Vice President People Experience & Employee Relations

Vice President, People Experience & Employee Relations

When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together.

Sunrise Senior Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work by Activated Insights. This is the 8th time Sunrise has received this top culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place Sunrise is to be a part of.

The Vice President, People Experience & Employee Relations is a strategic leadership role responsible for building and leading comprehensive employee experience, organizational culture, and employee relations capabilities while establishing robust HR policy governance during a critical period of HR transformation. This position serves as the organization's chief advocate for creating exceptional employee experiences across our 250+ locations and 20,000+ team members through proactive relationship management, strategic culture development, innovative employee experience design, and forward-thinking policy governance. Working closely with our newly established HR Business Partner network and other HR leaders, this role will design and implement scalable, people-centered solutions that support organizational growth while ensuring compliance with evolving laws and regulations. This is a build-from-the-ground-up leadership opportunity that requires someone who can create scalable systems, develop new organizational capabilities, and lead change management across a large, distributed workforce.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

As a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values is a fundamental part of this job. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows :

Strategic Leadership & Transformation Partnership (15%)

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide strategy for employee experience, organizational culture, employee relations, and HR policy governance
• Partner with senior leadership to align people strategies with business objectives and growth plans
• Lead organizational change management as we transition to new HR service delivery model
• Build data-driven insights and reporting capabilities to measure success and identify improvement opportunities
• Contribute to broader HR transformation goals through agile methodologies and cross-functional collaboration

Employee Experience Excellence (25%)

Culture Development & Stewardship (20%)

Employee Relations & Case Management (25%)

HR Policy Development & Governance (10%)

HR Business Partner Enablement (5%)

Core Competencies

Technical Competencies

Leadership Qualities

Transformation & Innovation Experience

Experience and Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed throughout this job description are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.

About Sunrise

Ready to take the next step and make a bigger impact than you ever imagined? As part of our team, you will help brighten the future for everyone at Sunrise and beyond. That is why