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Senior Vice President of Human Resources

Location: West Coast (Hybrid/Remote)

Industry: Specialty Dental Healthcare | Private Equity-Backed

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

We are partnering with a rapidly growing, multi-site specialty dental healthcare provider backed by a major Private Equity group. Headquartered on the West Coast, this organization is scaling quickly through both organic growth and acquisition, and is seeking a dynamic SVP of Human Resources to build and lead a high-impact HR function from the ground up.

This is a newly created role on the executive team, ideal for a strategic HR leader who is also hands-on, agile, and ready to shape culture, define structure, and deliver scalable people solutions in a complex, distributed, and high-growth environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and implement a long-term HR roadmap aligned with the company’s growth and operational objectives

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, COO, and executive team, contributing to overall business strategy through a people-first lens

Culture & Change Management

• Champion a unified company culture across all sites, instilling values and behaviors that reflect our mission and vision

• Lead change management initiatives, acting as a visible and effective culture ambassador during periods of transition

M&A Integration

• Oversee the HR workstream for acquisitions, including organization design, policy alignment, cultural integration, and talent evaluation

• Ensure smooth, scalable integration of acquired entities across people operations and systems

Talent Strategy & Organizational Development

• Lead comprehensive strategies for talent acquisition, employee development, engagement, and retention

• Foster a high-performance, people-centric culture that enables sustainable growth and operational scale

People Operations

• Oversee all aspects of HR operations, including compensation, benefits, compliance, performance management, employee relations, and training

• Standardize and implement HR best practices across a multi-location footprint

Field Support & Multi-State Compliance

• Partner with field and clinic leadership to deliver tailored HR support across California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona

• Ensure compliance with complex and evolving state-specific labor laws, particularly on the West Coast

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a geographically distributed HR team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and business alignment

• Empower HR leaders to deliver both strategic guidance and operational support at the regional and local levels

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership, including executive-level experience (VP/SVP) in a high-growth, dynamic environment

• Background in a Private Equity-backed or performance-driven organization is highly preferred

• Experience supporting distributed, multi-site workforces, especially in healthcare, dental, or clinical settings

• Proven ability to scale HR infrastructure and lead organizational transformation in growing companies

• Deep understanding of multi-state employment regulations, with strong expertise in California and West Coast labor laws

• Demonstrated success managing complex M&A integrations from a people and culture perspective

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or HR certification (e.g., SHRM-SCP, SPHR) is a strong plus

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