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Location: Hybrid (Manchester, NH)

Summary

Senior executive accountable for providing the management, analysis, strategy and leadership for the development and implementation of all human resources activities necessary to ensure that RiverStone Resources LLC has the human capital it needs to achieve its business mission. As the most senior leader of the Human Resources Business Unit and an Executive Committee member, reporting directly to the President, the Chief People Officer provides thought leadership to the company on the strategic build out of the business, focusing on RiverStone’s most important asset – its people.

Essential Functions

Identify human resources implications of business strategy and ensure that human resource strategy, policies and standards are aligned with business strategy/direction.
Ensure that RiverStone develops and delivers to its people first-class human resources services to include, training and professional development, compensation and benefits, employee-relations, recruiting/hiring/onboarding, performance management, succession.
Establish and utilize key metrics to ensure superior performance of all human resources functions in the most operationally and cost-efficient way.
Support the development of a RiverStone culture which values excellence in performance in a diverse, inclusive and supportive atmosphere, anchored into RiverStone’s Vision, Mission and Core Values and industry best practices.
Drive and deliver a framework of policy, processes and procedures that support the continuous development of RiverStone team members, as well as the culture of the company.
Drive change and technological updates to ensure continuous improvements and best practices of human resources policies.
Set standards of excellence in the delivery of human resources services and establish business performance measures to monitor ongoing progress.
Serve as coach, advisor and mentor to the senior management team.
Develop and lead company objectives that will deliver a consistent experience and equal access to development and career opportunities for all employees, regardless of where they work (in office, hybrid or fully remote).
Work with Fairfax on group initiatives and attend the Fairfax TCWG representing the RiverStone Group.
Develop succession for role, ideally from within the company, to ensure continued development of success of HR and the culture of the company with agreed timelines.

Critical Success Factors:

By personal example and through influence, establishes a standard of excellence that others can follow in people management and performance management.
Establishes credibility quickly at all levels of the organization.
Selects, manages and develops a first-class human resources organization.
Working through a number of initiatives underway, effectively translates the business plan into
workable human resources policy and practice.

Required Skills

Customer service oriented with the ability to develop long lasting relationships with internal and external business partners.

Organizational

Creates the environment such that innovative thinking is encouraged and fostered throughout the organization; takes ownership of innovation in their respective areas to ensure ideas are converted into business solutions; encourages calculated risk taking and is willing to accept a reasonable degree of failure as a steppingstone to progress.
Empowers associates to continuously improve RiverStone’s culture. Open and receptive to ideas from others to ensure that ideas are implemented and continuously reviewed and rewarded.
Embed a strong customer service focus into the organization and ensure the consistent delivery of superior customer service.
Demonstrates alignment with RiverStone’s Vision, Mission and Core Values.
Prioritizes and organizes work in self-directed manner.
Attains and maintains knowledge of Human Resource department.
Performs other duties as required, including supporting and coordinating with other department colleagues.

Other

We empower people to make decisions, in a supportive environment, with accountability for the outcomes.

Experience

Extensive experience with managing all areas of human resources functions. A significant portion of this experience should include substantial involvement in change management and re-direction of a fluid and dynamic organization.
In-depth understanding of the strategic implications of developing a highly successful organization.

Required Education

Undergraduate degree, proven track record and experience over qualification.

Preferred Education or Certification

Masters preferred

Supervisory Role

Reporting to this position will be a team of highly effective professionals encompassing compensation and benefits, employee retention and development, employee relations, recruitment, training, administration, and payroll.
Will develop close working relationships with the President and CEO, the Executive Committee members and all secondary level managers; will personally impact everyone in the organization.

Work Environment / Physical Demands

This position operates in a professional, collaborative environment and must have the ability to timely produce thorough, accurate work with many competing demands, deadlines, and distractions. The position uses standard equipment such as phones, computers, copiers/printers and filing cabinets. Noise level is moderate.

Other Duties (Disclaimer Statement): RiverStone retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position as needed, or other duties or responsibilities may change or be assigned as needed.

Core Competencies

Perspective: Looks toward the broadest possible view of an issue/challenge; has broad ranging personal and business interests and pursuits; can easily pose future scenarios; can think globally; can discuss multiple aspects and impacts of issues and project them into the future.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person’s career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Conflict Management: Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly, good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
Organizational Agility: Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, Practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Innovation Management: Is good at bringing the creative ideas of others to market; has good judgement about which creative ideas and suggestions will work; has a sense about managing the creative process of others; can facilitate effective brainstorming; can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace.
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Integrity and Trust: Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; Doesn’t Misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.
Managing Vision and Purpose: Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; talks beyond today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to rally support behind the vision; makes the vison shareable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

RiverStone Resources, LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, LGBTQ+, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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