Vice President, Human Resources - Field - Facilities

Job Description

Reporting to the President and CEO of Facilities, the Vice President of Human Resources leads the implementation of people strategies and processes to support business goals and outcomes while building an engaged and inspired culture across Aramark’s Facilities line of business. This role is pivotal in shaping organizational readiness, talent development, and leadership capability, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and strategic partnership.

Success in this role includes developing people, driving measurable outcomes, collaboration across disciplines and modeling the Aramark Leadership Capabilities: Business Leadership, Customer Leadership, People Leadership, and Personal Leadership.

This is an executive level role that is heavily focused on field operations and operating teams requiring approximately 30% travel. As the successful candidate onboards, higher travel will be required to establish strong relationships and build credibility as a business partner to our field operating teams.

Job Responsibilities

Business Leadership

• Serve as a strategic HR partner to the President and CEO of Facilities and the line of business executive leadership team, leveraging people strategies to achieve business goals.
• Create and execute a line of business HR strategy, aligned with US HR strategy and is informed locally through data and metrics, to drive action and execution against business goals and enable growth.
• Drive organizational readiness by leading capacity, capability, and engagement initiatives that support operational efficiency and growth.

Customer Leadership

• Champion engagement and hospitality focus by building an inspired and inclusive culture that anticipates needs and drives service excellence.
• Act with urgency and accountability to remedy field challenges and deliver timely, people-centered solutions.
• Lead Talent Acquisition and Talent Management initiatives to ensure readiness for growth and succession aligned with business needs.

People Leadership

• Lead and develop a high-performing HR team, including Regional HR Directors, Managers, and Associates, fostering collaboration and capability-building.
• Drive talent development through performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and salary planning processes.
• Influence and inspire cross-functional teams by partnering with peer HR VPs and HR COEs to define and share best practices across the enterprise.

Personal Leadership

• Model resilience and agility by navigating complex labor relations and employment law issues across diverse jurisdictions.
• Demonstrate curiosity and initiative by identifying innovative approaches to attract, develop and retain talent, both managerial and hourly, nationwide.
• Build trust and connection by resolving escalated field operations issues with integrity and consistency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years leading HR teams.
• Expertise in staffing, organizational change, talent development, training, employee and labor relations, compensation, and benefits.
• Proven success in unionized environments across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong change leadership and strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and influencing abilities.

About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.