About the Role: 

The VP, People will be responsible for leading the organization’s People team. This person will manage a multifaceted department and lead the strategy and vision for our organization’s culture to achieve long-term success. This person will develop and deliver on a strategic vision to recruit, hire, and retain top talent and support the development of our growing team. They will lead all People team functions, including: Talent Strategy, Compensation and Benefits, HRIS (Workday), Employee Experience, Recruiting, and Learning and Development. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in talent strategy and a track record of operational excellence. They will also embody a collaborative, people-first approach, fostering a culture of belonging and growth. The VP will report directly to our President.

What You’ll Do:

• Define and Communicate Vision: Develop and articulate an inspiring vision for our culture and team strategy, ensuring all employees understand how their work drives the company’s mission and success
• Drive Talent Strategy: Set the philosophy for key initiatives like performance management, promotions, compensation, and benefits, partnering with the CEO, President, CFO, and other executive leaders to align on metrics for team success
• Advise and Influence Leadership: Act as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on all People matters, represent the People team on the leadership team, and provide insights that connect talent strategy to business outcomes.
• Oversee People Functions: Lead senior leaders across People team verticals, including Talent Strategy, Compensation and Benefits, HRIS (Workday), Employee Experience, Recruiting, and Learning and Development
• Champion Culture: Amplify our culture internally and externally, representing our values through events, external press, and industry engagements
• Empower Employee-Led Initiatives: Strengthen employee-led efforts, including Employee Resource Groups, to enhance belonging and further our mission
• Foster High Performance: Build and lead a high-performing team with strong engagement scores, clear growth paths, and alignment with our values

You’re a great fit for this role if you have:

• Leadership Experience: 10+ years of experience managing people operations, with a track record of success as a leader of a People team supporting a team of at least 500 team members
• Strategic Influence: Proven ability to partner cross-functionally on operational and budget priorities with executive leadership, building relationships and championing People team priorities as integral to business success
• Exceptional Communication Skills: Experience leading the communication of key people initiatives, including crafting compelling presentations and serving as internal and external representative
• Model Resilience: A solution-oriented mindset with excellent organizational and prioritization skills when facing competing requests
• Execution Mindset: Demonstrated success leading complex projects and initiatives with organization and measurable results

Our Mission:

Unite Us’ mission is to unlock the potential of every community. Our co-founders started Unite Us in 2013 to serve the people they served with. They witnessed firsthand the barriers and inefficiencies in trying to navigate health and social services, and set out to improve that experience for veterans and their families. Unite Us quickly expanded to serving all people who need connections to care across our country. Through Unite Us’ national network and software, community-based organizations, government agencies, and healthcare organizations are all connected to better collaborate to meet the needs of the individuals in their communities. We drive the collaboration to predict, deliver, and pay for services that impact whole-person health. If you want to do well and do good, join Unite Us.

Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions:

• This position is remote, U.S. based
• The target pay range for this role is: $220,000-$250,000 with additional bonus eligibility and equity based on individual and company performance. This salary range represents our target hiring range for this role. The proposed salary will be dependent on the candidate’s skills, experience, and competencies, as well as location.
• This position may require 5-10% travel 

Unite Us is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive culture, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in race, religion, color, national origin, gender, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, medical conditions, and other characteristics. If you require assistance in applying for open positions due to a disability please email us at [email protected] to request an accommodation.

Benefits provided by Unite Us:

Medical, Dental, and Vision

We offer insurance to team members and eligible partners and dependents, including unlimited virtual mental health and acute medical visits.

Wellness

Mental health benefits, such as the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness platform subscription, are available to all team members.

Flexible Time Off

Take what you need, including volunteer days and mental health days. We also offer 14 paid, company-wide holidays.

Paid Parental Leave

Adoptive parents are included.

Employee Resource Groups

Choose to join any of our ERGs, which celebrate and support a diverse and inclusive workplace. We also provide an ongoing series of DEI lunch & learn education.

Spending Accounts

We offer tax-advantaged health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), and commuter benefits.

401(k) + Employer Match

Enjoy matching, immediate vesting and financial wellness resources

Additional Benefits

Life and AD&D - a company paid benefit, with the option to purchase additional coverage for yourself and your dependents

Disability Coverage

Accident Insurance

Pet Insurance

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