HR Director – US Business Unit & Corporate

Overview

The Director of Human Resources (HR) is responsible for the operations of the department, designing and implementing HR programs in alignment with the organization’s strategy and culture. The director is a key contributor to the achievement of the talent strategy, ensuring the HR department drives the attraction, engagement, and retention of the right talent for success.

Responsibilities

• Manages the human resources team, overseeing the allocation of work and performance against goals.
• Provides feedback, coaching, and mentoring, drives employee development, and performs additional people management activities.
• Works with the talent acquisition team on hiring efforts.
• Effective people management of the team, resulting in efficient operations of the HR function.
• Leads the design and delivery of HR policies, programs, and procedures to align the workforce with the talent strategy and organizational culture.
• Remains up to date on HR best practices and industry trends in order to identify opportunities for improvement.
• HR programs drive employee and organizational performance as well as a positive employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Improved employee attraction, engagement, and retention.
• Participates in strategic planning activities with the Chief Human Resources Officer, providing concise recommendations based on research, metrics, and organizational factors.
• Provides input and oversees annual budget expenditures and resource requirements.
• HR is an active participant in strategic planning with the leadership team, ensuring HR is a significant contributor to organizational performance and success.
• Identifies, monitors, and analyzes HR metrics to measure trends and progress against strategic goal accomplishment.
• Uses data to make business cases to senior management and to identify when changes or modifications to HR programs or projects are necessary.
• Negotiates and manages complex dispute resolution, handling confidential issues professionally and appropriately in accordance with relevant legislation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) in HR, Business, Technology, Industrial Relations, Organizational Development, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive HR experience in large best in class organizations.
• Proficiency with HR information systems, AI and digital HR.
• HR certification (e.g. CHRL, SHRP, PHR, SPHR).
• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in HR, Business, Organizational Development, or related field.
• 3 years of people management experience.

Compensation

Salary Range: $135,000 - $165,000

The pay range listed is for Illinois based roles. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the pay range. Specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skill sets, qualifications, experience, education, certifications, training, and location.