The Role

Greater Nevada Credit Union is looking for an SVP - People that creates an exceptional people experience by helping develop and overseeing the implementation of strategies that generate engagement from recruitment to retirement. This role serves all levels of the organization as a culture champion that makes a dynamic impact for Greater Nevadans in each of the Greater Nevada companies. As a member of the Strategic Leadership Team, this role will think holistically about our planning process while advocating for our culture. The SVP is primarily responsible for overseeing leadership of several support areas, including:

• People Resources
• Talent Support
• People Development
• People Engagement, including Internal Communications

Now that we have shared a little about the position, it is equally as important to talk about what the position isn’t. Reducing expenses or increasing efficiency are good things, but not at the expense of our culture or the employee experience. We don’t want to waste anyone’s time, so if your skills are primarily focused on cost-saving or contract negotiations, this likely isn’t the role for you. However, if you are passionate about people and creating a fantastic career experience for them, we look forward to meeting you.

The C.A.R.E. Deal

The employment relationship for every Greater Nevadan is defined by a simple (virtual) handshake arrangement, or deal, between that individual and our President and CEO. That deal is known by the acronym “C.A.R.E.” and defines each of its participants’ expectations for one another. The responsibility to uphold and honor the C.A.R.E. deal starts from our first day as a Greater Nevadan and continues until our last.

Under C.A.R.E., you can expect your Greater Nevada career experience to be guided by four areas:

Compensation and Benefits

Highly competitive pay and a robust, relevant benefits package is fundamental for our people. At Greater Nevada, this includes:

• Assessing your individual performance and contributions in designated six-month periods in a full company setting, with eligibility for semi-annual compensation adjustments based on relative C.A.R.E. contributions
• High quality medical, dental, and vision plans with broad networks. Greater Nevada covers nearly all employee costs and a large majority of the costs for their dependents
• Employer contributions to company-provided health savings accounts (HSA), which help offset annual deductibles
• Other generalized insurance offerings, including supplemental plans
• To encourage retirement savings and planning, a 401(k) plan includes quick entrance into the plan and an attractive employer matching benefit
• Generous paid time off benefits to refresh and reinvigorate, including:

• Vacation leave
• Sick leave
• Personal leave to celebrate your birthday
• 12 annual paid holidays
• Paid time away from work to volunteer in approved community causes
• Multiple weeks of paid sabbatical leave after every seven years of employment

• Special access to Greater Nevada Field and the University of Nevada, Reno athletic events
• Employee appreciation events throughout the year
• Discounts for theme parks, events, and services
• Logo wear, product, and service discounts for Greater Nevadan

Compensation

• $200,000.00-$250,000.00 per year
• Competitive compensation and Greater Benefits are part of our deal

We create an environment where Greater Nevadans can achieve their career ambitions. Whether you desire new opportunities by earning a promotion into a new position or want to become a trusted, long-term expert within your current role, Greater Nevada can help you accomplish your goals through extensive training and development opportunities.

Recognition

Greater Nevadans do some amazing things every day, so it is important to give appropriate acknowledgment and appreciation for their accomplishments. There are various creative, fun, and impactful ways people are celebrated for their successes.

Environment

Who wants to spend their working hours in a dull place that’s filled with drudgery? Greater Nevadans definitely deserve better. Therefore, Greater Nevada pays special attention to ensuring you have a comfortable, inviting, and well-equipped place to work, alongside terrific coworkers.

The C.A.R.E. deal goes both ways, so let’s look at what is expected of all Greater Nevadans.

Competence

Greater Nevadans can bring their Passion to life by continually maintaining and acquiring the necessary skills and expertise to be successful.

Attitude

Bringing a consistently Greater attitude to the workplace is something we all must do to be successful Greater Nevadans. Certainly, nobody can have a perfect attitude every moment of every day. However, in those times when life sends you lemons, Greater Nevadans are expected to work through those situations to make lemonade.

Relationship Building

Fostering strong relationships is critical for every Greater Nevadan. As a people-first business, investing the time and energy to ensure we have excellent relationships with everyone we encounter, including members, clients, coworkers, business partners, and the communities we serve.

Effectiveness

Each Greater Nevadan must be productive in their daily roles at the expected levels—and hopefully beyond. In addition, truly effective Greater Nevadans are always on the lookout for ways Greater Nevada can be even Greater and are willing to proactively share those observations and ideas with other appropriate people within the Company.

