HR Manager - Strategic Initiatives

This role serves as a strategic partner to HR and business leaders to shape Catalyst Brands stores talent strategies through data-driven insights, talent intelligence, workforce analytics, and talent review outcomes to address current and future business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of stores organization talent management initiatives aligned to business objectives.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders to identify critical talent risks, capability gaps, and succession opportunities.
• Drive talent assessment, succession planning, and leadership pipeline strategies.
• Support development of high-potential talent programs and talent acceleration initiatives.
• Evaluate organizational talent health and recommend strategies to improve bench strength and leadership readiness.
• Support talent review processes across assigned business units.
• Develop data-driven talent insights to support discussions regarding performance, potential, readiness, retention risk, and succession planning.
• Prepare executive talent review materials and presentations for senior leadership teams.
• Monitor succession health metrics and leadership pipeline effectiveness.
• Develop and deliver workforce analytics that support strategic talent and organizational decisions.
• Analyze trends related to turnover, retention, engagement, internal mobility, workforce demographics, and talent movement.
• Identify emerging workforce risks and opportunities through predictive and diagnostic analytics.
• Translate complex data into executive-level recommendations and actionable business insights.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in people analytics and workforce intelligence.
• Develop workforce forecasting models to support growth plans, labor optimization, and organizational design initiatives.
• Evaluate organizational structures and workforce effectiveness to ensure alignment with business strategy.
• Support organizational transformation, restructuring, and change management efforts through workforce analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve talent processes, reporting capabilities, and decision-making frameworks.
• Establish key workforce metrics and dashboards that support strategic planning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing organizational effectiveness.
• Develop executive dashboards and scorecards providing visibility into workforce trends and talent outcomes.
• Present workforce insights and strategic recommendations to senior leaders and executive teams.
• Create automated reporting solutions that improve efficiency and decision-making capabilities.
• Ensure reporting consistency, data integrity, and governance standards across HR data sources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Analytics, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in Talent Management, HR Strategy, Workforce Planning, People Analytics, HR Business Partnering, or Organizational Effectiveness.
• Experience leading talent review and succession planning processes.
• Experience creating workforce dashboards and executive-level reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic planning skills.
• Ability to influence leaders and drive business outcomes through data-driven recommendations.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Term life insurance.
• Paid vacation and holidays (eligibility requirements apply).
• 401(k) with Company match.
• Associate discount on all Catalyst Brands merchandise.
• Eight paid holidays per calendar year for eligible associates.
• Additional compensation for store hourly associates scheduled to work on designated holidays.

Pay

USD $85,000.00 - USD $130,000.00 / year.