VP, Talent and Organizational Development

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.
With one of the nation’s largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.
Our unique business model combines the personal touch of locally operated pharmacies with the robust support of our Atlanta-based corporate team, ensuring best-in-class pharmacy care for our customers.
Why Guardian Pharmacy? We’re reimagining medication management and transforming care.
Who We Are and What We’re About:
Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.
We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.
Vice President, Talent & Organizational Development
Guardian Pharmacy is seeking a visionary and hands-on Vice President, Talent & Organizational Development to lead the organization's enterprise talent strategy and build the leadership, workforce, and organizational capabilities necessary to support continued growth and long-term success.
As a trusted advisor to executive, support services, and pharmacy leaders, this role oversees an integrated portfolio that includes Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Learning & Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Change Leadership, Instructional Design, and Internal Communications. The Vice President is responsible for ensuring talent strategies, leadership initiatives, workforce planning, organizational development programs, and communication efforts are aligned to business objectives and positioned to drive organizational performance.
This executive leader will balance strategic leadership with meaningful personal contribution, directly leading critical initiatives, solving complex organizational challenges, and partnering with senior leaders to strengthen the organization's culture, leadership capability, and workforce readiness.
What You'll Do
Enterprise Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning
Develop and lead an integrated enterprise talent strategy aligned with Guardian Pharmacy's business objectives, culture, workforce needs, and growth plans.
Partner with executive leadership to identify future workforce requirements, key talent risks, succession needs, and critical capability gaps.
Develop workforce planning strategies that create sustainable internal and external talent pipelines.
Establish meaningful enterprise talent metrics and dashboards that evaluate effectiveness across talent acquisition, learning, leadership development, succession planning, communications, and organizational development.
Use workforce data, talent insights, and business trends to guide strategy, investments, and organizational priorities.
Talent Management & Leadership Development
Lead the organization's talent management strategy, including: Talent reviews Succession planning Leadership assessments Executive coaching High-potential development Career development Individual development planning
Facilitate executive talent review and succession planning discussions that strengthen leadership continuity and organizational readiness.
Oversee the development and evolution of enterprise leadership competencies, performance enablement frameworks, career pathways, and succession processes.
Provide strategic leadership for leadership development and employee growth initiatives that improve organizational performance and employee engagement.
Partner with leaders to identify and develop future organizational leaders.
Talent Acquisition Leadership
Provide strategic direction and oversight for Talent Acquisition, ensuring recruiting strategies align with workforce priorities and business growth objectives.
Partner with business leaders to anticipate talent needs and develop proactive staffing and workforce planning strategies.
Ensure recruiting processes, employer branding, service delivery, and candidate experience support organizational goals.
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition leadership to establish scalable recruiting capabilities and sustainable talent pipelines.
Organizational Effectiveness & Change Leadership
Serve as an executive consultant to leaders on organizational design, workforce effectiveness, leadership capability, team performance, accountability, and change readiness.
Lead organizational effectiveness initiatives that improve decision-making, operational efficiency, team performance, and leadership effectiveness.
Design and support enterprise change management strategies that drive adoption and successful implementation of strategic initiatives.
Partner with executive leadership to strengthen organizational culture, employee engagement, and alignment with company values.
Facilitate organizational transformation initiatives that enable growth and improve business outcomes.
Internal Communications Strategy
Lead the enterprise Internal Communications function and strategy.
Ensure organizational messaging is timely, transparent, aligned, and supportive of business priorities.
Develop communication strategies that improve employee engagement, strengthen leadership visibility, and enhance organizational alignment.
Support communication planning associated with major organizational changes, business initiatives, and strategic priorities.
Leadership & Team Development
Lead and develop a high-performing Talent & Organizational Development team.
Establish priorities, align resources, and ensure successful execution across all areas of responsibility.
Develop future leaders within the function through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
Provide direct leadership for critical enterprise projects and organizational priorities.
Build strong partnerships across Human Resources, Support Services, and Pharmacy Operations to ensure talent strategies are effectively implemented.
Maintain awareness of emerging trends, best practices, and innovations in talent management, organizational development, leadership development, workforce planning, and employee experience.
Required Qualifications:
Education
Bachelor's degree required.
Master's degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or related field preferred.
SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent senior-level certification preferred.
Experience
15+ years of progressive experience in talent management, organizational development, leadership development, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, or related disciplines.
Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience leading enterprise-level talent and organizational development functions.
Demonstrated success leading one or more of the following functions: Talent Acquisition Talent Management Leadership Development Learning & Development Organizational Effectiveness Organizational Change Management Internal Communications
Experience partnering with executive leadership teams to address complex workforce, leadership, culture, and organizational challenges.
Proven success leading large-scale organizational change and transformation efforts.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strategic Leadership
Strong business acumen and ability to translate business strategy into workforce, leadership, talent, and organizational priorities.
Deep understanding of organizational effectiveness, leadership development, talent management, change leadership, and workforce planning.
Ability to connect organizational strategy, culture, talent, structure, leadership capability, and business outcomes.
Executive Consulting & Influence
Proven ability to serve as a trusted advisor to executive leaders on sensitive and complex organizational matters.
Strong facilitation and consultation skills with executive and senior leadership audiences.
Ability to influence decisions and create alignment across diverse stakeholder groups without direct authority.
Analytics & Decision Making
Experience leveraging workforce, talent, and organizational data to inform decision-making and evaluate business impact.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to translate data into actionable business insights and strategic recommendations.