Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. WineFetch is seeking a VP of Human Resources to lead the HR function and serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership. This role involves shaping people strategy, managing HR initiatives, and enhancing organizational effectiveness to support business growth.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, aligning people strategy with business priorities, growth objectives, and organizational performance
- Anticipate workforce implications and deliver practical, forward-looking solutions grounded in business strategy and the operating model
- Lead enterprise and portfolio HR initiatives and contribute a clear point of view on talent, culture, risk, and change in leadership discussions
- Lead initiatives that strengthen culture, engagement, and organizational effectiveness across the portfolio
- Assess organizational health and drive actions that improve retention, manager effectiveness, and the employee experience
- Champion change management and communication strategies that support adoption, trust, and momentum
- Provide leadership over HR policies, practices, and programs to support enterprise standards and the evolving needs of Optimal Blue
- Drive consistent, scalable people processes across talent, performance, development, rewards, and workforce planning, with clear execution and measurable outcomes
- Lead a balanced approach to risk management that enables progress while addressing employee, legal, compliance, and reputational considerations
- Ensure sound HR controls and compliance with employment laws, internal standards, and audit expectations
- Oversee complex employee relations matters and coach leaders through sensitive decisions with a focus on fairness, consistency, and business continuity
- Build strong relationships with home office and corporate HR partners to ensure alignment, communication, and advocacy for the business
- Represent business needs while ensuring enterprise priorities and standards are implemented effectively
- Navigate escalations and cross-functional matters with professionalism and sound judgment
- Lead, coach, and develop the HR team, building capability, accountability, and a high-performance culture within a small team
- Assess resource needs and establish priorities, operating rhythms, and service standards to support the business effectively as it grows
- Lead and evolve the HR function through growth, building team capability and support models that meet the changing needs of the business
- Operate effectively in a lean HR environment, balancing strategic leadership with direct ownership of key initiatives, employee matters, recruiting activity, and day-to-day HR execution as needed
- Provide strategic oversight for talent acquisition, onboarding, leadership development, succession planning, and retention across the portfolio
- Partner with leaders to anticipate talent and organizational needs as the business grows, strengthening organizational capability, leadership readiness, and bench depth
- Lead portfolio and enterprise HR initiatives with disciplined execution and stakeholder alignment
- Leverage people metrics and provide actionable reporting to senior leadership on workforce risks, engagement, talent, and HR outcomes
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills
- BA/BS in Human Resources or a related field
- 12+ years of progressive Human Resources leadership experience, including partnership with senior executives and leadership of strategic HR initiatives across employee relations, organizational development, talent, compliance, and culture
- Strong working knowledge and experience with current US employment laws
- Demonstrated success leading HR teams, influencing executives, and building trusted cross-functional partnerships
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HR information systems such as ADP and Workday
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%
- Ability to work effectively in a small, decentralized HR team environment, while leading the function through growth and balancing strategic leadership with a highly hands-on approach to execution
- Experience with the recruitment and retention of high-performing employees
- Experience within a corporate or home office structure is strongly preferred
- Experience leading in a remote or distributed environment is preferred
Benefits
- Eligible for participation in a Company profit sharing bonus plan
- Enrollment in a wide range of choices of benefits , including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, short/long term disability, 401(k) participation (with company match)
- Minimum of 10 days of vacation for new employees
- Sick time based on state requirements
- 8 Company-paid holidays and 2 personal holidays per year
Company Overview
WineFetch is an e-commerce and marketing platform for the retail wine and spirits industry It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is http://retailer.winefetch.com.