Vice President, Human Resources
5 days ago
Chicago
Job DescriptionWho We Are: Mem Global is where Jewish young adults in their 20s and early 30s come to connect, explore, and create meaningful Jewish experiences with their peers. As the umbrella brand for our global suite of programs, Mem Global supports young adults as they bring Judaism to life through thousands of peer-driven gatherings across 25+ countries each year. We are committed to creating spaces where Jewish young adults can lead, embrace, learn, and build community—today and for generations to come. Mem Global seeks a Vice President, Human Resources to provide strategic leadership across all areas of human resources while strengthening the systems and infrastructure that support our global organization. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and serving on the Senior Management Team, this role oversees compensation, employee relations, performance management, benefits, learning and organizational development, talent acquisition and retention, organizational culture, leadership, and risk management. The Vice President, Human Resources blends culture-forward leadership with strong operational, systems, and data expertise to ensure Mem Global's people practices are scalable, compliant, and aligned with our mission and values as we continue to grow. Who You Are and What You'll Do: You care deeply about supporting Jewish young adults and the communities that surround them. You value collaboration, bring curiosity and humility to your work, and pair strong people leadership with technical rigor and systems thinking. You bring extensive experience across human resources, along with comfort navigating HR technology, data, and operational complexity in a global environment. Enterprise HR Strategy & Leadership • Develop and execute an organization-wide human resource strategy aligned with Mem Global's business goals, growth trajectory, and global footprint., • Serve as a strategic advisor to the COO and Senior Management Team on workforce planning, organizational design, talent risk, and people investments., • Own and continuously optimize Mem Global's HR technology ecosystem, including HRIS, payroll, benefits administration, performance management, learning platforms, and applicant tracking systems., • Lead system selection, implementation, integration, and optimization efforts to ensure scalability, automation, data integrity, and strong user experience., • Establish and maintain people analytics dashboards and reporting to support executive decision-making, workforce planning, compensation modeling, retention strategies, and DEI outcomes., • Provide strategic oversight of U.S. (including New York and California) and international employment practices, ensuring compliance with applicable labor laws, regulations, and reporting requirements across jurisdictions., • Manage and optimize relationships with external partners including PEOs, Employers of Record (EORs), legal counsel, insurance brokers, and benefits providers., • Identify, assess, and mitigate people-related risks across the organization, including policy gaps, compliance exposure, and operational inefficiencies., • Lead the development and execution of Mem Global's compensation philosophy, including salary structures, benchmarking, equity considerations, and incentive programs., • Oversee benefits strategy and vendor management to ensure competitive, compliant, and cost-effective offerings., • Provide strategic oversight of talent acquisition, retention, succession planning, and leadership development., • Design and lead onboarding and new leader orientation programs that ensure consistency and excellence across the organization., • Lead, develop, and performance-manage a high-performing Human Resources team., • Ensure strong collaboration across internal teams and effective leverage of outsourced resources., • Own the HR department budget and ensure responsible fiscal management. What You Bring: • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred., • Minimum of of 10 years of progressive human resources experience, including leadership across multiple HR disciplines., • Minimum of 7 years leading and developing HR teams, preferably in complex, multi-site or distributed organizations., • Demonstrated experience owning and implementing HR systems and technology platforms, including HRIS and payroll., • Strong experience with data analysis, reporting, and executive-level presentation of workforce insights., • Experience navigating multi-jurisdictional or global employment environments strongly preferred., • High level of financial acumen, including budgeting, compensation modeling, and partnership with Finance., • Exceptional communication, writing, and stakeholder management skills. In our U.S. Hub Offices, our team works a hybrid schedule where employees can choose to work remotely 2 days per week and collaborate in-person with coworkers the rest of the week. How Mem Global Takes Care of You: • Healthcare: Health, vision, dental, and mental health benefits, • Time off: 15 days paid time off (PTO) per year that increases with continued employment (additional benefits for former Hillel and BBYO employees through the Talent Alliance) PLUS 5 Personal WellBeing Days, office closures, and up to 7 floating holidays for Jewish and US holidays, • 401(k): up to 3.5% matching starts immediately after hire, • Flexible Spending Account options, • Paid Parental Leave, • Quarterly paid day of service to give back to your community!, • Highly qualified, creative, and go-getter teammates and a dedicated supervisor If you have more experience and/or are targeting a different salary range, let's talk! How Mem Global Invests in You: • $1,500 USD annual professional development fund, • Jewish Learning Collaborative: One-on-one Jewish learning with an approved educator of your choice, • Local and in-house professional learning opportunities Mem Global is a dynamic organization that recognizes and supports individuals from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation. Possible Steps in Our Hiring Process: Step 1: Apply with your resume, and cover letter, and you'll hear back from us! Step 2: Video interview using a web-based platform Step 3: Skills assessment, and interview(s) with the hiring manager(s) Step 4: We'll check your references to hear about your past experience Step 5: Get an offer letter, sign it, start your Mem Global journey!