DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

A strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills, the Director of Human Resources will lead, administer, and continuously improve our human resources program, processes, and practices that support our high performance, collaborative, diverse, and creative work culture of more than 70 year-round employees and 70 seasonal employees. The Director will additionally provide leadership for our internal EDI program, while working with all colleagues to ensure the program is adaptive to our organization's needs. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• In consultation & collaboration with appropriate fellow lead team members and organization Directors, develops, guides, and administers areas of human resources responsibility including talent sourcing, selection, management, on/offboarding, performance acceleration, feedback, succession, and coaching; compensation & benefits design, implementation, and communication; employee engagement, communications, education, and development; employee health & wellness; and policies & procedures development, revision, and communication. Ensures mission and vision and values are interwoven in all processes, procedures, and programs.
• Build strategic partnerships with leaders and departments across Milwaukee Film to improve and develop our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion programs and to measure results.
• Deliver workshops, seminars, and learning programs that support EDI efforts.
• Drive EDI goal attainment through HR program management and defined project plans and goal measuring
• Brings an HR perspective to business planning and ensures HR strategy aligns with attainment of the organization’s goals, objectives, strategies, and financial parameters and constraints. Partners with Lead Team members and organization Directors and others to drive & deliver HR process improvements and implement change.
• Creates opportunities for coaching and developing others by building trusting relationships. Acts as mentor, coach, thought leader and functional expert to colleagues. Demonstrates deep understanding of the organization’s financial and operational positions.
• Provides objective input and guidance to employees at all levels of the organization on management and employee relations issues. Responds to and moderates issues related to conflict, professional growth, performance, etc. Spends time on a regular basis with colleagues at all Milwaukee Film locations. Facilitates the balance between the organization’s and employees’ needs to ensure best outcomes for both parties. Serves as a catalyst to instill Milwaukee Film core values throughout the organization which contributes to a united culture.
• Collaborates with, activates, and solicits guidance from the HR Committee of the Board of Directors to ensure a well-functioning and effective group. Offers agenda ideas for Committee meetings and stays on top of ensuring meetings happen on a regular basis (4x/year, or as needed.
• Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations as well as internal policies and requirements. Interprets and applies established policies and ensures documentation and records are well maintained.
• Participates in development and management of budget, forecasting, and planning processes for matters related to HR practices.
• Delivers presentations, communications, and materials on a variety of topics to diverse audiences.
• Performs other duties, as needed.