Title: Deputy Chief Human Resource Officer: VADOC Headquarters: #00323

State Role Title: Human Resource Manager II

Hiring Range: $100,000.00 - $163,182.00

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: DOC Headquarters

Agency Website: www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is seeking a highly capable and strategic leader to serve as Deputy Chief Human Resource Officer (Deputy CHRO) - a critical executive role supporting the largest public safety workforce in Virginia state government.

This position offers a unique opportunity to shape workforce strategy, strengthen organizational performance, and directly impact public safety outcomes across a complex, demanding 24/7 operational environment. Workforce decisions at this level influence operational readiness, institutional safety, and continuity of operations across facilities and community corrections.

Serving a workforce of more than 11,000 employees across institutions, community corrections, and administrative units, the Deputy CHRO plays a central role in advancing a People First philosophy grounded in integrity, accountability, and high standards. This leader ensures that workforce strategy, talent management, and HR operations are fully aligned with the agency’s mission and operational priorities.

As a key strategic partner to the Chief Human Resource Officer and executive leadership, the Deputy CHRO helps drive enterprise HR strategy aligned to People, Performance, and Culture, ensuring consistency, operational excellence, and workforce effectiveness across a decentralized organization.

This role requires the ability to operate at an executive level in a fast-paced, high-demand environment where responsiveness, sound judgment, and disciplined execution are essential.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive HR Leadership, Policy, & Governance
• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for human resources programs supporting a workforce of 11,000+ employees across institutions, community corrections, and administrative units
• Ensure alignment, consistency, and accountability across HR functions, policies, and service delivery
• Lead the development, interpretation, and consistent application of HR policies, ensuring compliance, defensibility, and alignment with organizational standards and legal requirements
• Strengthen governance frameworks that promote fairness, consistency, and accountability in workforce decisions across the organization
• Reinforce a culture of accountability by ensuring consistent performance management practices, clear expectations, and high standards across HR leadership and the organization
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on workforce strategy, policy interpretation, organizational effectiveness, and risk mitigation
• Ensure execution of strategic priorities and executive directives across the HR function

Workforce Strategy, Operations, & Public Safety Alignment
• Lead workforce strategies that enhance recruitment, retention, engagement, and performance across a decentralized, 24/7 public safety environment
• Ensure HR strategies and programs directly support operational readiness, safety, and continuity across institutions and field operations
• Align HR initiatives with agency priorities to ensure workforce decisions directly support public safety outcomes and mission execution
• Provide leadership in a complex, high-demand environment requiring sound judgment, adaptability, and timely decision-making
• Support enterprise initiatives that drive workforce transformation, culture, and long-term organizational effectiveness

Organizational Leadership, Partnerships, & Functional Oversight
• Serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership, Wardens, and operational leaders on complex workforce challenges and organizational needs
• Lead multiple HR functional areas to ensure consistent application of policy, standards, and practices across the organization
• Foster collaboration across HR leadership and operational units to support mission-critical initiatives and enterprise alignment
• Evaluate and advance HR programs to strengthen service delivery, operational effectiveness, and organizational impact

Strategic Initiatives, Innovation, & Data-Driven Decision Making
• Lead and support execution of high-impact strategic initiatives and cross-functional projects aligned to HRSD strategy
• Manage executive-level requests and deliverables with a high degree of responsiveness, quality, and accuracy
• Coordinate priorities across HR leadership to ensure alignment, execution discipline, and accountability
• Advance HR modernization through technology optimization, digitization, and process improvement
• Leverage workforce analytics, dashboards, and HR data to inform executive decision-making and improve outcomes
• Support the responsible adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to enhance workforce effectiveness
• Provide training and guidance to HR staff, managers, and leaders to strengthen capability in HR programs, policies, and data-informed practices

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting human resource functions in a large, complex organization, including oversight or coordination across multiple HR disciplines (e.g., employee relations, talent acquisition, compensation, policy, training and development, workforce planning, or organizational development)
• Extensive knowledge of human resource principles, practices, and trends, with demonstrated ability to apply them in operational environments
• Strong working knowledge of state HR policies, procedures, and compliance requirements, as well as applicable state and federal employment laws, with demonstrated ability to interpret and apply policy to ensure consistent, compliant, and defensible outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to support or lead strategic workforce planning efforts aligned with organizational priorities
• Experience advising leaders on complex HR matters, including employee relations, performance management, and organizational challenges
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-demand environment with competing priorities, requiring sound judgment, responsiveness, and decision-making
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, interpret workforce trends, and support data-informed decision-making
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, build relationships, and collaborate effectively with executive leadership, managers, and stakeholders across a decentralized organization
• Ability to complete the Virginia Ethics Council Conflict of Interest (COI) filing within two (2) business days of hire and annually thereafter, in accordance with the Code of Virginia § 2.2-3100
• Ability to complete COI training within two (2) months of hire and every other year thereafter, as required by Code of Virginia § 2.2-3132

Additional Considerations

• Experience in a public safety, corrections, law enforcement, or similarly structured 24/7 operational environment
• Experience supporting or leading enterprise HR initiatives, organizational transformation efforts, or large-scale workforce programs
• Experience with HR analytics, dashboards, or workforce data tools to support executive decision-making
• Experience advancing HR modernization, digitization, or process improvement initiatives
• Experience working in partnership with executive leadership, field operations, and decentralized organizations
• Advanced education in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Certification in Human Resources (e.g., CP, SCP, PHR or SPHR).

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:

Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.

Application Requirements: Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.

Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Click here for more information: Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Contact Information

Name: Dana Harty

Phone: 540-944-8396

Email: EMAILED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.