a mission-driven organization.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Executive ownership opportunities
