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About the Role

The Center for Justice Innovation seeks a mission-driven Vice President of People to shape and execute a forward-looking strategy and roadmap for the People function, ensuring strong day-to-day operations. This leader will bring the Center's vision of a People function that works with rigor, partnership, and respect to life, mirroring the organization's approach to community work.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the People team, including Employee Relations, HR Operations, and People Experience & Development.
Assess the function’s structure, staffing, and roles against workload, clarifying ownership and hand-offs.
Conduct supervision and growth conversations with direct reports, lead performance reviews, and build development pathways for People staff.
Oversee reliable day-to-day delivery across the employee lifecycle for approximately 900 staff.
Manage benefits administration, HR systems, and vendor relationships within budget.
Partner with Finance on payroll and Technology on HR systems and people data.
Ensure thoughtful communication of changes to People processes and policies.
Implement the Center’s way of working for people practices: learn staff needs, design solutions with them, test, measure, and iterate.
Finalize the design of an organization-wide job architecture, including title consolidation and experience crediting.
Strengthen and unify frameworks for performance management, progressive discipline, promotion, and career pathing.
Test and evaluate approaches for People staff partnering with program sites.
Oversee employee relations and workplace investigations, ensuring fairness and consistency.
Oversee leave and accommodation determinations.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment law.
Support contract bargaining, administration, and partnership with the Center’s unions.
Serve as the senior-most voice on people matters, advising the Managing Director.
Build relationships with program division leadership and spend time at program sites.
Lead employee listening and internal communication on people matters.
Ensure the Center’s values are reflected in staff treatment.

Requirements

Demonstrated commitment to the vision, including experience designing people practices in partnership with staff and using evidence/data.
Broad and deep HR expertise across employee relations, leave and accommodation, compensation, compliance, and HR operations at scale.
Working knowledge of federal, New York State, and New York City employment law and multi-state compliance.
Experience building a function or bringing one to a new stage.
Comfort operating in a partly unionized environment, including contract administration and union partnership.

Skills

HR expertise
Labor relations
Operations leadership
Program leadership
Operational discipline
Building People functions
HR operations
Employee relations
Leave and accommodation
Compensation
Compliance
HR systems
Vendor management
Payroll
Performance management
Progressive discipline
Promotion
Career pathing
Workplace investigations
Restorative justice principles
Procedural justice principles
Employment law
Contract bargaining
Union partnership
Organizational leadership
Communication

Location

New York, NY
Travel to program sites across New York City
Periodic travel to sites in other states

Work Type

Full time
Hybrid (two days per week in person, with flexibility)

Experience Level

Ten or more years of progressive experience in HR or people leadership
Senior leadership of a team or function

Salary/Compensations

$215,000 – $230,000

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare with a national network
Free basic dental coverage
Vision insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance
Flexible spending accounts including commuter FSA
Mental health care services (Talkspace and Ginger)
403(b) retirement plan with a two-to-one employer contribution up to 5%

About the Company

The Center for Justice Innovation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing community safety and racial justice.
Since 1996, we’ve worked alongside communities, courts, and those most directly affected by the justice system to build stronger, healthier, and more equitable neighborhoods.
With a team of over 900 staff and an annual budget of $130 million, the Center carries out its mission through three core strategies: Operating Programs, Conducting original research, and Providing expert assistance and policy guidance.
Backed by decades of on-the-ground experience and nationally recognized expertise, we bring innovative, practical, and lasting solutions to justice systems nationwide.
Our vision for the People function is to operate with the same rigor, partnership, and respect we bring to the communities we serve.

Equal Opportunity

The Center for Justice Innovation is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other category protected by law.
We strongly encourage and welcome applications from women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and individuals with prior contact with the criminal justice system.
Our goal is to create a supportive and respectful environment where everyone, regardless of background or identity, feels valued and included.
All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.
Candidates are expected to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the hiring process. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of material facts may result in disqualification from consideration, withdrawal of an offer, or termination of employment, regardless of when discovered.
In compliance with federal law, all hires must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment verification form upon hire.