Guiding Principles

Passion Statement

At Greater Nevada, we don’t express our purpose with long-winded, bloated, tired, and stale proclamations about our mission or vision. History has shown that such statements are often difficult for people to understand, let alone connect with, in a meaningful way.

Instead, at Greater Nevada, we choose to talk about the one thing we have a true passion for—our reason for existing, which is To Help More People Live Greater. When we say “people,” we mean every single person we interact with or could interact with, as we represent Greater Nevada. It doesn’t matter if it’s a member, a prospective client, a business, a coworker, one of our business partners’ employees, or someone we encounter in one of the communities we serve. Our ambition to learn about their wants and needs and find ways to help enhance their lives is what drives us.

Core Values

If you think about it, there are many ways to deliver our Passion for Helping More People Live Greater. However, some of those ways wouldn’t necessarily be wise, or in some cases, ethical or even legal. Therefore, every Greater Nevadan needs to have a framework, or set of guidelines, for how we choose to achieve our Passion Statement. At Greater Nevada, these are known as our Core Values.

While these Core Values were formalized during the last 20 years, they have actually been incorporated into our culture since Greater Nevada was established in 1949. These six Core Values have become the foundational bedrock for how Greater Nevadans approach their work and achieve Greater things:

Care Genuinely

Our people-first approach begins with taking a genuine interest in those we serve or otherwise have contact with during our workday.

Move Forward Together

We can accomplish far more together than we can as individuals. Therefore, we commit to communicating and collaborating with our fellow Greater Nevadans and our members, clients, and communities to make meaningful progress.

Stay Trustworthy

In both our words and our deeds, we must conduct ourselves with integrity and in a manner that encourages trust.

Be Bright

We apply our minds and hearts to deliver well-conceived, intelligent solutions for people, add uplifting color to their lives, and find ways to illuminate their days.

Inspire One Another

We are willing to deliver on our Passion Statement in different and innovative ways, often going beyond our industry’s traditional boundaries. That creative energy invigorates our fellow Greater Nevadans to seek opportunities to enhance and challenge the way we approach various aspects of our business.

Enjoy the Experience

Greater Nevadans can do more to Help More People Live Greater when we can have a good time while doing so. Seeking opportunities to have some fun in the workplace, combined with the gratification of achieving our goals, helps foster a positive atmosphere, and increases our desire to do more.

What You’ll Be Doing

As you can see Greater Nevadans are unique, and so is the role of every Greater Nevadan. In this role, you will lead the C.A.R.E.-focused people experience initiatives for the Greater Nevada companies. This leader will move us forward by monitoring the current internal environment and identifying enhancement opportunities. All the while remaining aware of pertinent developments within the external landscape. At times this role will serve on other assigned committees, sometimes in a leadership capacity. The SVP –People will also report and share information to ensure the CEO and Greater Nevada Executive and Chief Leadership Team members remain informed of pertinent matters.

Location and Travel Requirements

Reno, Nevada

From the Sierra Nevada Mountain range to the water’s edge of Lake Tahoe, the adventure-filled area of Reno Tahoe has something for everyone.

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to understand culture and to bring it to life in all areas of responsibility

Able to design and deliver people engagement programs

Able to create and design development initiatives

Able to think holistically across multiple business lines and audiences

Consistently advocates for the company’s Passion and the C.A.R.E. experience

Develops Effective and Passion-Driven Leaders

Ability to grasp the nuances of multiple businesses beyond functional areas of responsibility

Included necessary physical demands minimal (Pick up 40 lbs)

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Equality, and Opportunity

At Greater Nevada, we believe that diversity makes us Greater. When our team reflects the communities we serve, we can truly fulfill our promise of Helping More People Live Greater.

Greater Nevada is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Greater Nevada is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Greater Nevada prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Get to Know Greater Nevada

Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU) is the largest community financial institution domiciled in the Silver State, with a 70-plus-year track record of helping people and communities. In 1949, six employees of the State of Nevada wanted a financial cooperative to help them access small loans at affordable prices and save their hard-earned money. The rest, as they say, is history. Our credit union has grown in size and stature but has never moved away from those essential concepts. We currently touch the lives of more than 81,000 members and thousands upon thousands of people through our community and philanthropic work.