Vice President Human Resources

About the role

HR Strategy and business partnership: Establish and lead enterprise HR strategy in partnership with the executive leadership, divisional presidents, and business leaders, translating company objectives into practical people priorities across workforce planning, compensation, recruiting, employee development, organizational design, and change management.   Executive advisory role: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, bringing business acumen, sound judgment, clear communication, and practical guidance to influence decisions in a decentralized, entrepreneurial environment.   Organizational capability and culture: Strengthen organizational capability and culture by advising leaders, equipping managers, reinforcing accountability, supporting employee engagement, and building leadership readiness, succession depth, and high-performing teams across locations.   Core HR Operations: Oversee core HR operations, including talent acquisition and onboarding, benefits and retirement programs, HR communications, performance management, training, employee relations, investigations, adverse actions, policy governance, vendor partnerships, and outside counsel relationships.   Compensation Administration: Guide competitive, equitable, and compliant compensation decisions aligned with business objectives.   Compliance Oversight: In collaboration with HBI legal counsel, ensure HR policies, practices, reporting, documentation, and employment decisions comply with applicable federal, state, and local labor and employment laws. Oversee compliance with FCC EEO licensing and public file requirements for broadcast operations.   Data and analytics: Use HR data, workforce analytics, external benchmarks, and business insight to identify trends, anticipate risk, measure outcomes, solve complex issues, and provide actionable recommendations to senior leadership.   HR Technology and AI: Advance practical HR technology and AI-enabled process improvements that increase productivity and decision quality while protecting confidentiality, employee trust, compliance, and responsible implementation. Qualifications Senior HR leadership experience in a multi-location, geographically dispersed organization, with prior service as a top, divisional, or senior HR leader with significant enterprise HR responsibility; family-owned business and/or broadcasting industry experience a plus. Broad HR generalist expertise across compensation, benefits, employee relations, talent management, learning and development, performance management, recruiting, workforce planning, HRIS, policy governance, and employment compliance; union environment experience a plus. Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field, ongoing professional development in relevant HR disciplines, and 5+ years of senior-level HR leadership experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Proactive player/coach who leads initiatives end-to-end, manages multiple priorities, builds strong relationships, develops direct reports, and drives accountability through teamwork, delegation, coaching, and empowerment. Demonstrate professional maturity, sound judgment, high integrity, strict confidentiality, analytical problem-solving, and a practical service mindset that balances business needs, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness. Comfortable applying HR technology, AI-enabled process improvement, responsible automation, and people capability planning to improve productivity, informed decision-making, compliance, and employee trust.   This position is subject to a pre-employment criminal background check. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. About Us Hubbard Broadcasting Inc., is the parent company of several media companies including Hubbard Television, Hubbard Radio, Gamut Podcasting, REELZ, F&F Productions and 2060 Digital. Based in St. Paul, MN, this family-run business has been in operations for nearly 100 years. Job Overview The Vice President, Human Resources will play a highly visible enterprise leadership role, serving as a strategic business partner and trusted advisor to the executive leadership team. This leader will shape and execute strategies that strengthen culture, build leadership capability, support organizational performance, and align talent, business objectives, growth plans, and Hubbard’s values-based leadership approach while bringing sound judgment, discretion, integrity, and practical solutions to complex people and organizational challenges. Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. is a family-owned and family-led media company with more than 100 years of operating history and a diversified portfolio that includes REELZ, an independent cable and satellite network; F&F Productions; Hubbard Television; and Hubbard Media That Connects, which includes Hubbard Radio, Gamut Podcasting, and 2060 Digital. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, Hubbard combines a long-standing entrepreneurial legacy with a strong commitment to local media, innovation, and values-based leadership. In-Office Work Environment: Hubbard is an in-office culture, as such this position is expected to work on-site at the company’s St. Paul headquarters. Additional Information This position is subject to pre-employment criminal background check. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication that does not relate to the requirements of the position will not, on its own, disqualify an applicant. The company will use background check information in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Compensation and Benefits When extending an offer, the company considers a variety of factors such as (but not limited to) the candidate's work experience, education/training & key skills as well as internal peer equity and other market and business considerations. The range for this position is $200,000 - $260,000 plus bonus potential. For information regarding our benefits, please copy the link below and paste in your browser: EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer, including disability/vets. Diversity Statement Hubbard Broadcasting has been committed to representing the communities we serve since our founding over 100 years ago. The same holds true today. We know the best way to accomplish this is by recruiting and retaining top talent from diverse cultures, life experiences, and world views. With dignity and respect, we value YOU and everything that makes YOU uniquely YOU.