The Vice President, Compensation & People Analytics is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and ongoing management of VNS Health's compensation strategy, job architecture, career framework, people analytics, and HR Service Center functions. Supporting an organization of approximately 11,000 employees, including a workforce that is approximately 63% unionized, this leader will play a critical role in modernizing foundational people structures and creating scalable frameworks that support organizational growth and workforce development.The Vice President will lead enterprise-wide efforts to redesign job architecture, align compensation programs to market, establish clear career pathways, optimize Workday compensation processes, and drive a modern, people analytics strategy. This role requires a hands-on leader who has successfully built these capabilities in complex organizations and is comfortable balancing strategy with execution. The successful candidate will be able to roll up their sleeves, partnering closely with HR Business Partners, Talent Management, Benefits, Finance, and business leaders to bring greater consistency, transparency, and structure to workforce design and compensation practices.This position is focused exclusively on compensation, job architecture, workforce design, people analytics, and HR service center modernization. Responsibility for benefits, wellness, retirement, and other total rewards programs resides elsewhere within the People organization.
What We Provide
- Referral bonus opportunities
- Generous paid time off (PTO), starting at 30 days of paid time off and 9 company holidays
- Health insurance plan for you and your loved ones, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability
- Employer-matched retirement saving funds
- Personal and financial wellness programs
- Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
- Generous tuition reimbursement for qualifying degrees
- Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
- Internal mobility, generous tuition reimbursement, CEU credits, and advancement opportunities
What You Will Do:
- Compensation Strategy & Administration
- Lead enterprise-wide broad-based compensation strategy and execution across union and non-union employee populations.
- Develop and maintain salary structures, pay grades, market pricing methodologies, and compensation governance processes.
- Ensure compensation programs support organizational objectives, market competitiveness, internal equity, and regulatory compliance.
- Partner closely with HR Business Partners, Benefits, Finance, and business leaders to provide compensation guidance and support workforce planning initiatives.
- Establish scalable compensation processes that drive consistency across the organization.
- Job Architecture Transformation
- Lead a comprehensive redesign and implementation of VNS Health's enterprise-wide job architecture.
- Evaluate and align job descriptions to ensure they accurately reflect role responsibilities and organizational needs.
- Standardize job titles, job families, career streams, and leveling structures across the enterprise.
- Align compensation grades and market benchmarks to create a consistent and transparent framework that supports a pay-for-performance culture.
- Develop governance processes to support ongoing maintenance and evolution of job architecture.
- Career Framework & Workforce Design
- Design and implement enterprise career frameworks and career pathing models.
- Create clear progression opportunities across professional, managerial, and leadership career tracks.
- Partner with Talent Management and HR Business Partners to integrate career architecture into leadership development and succession planning initiatives.
- Evaluate and implement best-practice job leveling and workforce design methodologies.
- Establish clear workforce structures that support employee development and organizational effectiveness.
- Workday Compensation Leadership
- Serve as the organizational subject matter expert for Workday Compensation.
- Own and optimize compensation structures, workflows, business processes, and reporting capabilities within Workday.
- Drive automation, simplification, and process improvement initiatives that increase efficiency and scalability.
- Partner with HRIS and technology teams to ensure data integrity and system effectiveness.
- People Analytics & Workforce Insights
- Lead the development and advancement of people analytics capabilities across the organization.
- Build executive dashboards and reporting solutions supporting compensation, workforce planning, retention, and organizational effectiveness.
- Deliver actionable workforce insights that support strategic decision-making.
- Establish key workforce metrics and analytics standards for the People function.
- HR Service Center Modernization
- Lead initiatives to drive the use of AI and other automation technologies with a focus on enhancing the employee experience.
- Redesign the approach to HR information and inquiries by implementing a 24/7 employee support solution.
- Leadership & Change Management
- Lead and develop a high-performing team while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief People Officer and senior leadership team.
- Drive large-scale transformation initiatives related to compensation, job architecture, and workforce design.
- Champion simplification, standardization, and operational excellence across compensation practices.
- Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
QualificationsEducation:
Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Organizational Development, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
Work Experience:
- 12+ years of progressive compensation leadership experience, including experience at the Vice President, Senior Director, or Head of Compensation level
Deep expertise in broad-based compensation within large, complex organizations
Demonstrated success designing and implementing enterprise-wide job architecture, job leveling, and career framework programs from the ground up
Extensive experience supporting organizations with approximately 6,000–15,000 employees
Experience operating within highly unionized environments preferred
Deep expertise in Workday Compensation, including configuration, optimization, governance, and reporting
Proven ability to personally lead and execute transformational work rather than solely managing vendors or consultants
Experience leading lean teams and operating effectively as a player-coach
Experience with established job architecture and leveling methodologies, including Radford, Mercer, Korn Ferry Hay, or similar frameworks required
Healthcare, home health, managed care, nonprofit, or other highly regulated industry experience
Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or related certification
Pay Range
USD $243,000.00 - USD $324,000.00 /Yr.
About Us
VNS Health has been committed to meeting the needs of New Yorkers for over 130 years. We’re one of the largest nonprofit home- and community-based health care organizations in the country, and today, more than 11,500 team members work together to make a difference in the lives of more than 99,000 patients and members on any given day.
