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Summit Utilities Director of Employee Relations and Talent in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas
This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4708726 Summit Utilities\ \
Join our Growing Team and see why Summit Utilities, Inc was named as one of the Fastest Growing Denver Area Private Companies 2019 and 2020; Best Places to Work in Maine 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and Best Places to Work in Arkansas 2020 and 2023, Oklahoma 2022 and 2023 and Missouri 2023. Summit was also recently named one of Forbes 2023 Americas Best Small Employers.
Summit is a growing natural gas utility providing safe, reliable, and clean burning natural gas service to homes and businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Being part of the Summit team means embracing excellence and innovation, committing to safety each and every day, and doing all that we can to serve each other, our customers, and the communities where we live. We aim to bring warmth and energy to everything we do.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Employee Relations and Talent based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Director of Employee Relations and Talent is a key strategic leader responsible for shaping a healthy, high-performing workplace culture and driving the execution of the organizations People Roadmap. This role provides direct leadership and oversight to the HR Manager and HR Business Partner team, as well as the Talent Acquisition Manager and Recruiting team, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery of employee relations support, talent strategies, and people programs across the organization.
The Director leads the development and implementation of policies, practices, and initiatives that strengthen organizational health, support employee engagement, and ensure fair, compliant, and values-aligned people operations. In close partnership with organizational leaders, this role provides expert guidance on employee relations, workforce planning, talent acquisition and development, leadership effectiveness, and organizational change. The Director balances strategic visionary leadership with hands-on execution, navigating complex and sensitive matters while fostering trust, accountability, and alignment throughout the organization. This role plays a critical part in maintaining labor harmony, mitigating risk, and ensuring the organization attracts, develops, and retains top talent in support of long-term business goals.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Enterprise Leadership
Serve as a primary advisor to leaders on human capital trends, organizational design, and workforce planning.Translate business goals into actionable HR strategies that scale across all departments.Proactively adjust HR programs and initiatives in anticipation of organizational needs and external drivers impacting people.
Talent Acquisition (TA) Strategy
Oversee the TA function to build a high-performance recruiting engine capable of sourcing diverse, elite talent.Enhance the Employer Brand to position the company as an \"Employer of Choice\" in a competitive market, implement programs designed to increase reach for candidate sourcing that enhances the applicant pool.Through talent life cycle programs, partner with department heads to identify future skills gaps and develop proactive succession plans and development initiatives to prepare for evolving talent demands.Labor & Employee Relations
Develop and execute the organizations labor relations strategy,
including contract negotiations, grievance procedures, and maintain a
productive relationship with bargaining units.Oversee complex employee
relations investigations, ensuring a fair, legally compliant, and re\
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Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with
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