Vice President of Human Resources- Mem Global

Who We Are

Mem Global is where Jewish young adults in their 20s and early 30s come to connect, explore, and create meaningful Jewish experiences with their peers. As the umbrella brand for a global suite of programs, Mem Global supports thousands of peer-driven gatherings across more than 25 countries each year. We are committed to creating spaces where Jewish young adults can lead, embrace, learn, and build community—today and for generations to come.

About the Role

Mem Global seeks a Vice President, Human Resources to provide strategic leadership across all areas of human resources while strengthening the systems and infrastructure that support our global organization. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and serving on the Senior Management Team, this role oversees compensation, employee relations, performance management, benefits, learning and organizational development, talent acquisition and retention, organizational culture, leadership, and risk management. The Vice President, Human Resources blends culture-forward leadership with strong operational, systems, and data expertise to ensure Mem Global’s people practices are scalable, compliant, and aligned with our mission and values as we continue to grow.

Who You Are and What You’ll Do

You care deeply about supporting Jewish young adults and the communities that surround them. You value collaboration, bring curiosity and humility to your work, and pair strong people leadership with technical rigor and systems thinking.
You bring extensive experience across human resources, along with comfort navigating HR technology, data, and operational complexity in a global environment.
Enterprise HR Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and execute an organization-wide human resources strategy aligned with Mem Global’s business goals, growth trajectory, and global footprint.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the COO and Senior Management Team on workforce planning, organizational design, talent risk, and people investments.
• Lead and evolve Mem Global’s organizational culture in alignment with the Mem Mindset and values.

HR Technology, Systems & Data Ownership

• Own and continuously optimize Mem Global’s HR technology ecosystem, including HRIS, payroll, benefits administration, performance management, learning platforms, and applicant tracking systems.
• Lead system selection, implementation, integration, and optimization efforts to ensure scalability, automation, data integrity, and strong user experience.
• Establish and maintain people analytics dashboards and reporting to support executive decision-making, workforce planning, compensation modeling, retention strategies, and DEI outcomes.
• Partner closely with Finance, IT, and Operations to align people systems with financial controls, forecasting, and compliance requirements.

Global HR Operations, Compliance & Risk Management

• Provide strategic oversight of U.S. (including New York and California) and international employment practices, ensuring compliance with applicable labor laws, regulations, and reporting requirements across jurisdictions.
• Manage and optimize relationships with external partners including PEOs, Employers of Record (EORs), legal counsel, insurance brokers, and benefits providers.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate people-related risks across the organization, including policy gaps, compliance exposure, and operational inefficiencies.
• Lead employee relations with care and rigor, supporting managers through performance and conduct issues, addressing conflict and concerns thoughtfully, and ensuring people practices are fair, compliant, and aligned with Mem Global’s values.

Compensation, Benefits & Performance Management

• Lead the development and execution of Mem Global’s compensation philosophy, including salary structures, benchmarking, equity considerations, and incentive programs.
• Oversee benefits strategy and vendor management to ensure competitive, compliant, and cost-effective offerings.
• Own performance management frameworks and leadership development approaches that support accountability, growth, and retention.

Talent, Learning & Organizational Development

• Provide strategic oversight of talent acquisition, retention, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Design and lead onboarding and new leader orientation programs that ensure consistency and excellence across the organization.
• Partner with leaders to assess team effectiveness, coach managers, and adapt organizational structures to meet evolving needs.

People Team Leadership & Department Management

• Lead, develop, and performance-manage a high-performing Human Resources team.
• Ensure strong collaboration across internal teams and effective leverage of outsourced resources.
• Own the HR department budget and ensure responsible fiscal management

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive human resources experience, including leadership across multiple HR disciplines.
• Minimum of 7 years leading and developing HR teams, preferably in complex, multi-site or distributed organizations.
• Demonstrated experience owning and implementing HR systems and technology platforms, including HRIS and payroll.
• Strong experience with data analysis, reporting, and executive-level presentation of workforce insights.
• Experience navigating multi-jurisdictional or global employment environments strongly preferred.
• High level of financial acumen, including budgeting, compensation modeling, and partnership with Finance.
• Exceptional communication, writing, and stakeholder management skills.
• A commitment to and embodiment of the Mem Mindset: Be the Difference, Connect & Listen, Invest Wisely, Embrace the Unknown, Own It, Value People, and Work Well, Live Well, and Have Fun!

The Fine Print
The Vice President, Human Resources, is a full-time, exempt, year-round position, and requires weekday office hours to complete job requirements. This position works in one of our U.S. Hub offices (Chicago (preferred), NYC, Washington D.C., Charlotte, Los Angeles, or Encinitas) on a hybrid schedule and is supervised by the Chief Operating Officer.

In our U.S. Hub Offices, our team works a hybrid schedule where employees can choose to work remotely 2 days per week and collaborate in-person with coworkers the rest of the week.
Compensation:
The starting salary range for this full-time exempt position is: $145K-$170K. Your specific salary within this range will take into consideration education, experience and location.

How Mem Global Invests in You:

• $1,500 USD annual professional development fund
• Jewish Learning Collaborative: One-on-one Jewish learning with an approved educator of your choice
• Local and in-house professional learning opportunities
• Opportunities for advancement through career pathing planning
• Healthcare: Health, vision, dental, and mental health benefits
• Time off: 15 days paid time off (PTO) per year that increases with continued employment (additional benefits for former Hillel and BBYO employees through the Talent Alliance) PLUS 5 Personal WellBeing Days, office closures, and up to 7 floating holidays for Jewish and US holidays
• 401(k): up to 3.5% matching starts immediately after hire
• Flexible Spending Account options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Quarterly paid day of service to give back to your community!
• Highly qualified, creative, and go-getter teammates and a dedicated supervisor
• Work in one of our Mem Global Hub offices (Chicago, NYC, Washington D.C., Charlotte, NC., or Encinitas, CA)

All voices are needed at Mem Global (please see our identity statements for more details). Every new member of the Mem Global team is an opportunity for us to introduce fresh perspectives, talent, and skills into both our professional team and our communities. We look for employees from diverse backgrounds, faiths, and life experiences to join our global team.

Mem Global is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic protected under federal, state or local law (including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act). We consider all qualified applicants based on skills, experience, and alignment with our mission.

Mem Global is committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive hiring process . If you need an accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please email Cassie Bacon at [email protected] . We will provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and engage in a timely, good ‑ faith interactive process to identify effective solutions

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Nonprofit HR is committed to fostering and maintaining a work environment where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are fully integrated into everything we do for the benefit of our employees and the clients that we serve. To fully realize our goal, we prioritize our understanding of the complexities of DEI within our workforce to inform our approach to talent management. We believe that this guides how we do our work, advise our clients to operationalize DEI and position our content and educational opportunities help strengthen the talent management capacity of the social impact sector.

Continue reading our about our commitment at nonprofithr.com/deinow .