Oak View Group
Oak View Group (OVG) is the world’s leading arena development, management, and hospitality company founded in 2015 by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff to disrupt business as usual. As the largest developer of sports and entertainment facilities in the world, OVG prioritizes the way we do business focusing on making long-term investments in our people and our planet. We focus on building a diverse workforce and cultivating an inclusive workplace. Each day our team members around the world and throughout our local communities work together to provide the greatest experience to our fans and partners.
We celebrate and support a strong, transparent, authentic and inclusive culture focused around four core values:
- We treat each other fairly and with respect.
- We act with integrity.
- We have an entrepreneurial spirit.
- We give back to our global community.
More information at OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Overview
The Director of Human Resources is responsible for overseeing all functional areas dealing with federal and state regulatory compliance, Collective Bargaining Agreement compliance, employee recruitment and selection, employee retention and development, policy and procedure implementation and interpretation, training, local benefits administration, risk management, safety, and employee relations. Additionally, the Director of HR will provide support, and serve as a strategic resource, to the operations management team. This site-specific position will work closely with the Vice President of Hospitality.
This role will pay a salary of $95,000 to $115,000.
For FT roles: Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).
About the Venue
McCormick Place located in downtown Chicago is the largest and most flexible convention center in North America., With over 2.6 million square feet of exhibition space, the campus proudly hosts some of the world’s largest and most prestigious conventions, meetings, and trade shows, welcoming approximately 3 million visitors to Chicago every year.
Responsibilities
• Ensure federal, state and local regulatory compliance, including wage and hour regulations, CBA compliance, FMLA, HIPPA, FLSA, I-9 tracking, risk management, etc. in conjunction with corporate HR department.
• Maintain personnel and other files (medical, I-9, investigatory, benefits, etc.) in an accurate, complete, organized, and legal manner. Ensure complete confidentiality and security of personal employee information, including background screen info, medical info, etc.
• Responsible for driving the recruitment process including working with operations managers to establish staffing levels, developing recruitment sources, holding job fairs, handling postings. Oversee and assist with screening, interviewing, selection, onboarding-orientation, training and retention process.
• Ensure primary focus of all employment actions is on meeting the objectives of the MPEA, OVG Hospitality and in compliance with Local Unite HERE 1.
• Will work closely with OVG 360 HR staff to provide appropriate support and HR guidance to operations managers on all employment and workplace-related matters.
• Respond to unemployment claims, requests for employment verification and other requests in a timely, accurate and professional manner, while adhering to highest standards of confidentiality.
• Establish and maintain designated OVG Hospitality programs for employee recognition and rewards, development, and in accordance with CBA.
• Support managers with all employee relations issues including performance evaluation, disciplinary action, conflict resolution, investigations, and succession planning.
• Be thoroughly familiar with company and CBA policies and procedures/work rules and assist in the implementation and interpretation of these policies, procedures and practices.
• Responsibility for overseeing risk management and safety programs and requirements: submit incident /claim reporting forms to carrier, handle claims management, drive safety committee, and implement modified duty/return to work plans.
• Attain and maintain positive, professional and proactive business relationship with our client, client HR personnel, Unite HERE 1 Shop Stewards, and all related key entities of the venue.
Qualifications
• Solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build strong and effective work relationships.
• Ability to develop an in-depth understanding of our business issues.
• Ability to adhere to highest standards of professionalism, discretion and confidentiality.
• Computer literate: MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Solid organizational skills.
• Advanced interpersonal skills (formal counseling and conflict resolution training helpful).
• Thorough working knowledge of general HR body of knowledge.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks; project management skills.
• Versed in proper office/organizational etiquette.
• Business and financial acumen.
• Ability to work venue/event-driven schedules (including evenings, weekends and long hours) when needed.
• Bachelor of Arts / Sciences in Human Resources or related major. PHR or SPHR certification preferred.
• Minimum 5-7+ years verifiable HR Manager or Director level experience with increasing responsibility
• Specialized professional training (PHR or SPHR preferred).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid gaming license from the State Gaming Agency and Tribal Gaming Office prior to beginning work, if applicable.
Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference.
At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.
EEO
Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.