Director of People & Culture Job at BrownWinick, Des Moines, IA

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  • BrownWinick
  • Des Moines, IA

Job Description

Director of People & Culture

SUMMARY : BrownWinick is looking for an energetic, resilient, and experienced HR professional who is ready to impact our mission and advance a work culture that is focused on people, relationships, and driving organizational outcomes. The Director of People & Culture holds a vital role with high visibility across the firm, including close collaboration with attorneys and staff. This individual will drive people-focused strategies that empower individuals and practice groups to thrive. Reporting directly to the COO, the Director of People & Culture will partner with members across the firm to implement and sustain systems that celebrate, develop, engage, and retain exceptional talent at all levels.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : “Essential functions” are primarily job duties that incumbents must be able to perform unassisted or with some reasonable accommodation made by the employer.

Leadership

  • Develop, shape and execute the organization’s people and culture strategies in alignment with BrownWinick’s mission, vision and in collaboration with the Executive Team.
  • Lead areas of HR, including employee relations and well-being, talent acquisition, organizational learning, leadership development, recognition programs, people analytics, and culture-building.
  • Champion change management by aligning people practices to organizational priorities and ensuring culture is consistently activated across all levels and areas of the organization.
  • Partner with senior leaders during new program development, enterprise initiatives, and master planning processes to ensure workforce readiness, cultural and team member integration.

Drive Operational Excellence through HR Systems and Processes

  • Pro-actively identify solutions, tools, and approaches to address gaps, with the ability to effectively implement action plans and projects to influence change and improve processes or systems.
  • Streamline systems for onboarding, offboarding, and team member transitions.
  • Implement procedures for managing team utilization and workforce data to optimize organizational effectiveness.
  • Maintain accurate HR records and generate regular reports to support strategic decision-making.

Lead Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning

  • Support recruitment, hiring, and onboarding processes to attract and retain exceptional talent.
  • Partner with leadership on hiring projections and internal movement planning.
  • Ensure inclusive, equitable hiring practices that reflect organizational values and legal standards.

Foster Employee Engagement, Growth, and Performance

  • Identify and implement learning and development programs to support operations team growth, improving organizational effectiveness.
  • Support the development and monitoring of performance management and team development frameworks.
  • Lead team member engagement initiatives that reflect and reinforce the organization’s values.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to leadership on HR strategies that elevate culture and engagement.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Personal Attributes

  • Must be able to manage the full breadth of HR requirements and be a motivational leader.
  • A proven leader, who can coach others and demonstrate genuine care for people, and the company’s culture.
  • Must have an execution-oriented mentality and be able to identify the need for change and implement best practices.
  • Ability to use interpersonal skills to build rapport rapidly with management and employees and influence others as appropriate. Ability to effectively communicate and serve as an approachable role model.
  • A collaborative leader, who is easy to work with, an open and honest communicator with good interpersonal skills.
  • The ability to build strong relationships with all employees and is culturally adept, credible, authentic, and a trustworthy leader can motivate team members to achieve goals.
  • Achieves results, individually and through teams – can manage data and multiple points of view quickly and creatively to arrive at balanced solutions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or related field required.
  • Master’s degree in Human Resources or related field preferred.
  • 10+ years’ experience in providing Human Resources services, solutions, and leadership in roles of different levels of size, complexity, business model maturity, etc.
  • Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.
  • Partnering with business leaders to develop, design and implement relevant strategic human resources strategies.
  • Ability to manage and develop HR functional and leadership capability.
  • Lead organization design, restructuring and strategic workforce planning initiatives.
  • Experience in creating and enhancing organizational culture through organizational effectiveness and development strategies that deliver higher levels of employee engagement, commitment and satisfaction.
  • Highly skilled in executing HR core processes across multiple areas and business functions.
  • Diverse background in multiple industries and/or operating units within the same organization.

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