Kodiak People/Talent Leader

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Job Description:

This is an exciting time to join our growing Kodiak Solutions team! Recently, Crowe LLP reached a decision to divest its Crowe Healthcare Consulting practice, now Kodiak, in a sale to TPG, a global asset management firm that will be the perfect partner to take Kodiak to the next level. The story around Kodiak is an impressive one. Derek Bang, the practice founder and inventor of the group's flagship software product for net revenue reporting, Revenue Cycle Analytics (RCA) came to Crowe nearly 20 years ago with an idea for a strategic pursuit in the Healthcare Industry through his previous experience as a Healthcare Auditor at a Big 4 firm. Crowe invested in the idea, providing the resources and support necessary to launch the RCA product and organically grow the practice to its current state, now offering a broad suite of software and services that help healthcare CFOs solve challenges across financial reporting, revenue cycle, and risk and compliance. Kodiak currently services more than 1,800 hospitals and 200,000 practice-based physicians across all 50 states. Due to the unique complexities of the business such as technology and data security, it is time for a new partner with the appropriate expertise and resources to invest in the future growth of Kodiak. The transaction will enable Kodiak to operate with greater flexibility and focus, positioning it to accelerate growth and expand its technology portfolio to better serve healthcare provider organizations across the county.

The Kodiak Talent Leader will set and execute the people and organizational strategy for Kodiak Solutions and will oversee all Talent functions across the company. The people and organizational strategy will support the overall business plan and strategic direction of Kodiak, including the areas of organizational design and effectiveness, talent acquisition, performance management, succession planning, employee engagement, employee relations, training and development, regulatory compliance, as well as compensation, benefits and general Talent affairs.

The Talent Leader must possess a strong combination of people leadership, demonstrable business experience, functional expertise and outstanding communication skills. The Talent Leader is a key position entrusted to partner with the CEO and leadership team, translate business strategy into a talent strategy for the company, and help drive a performance-based culture that has the capability to change and adapt as the business environment and competitive context changes.

A key member of the leadership team, the Talent Leader is responsible for anticipating talent needs, and developing, communicating and executing innovative strategies to address those needs. The Talent Leader will be responsible for designing and fostering an environment where talent is key to the success of the company's objectives. In their role, they will work with executives, managers and associates to foster an engaged and high-performing workforce. The Talent Leader will help managers identify and assess talent and create targeted career development to help sustain a scalable and high performing organization.

Additionally, the Talent Leader will work with business leaders to lead mergers and acquisitions from an organizational perspective. Ensuring that acquired teams are integrated appropriately and onboarded fully will be a key priority of the talent team. The Talent Leader will lead a talent team that is seen as a value-added business partner. They will create a business focused, customer centric talent team that deals effectively with the day to day talent issues as well as talent strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Provide vision and leadership to help Kodiak achieve its mission, goals and objectives, with particular focus on human capital management, compensation and equity and development of the workforce.

• Serve as a thought leader and key spokesperson in talent acquisition and development, internally and externally; lead efforts to capture and deploy innovations, best practices and lessons learned, and create opportunities and incentives for knowledge sharing across the company in these areas

• Model and advocate strong leadership principles in the company, promote continued learning and knowledge sharing, and proactively engage in effective problem-solving on behalf of teams, clients, and beneficiaries

• Foster an environment committed to outstanding performance management and client service, and develop methods and integrated solutions to meet corporate needs

• Responsible for operational and financial management of human resource operations

• Develop annual division business strategy and budget, allocate resources and manage budget to achieve programmatic and financial goals; develop effective approaches to reduce variance and meet resource needs

• Lead division and apply sound management policies and procedures, and proactively respond to complex employee performance issues

• Encourage the development of technically versatile staff within the organization, particularly across TALENT functions of recruitment, benefits and compensation, employee relations and staff care, and employee records administration

• Travel to offer strategic guidance and develop direct connections to key players in areas of leadership and knowledge

• Engage in Board of Director meetings as required, serving as consultant to Board Compensation Committee and general leadership assessment and development discussions

• Participate and oversee certain administration aspects of the corporate bonus strategy, 401(k) program and other compensation related programs

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local legal employee requirements and leading the remediation of any potential gaps

Required Experience:

With significant growth plans in the next three years, Kodiak will require a Talent Leader with a strong track record of building programs, processes and systems for scale, and leading talent organizations during a time of growth and change for the business. Ideal candidates will have spent time in a professional services company or an environment with a heavy services component.

This individual should also have demonstrable experience in curating a talent function that leverages all the different facets of the function with a focus on organizational design, compensation and equity, talent development and assessment, talent management, talent acquisition, data-focused performance management, and positioning TALENT as a true partner to the business.

Prior Mergers & Acquisition experience will be key to navigating future growth plans and successfully integrating acquired businesses and employees into the company.

Kodiak seeks a Talent Leader to enhance the end-to-end employee experience with the intention of creating a work environment that boosts company-wide employee retention.

In addition to bringing the best talent on board, the Talent Leader will apply expert knowledge in organizational assessment and design while developing, implementing and evaluating change management programs and organizational problem-solving processes.

The right candidate will effectively use data and analytics over intuition when making decisions, while staying abreast of industry trends and employment legislation to ensure compliance.

Someone intellectually curious who is constantly striving to further their own development and is energized by building programs for a diverse workforce will be successful.

Preferred but not required:

• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources/talent or equivalent (recognized licenses and certification in human resources / talent valued)

• 10-15+ years of professional experience in all aspects of talent leadership

• 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional talent teams

• Equivalent combination of education and experience accepted

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The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Crowe, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $93,019.00 to $209,028.00 per year.

Our Benefits:

At Crowe, we know that great peopleare what makes a great firm. We value our people and offer employees a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!

How You Can Grow:

We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!

More about Crowe:

Crowe (www.crowe.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world.

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