Vice President | Talent Acquisition, Talent Development & Learning

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

• Reports to: Chief People Officer

• Location: Reasonable commuting distance of Green Bay or La Crosse, WI. Candidates must reside in WI, MI, MN, or IA at the time of hire.

About the Opportunity:

The Vice President, Talent Development & Learning, serves as the strategic leader responsible for ensuring Emplify Health has a strong, futureready workforce across all clinical and professional domains. This role is accountable for building and sustaining the enterprise talent pipeline by anticipating organizational needs, creating pathways for internal growth, and designing holistic development experiences. The Vice President leads integrated strategies across Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and Learning to cultivate a connected and developmentally focused employee experience.

This position is responsible for shaping and executing the enterprise talent experience, from candidate attraction through career progression, ensuring that Emplify Health has the right talent, with the right skills, available at the right time. This includes creating innovative sourcing and talent acquisition strategies, stewarding the endtoend performance and talent cycle, and developing a comprehensive learning and development strategy that supports leadership growth, functional capability building, and ongoing skills development through upskilling and reskilling opportunities.

As a strategic and creative change leader, the role builds a culture of belonging, collaboration, and accountability while delivering measurable outcomes, achieving enterprise KPIs, and navigating shifting priorities to maintain a capable, engaged, and futureready workforce.

Major Responsibilities:

People Strategy and Planning:

• Build strong relationships across the organization to anticipate workforce needs and deliver sustainable, innovative solutions for current and future staffing demands.

• Partner with HR and Operations to develop workforce planning strategies, including approaches for hard to fill roles and contingent workforce management.

• Use people analytics to ensure fair, equitable, and differentiated talent strategies aligned with organizational values and culture.

Join Workforce:

• Develop innovative, equitable recruitment and onboarding strategies that elevate the candidate and new hire experience and position Emplify Health as an employer of choice.

• Partner with brand and communications teams to support recruitment marketing activities and ensure alignment of talent messaging with organizational brand strategy.

• Deliver orientation and onboarding experiences that effectively acclimate new employees and accelerate integration and performance.

Build Workforce:

• Design and lead a comprehensive talent strategy that attracts, develops, and retains a future ready workforce across all clinical and professional functions.

• Create a seamless talent experience from candidate attraction through long term career progression, ensuring the organization has the right talent with the right skills at the right time.

• Strengthen internal mobility and career development pathways by creating tools, resources, and systems that support self directed development and transparent career progression.

• Lead capability analysis to identify development gaps and deliver learning experiences that build leadership capability, functional skills, and future critical competencies.

• Design and deliver leadership development programs that prepare emerging talent, high potential employees, and new leaders for increased responsibility.

• Develop and enhance high impact learning experiences using diverse modalities, grounded in adult learning principles and tailored to employee needs.

• Establish a learning culture that integrates development into daily work, supported by centralized learning infrastructure and decentralized subject matter expertise.

• Leverage technology, including learning management systems, to deliver, track, measure, and continuously improve learning programs.

• Continuously refine talent, learning, and development programs based on feedback, organizational priorities, and evolving industry trends.

Manage Workforce:

• Oversee the end to end performance and talent cycle, embedding meaningful feedback practices and ensuring talent processes reinforce employee growth and organizational expectations.

• Oversee succession planning and talent readiness processes, ensuring a strong bench for key leadership and critical roles.

• Provide employee centered career planning support and resources that empower career growth and internal mobility.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree in organizational development or related field preferred.

• Certification/Registration/Licensure: NA

• Experience: Ten plus years of senior leadership or director level progressive experience leading People Experience functions: Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development programs, or a combination of Business and People Experience roles.

The Organization:

Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest's most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs.

• Mission: Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating.

• Vision: Leading with love, we courageously commit to a future of healthy people and thriving communities.

• Values:Belonging, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork, Humility

The Communities:

• About Us:Bellin and Gundersen Health Systems, headquartered in Green Bay, WI, and La Crosse, WI, respectively, are now united as Emplify Health. We serve communities across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, providing primary, specialty, and emergency care.

• About La Crosse, WI:La Crosse is a vibrant city nestled along the Mississippi River, known for its stunning natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. It offers a high quality of life with excellent schools, diverse recreational activities, and a strong sense of community. Our La Crosse Campus is home to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, providing specialized care and a wide range of outpatient services.For more information on La Crosse, please visit: https://www.explorelacrosse.com/

• About Green Bay, WI:Green Bay, famous for its passionate sports culture and the Green Bay Packers, is a thriving city with a welcoming community. It boasts a robust economy, top-notch educational institutions, and numerous parks and recreational facilities. Bellin Health's flagship campus in Green Bay is renowned for its emphasis on preventive healthcare and specialties like cardiac, orthopedics, and mental health.For more information, please visit: https://www.greenbay.com/

Why Consider Emplify Health?

• Tailored Benefits Package: We offer a comprehensive benefits package that varies based on your location. To learn more about the specific benefits available in your area, please inquire with the recruiter during the application process.

• Flexible work location: While this role offers some flexibility in work location, candidates must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of La Crosse or Green Bay, WI due to frequent on-site needs. After the first year of employment, on-site expectations may be renegotiated.

• Comprehensive Care:Be part of a team that delivers compassionate, patient-centered care across multiple specialties.

• Community Impact:Work in communities where your contributions make a tangible difference in people's lives.

• Professional Growth:Access continuous learning opportunities and career development programs.

• Collaborative Environment:Join a supportive network of healthcare professionals committed to excellence.

Application Process:

Interested and qualified candidates are directed to submit their application materials at the apply link, or can reach out directly to Kasey Kirschbaum, kmkirsch@emplifyhealth.org. Please note that all inquiries and applications will be handled with strict confidentiality. References may be requested once the interview process commences.

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer