HR Director

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There are many reasons why EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has become one of the fastest-growing firms in the insurance industry. Fueled and driven by capable, committed people who share common beliefs and values and “bring it” every day, EPIC is always looking for people who have “the right stuff” – people who know what they want and aren’t afraid to make it happen.

Headquartered in San Francisco and founded in 2007, our company has over 3,000 employees nationwide. With locations spread out across the U.S., our local market knowledge and industry expertise helps support our clients' regional and global needs. We have grown very quickly since our founding, and we continue to see growth and success thanks to our hard-working and growth-minded employees. 

Our core values are: Owner mindset, Inspire trust, Think big, and Drive results. If these values and growth align with what you're looking for in your next career? Then consider joining our amazing team!

Summary:

The HR Director will lead and direct human resources programs and initiatives to ensure effective and efficient delivery aligned with business objectives and talent strategy. This role will manage a local HR team, drive employee engagement, and foster an inclusive culture. The HR Director will also develop relationships with leadership, support talent acquisition and development, address employee relations issues, and ensure compliance with employment laws. In addition, you will also be the direct HR partner to a designated group of employees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide HR guidance to leaderships of their assigned population.
• Manage a HR team to drive employee engagement and inclusive culture.
• Coordinate with HR COEs in Merger & Acquisition processes, including HR Due Diligence and Integration.
• Work with local leadership in the planning effort within business segments to ensure staff are trained to accomplish business objectives.
• Ensure effective orientation and on-boarding activities for all new employees.
• Support talent strategy including talent acquisition, performance management and learning initiatives.
• Assure wage administration policies are equitable and appropriate within the guidelines of corporate budget, marketplace considerations and job analysis.
• Provide advice and guidance on employee relations issues, progressive discipline, and documentation requirements to management.  
• Work with leadership to develop and monitor the organization’s culture.
• Promote positive employee relationships through communication and interpretation of HR Policies
• Educate and support local management on employee relations and employee performance issues.
• Must be able to travel by plane to visit office locations and operate effectively in a hybrid work environment

Key Competencies:

• Relationship Building: Develops effective long-term professional interactions with others based on trust.
• Active Listening: Enhances mutual understanding in communication with others through expressing genuine interest in and providing full attention to the content and meaning of others' messages.
• Professionalism: Meticulously adheres to values such as courtesy, respect, honesty and responsibility in all dealings with peers, managers, customers, partners, members of the community and other stakeholders.
• Leading Change: Effectively creates a vision for change and engages others to align, participate and implement the change process.
• Fact-Based Management: Views the organization as an open system, able to synthesize information from diverse sources, come to conclusions and make decisions that are rational and based on sound evidence.
• Effective Communication: Provides the information required by others in a concise, direct and clear way. Strives to ensure the receiver clearly understands the message. Is able to actively listen, receive and understand messages conveyed by others.
• Continuous Learning: Takes responsibility for their own learning and professional development. Objectively aware of the knowledge and skills required to grow in their career, actively seeks out professional development resources to address knowledge and skills gaps and exhibits the personal discipline to accomplish learning goals.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Works interdependently and collaboratively with others to achieve mutual goals. They subordinate individual aims in the interest of working with others in a way that promotes and encourages each person's contributions toward achieving optimal outcomes.

Education and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field is preferred, but we will also consider candidates with equivalent experience in human resources. A master’s degree is a plus."
• SHRM- SCP, SPHR and other HR related professional certifications preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of HR experience managing the Human Resource Function
• Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of human resources
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge of all federal, state and local employment laws and fair employment
• Workforce development and culture alignment experience
• Strong leadership and consulting skills with the ability to build trust, respect, and cooperation
• Relationship management, coaching, and collaboration skills a must.

Location:

REQUIRED: This is a HYBRID role - qualified candidates must be able & willing to work up to 3 days a week from our San Ramon, CA office. 

Compensation: 

The national average salary for this role is $130,000.00 - $160,000.00 in base pay and exclusive of any bonuses or benefits. The base pay offered will be determined based on your experience, skills, training, certifications and education, while also considering internal equity and market data.

WHY EPIC: 

EPIC has over 3,000 employees nationwide – and we’re growing! It’s a great time to join the team and be a part of this growth. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time off
• Unlimited PTO for salaried employees; 22 PTO days starting out for hourly employees; 12 company-observed paid holidays; 4 early close days; plus additional paid days off
• Generous leave time options: Paid parental leave, pregnancy disability and bonding leave, and organ donor/bone marrow donor leave
• Work-life balance, especially with our standard work weeks being 37.5 hours not 40 hours
• Generous employee referral bonus program of $1,500 per hired referral
• Quarterly employee recognition program for demonstrating EPIC’s values plus additional employee recognition awards and programs (and trips!)
• Employee Resource Groups: Women’s Coalition, EPIC Veterans
• Professional growth & development: Mentor Program, Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Unique insurance, such as Pet Insurance and Cancer Insurance
• Additional benefits include (but are not limited to): 401(k) matching, flexible work options, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and wellness programs
• We’re a top 10 privately held insurance brokerage
• We’ve consistently been voted “Best place to work” in the insurance industry since 2009

EPIC embraces diversity in all its various forms—whether it be diversity of thought, background, race, religion, gender, skills or experience. We are committed to fostering a work community where every colleague feels welcomed, valued, respected and heard. It is our belief that diversity drives innovation and that creating an environment where every employee feels included and empowered, helps us to deliver the best outcome to our clients. 

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