VP, Talent & Development

The VP, Talent & Development will oversee employee relations, individual and manager coaching,
talent acquisition and retention ,performance management preparation and execution, overall
learninig and development and will partner with C-level leadership on organizational development,
change management, diversity & inclusion, the creation of employee programs and culture, and
compensation review cycles. The best fit needs to be able to play up and down, doing and leading
with flawless attention to detail, be highly organized, able to prioritize, and have the maturity to
handle confidential & sensitive information with confidence. This is a remote/hybrid role with Mile
Marker headquartered in New York City.

Serves as first line of contact for people managers with questions or employee challenges,
providing counseling for numerous facets of employment management, including, but not
limited to:
- Employee relations issues
- Performance management process
  o Policy interpretation and compliance
- Managing employee relations cases and consulting with appropriate individuals as
  necessary, including legal, benefits, and culture
Direct involvement and oversight of talent acquisiton and retention
- Outbound recruitment of new employees, working with hiring mangers on job
  descriptions and sourcing
- Implementation of core retention strategies
- Develops and oversees and Employee Value Proposition
- Establishes salary bands and participates with the compensation committe
Leads efforts related to Talent management initiatives; specifically:
- Annual and mid-year review process, including communication, monitoring
  completion and addressing any performance concerns
- Prepares bi-annual compensation review templates and helps managers and
  leaders make appropriate salary increase recommendations based on guidelines
- Serves as a keys stakeholder in the overall learning and development platform to be
  implemented and executed company wide
- Performance coaching for people managers
- Coordinates and leads Talent Planning sessions with people managers
- Complex accommodation requests requiring review by employment counsel
Plays a pivotal role within the firm’s M&A aspirations, inclusive of:
- Integrated org structure
- Title and salary alignmen
- Evaluations of and recommendations for benefits, culture and legal
Partners with leadership to mitigate risk and ensure that policies, practices and employment decisions comply with federal and state employment laws
Partners in the development of employee programs and leads efforts in launching and managing them
Pro-actively identifies areas for process improvement including payroll, time entry and performance reviews
Takes on projects as necessary relating to achievement of Talent and business objectives

7+ years in a Human Resources generalist role; direct involvement or oversight of recruitment a
plus
An ability and desire to be a “strategic” participant in the business, understanding the business
model and how it impacts our people
Proven experience in handling of employee relations issues, with ability to navigate policy, yet
find creative solutions and maintain an open mind to each unique situation
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface at all levels
of management and personnel
Adept at influencing, negotiating and partnering with a diverse group of people in a
cross functional matrix environment
Ability to organize and prioritize work and deliver with a sense of urgency
Ability to operate in undefined areas (“gray areas”) with the ability to adapt to changing
priorities and multiple tasks
Knowledge and experience implementing compliance practices and policies related to Human
Resources
Desire to understand culture and business priorities and take initiative to make
improvements to HR practices in order to align with each
Ability to work autonomously yet seek counsel when necessary
Strong ability to juggle multiple tasks while maintaining extraordinary attention to detail
Strong command of Excel and PowerPoint

About Mile Marker:
Mile Marker is a “tell-it-like-it-is” media agency that blends deep platform expertise with human EQ
and analytical IQ. With headquarters in New York City, serving sophisticated marketers in the
small-to-medium enterprise space, for whom we manage $500M in comprehensive media. Mile
Marker’s client roster includes FreshPet, DoorDash, Webster Bank, Harry’s, Feeding America
among others. For more information go to www.milemarkeragency.com.

We’re committed to creating the happiest company working for and is proud to provide equal opportunity to all. All the qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion.

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